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USA and Saudi Arabia agree to ‘$350 billion arms deal’
May 22, 2017
USA and Saudi Arabia agree to ‘$350 billion arms deal’
A military deal worth $110 billion was signed between the US and Saudi Arabia on Saturday, as President Donald Trump visited Riyadh in a high-profile trip to a key US ally. A military deal worth $110 billion was signed…
WHO: Yemen cholera cases could hit 300,000 within six months
May 22, 2017
WHO: Yemen cholera cases could hit 300,000 within six months
Yemen could have as many as 300,000 cases of cholera within six months and an “extremely high” number of deaths, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Yemen could have as many as 300,000 cases of cholera within six…
Fresh Saudi air raids against Yemen claim six civilian lives
May 22, 2017
Fresh Saudi air raids against Yemen claim six civilian lives
At least six civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft carried out two separate airstrikes on Yemen’s western-central province of Sana’a and the southwestern province of Ta’izz. At least six civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft…
Iraqi govt. forces retake control of two key districts in west Mosul
May 22, 2017
Iraqi govt. forces retake control of two key districts in west Mosul
Iraqi forces have wrested full control over two strategic neighborhoods in the western side of Mosul as they press ahead with operations to drive ISIS Takfiri terrorists out of the country’s second largest city. Iraqi forces have wrested full…
Roadside bomb kills 11 family members in Afghanistan
May 21, 2017
Roadside bomb kills 11 family members in Afghanistan
A suspected roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has killed as many as 11 family members headed to a wedding as other attacks have left ten policemen dead. A suspected roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has killed as many as…
Saudi offensive on Shia town enters 2nd week
May 21, 2017
Saudi offensive on Shia town enters 2nd week
Saudi forces have launched a fresh wave of shelling attacks against a besieged town in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-populated Eastern Province, as a fierce crackdown on protesters there enters its second week. Saudi forces have launched a fresh wave of…
World Health Organization: Cholera has killed 242 in Yemen
May 21, 2017
World Health Organization: Cholera has killed 242 in Yemen
The World Health Organization says 242 people have been killed due to an outbreak of cholera that has engulfed war-torn Yemen, with about 23,500 other confirmed cases of the disease reported across the country in the past three weeks alone.…
Iraqi volunteer forces recapture two airbases from ISIS terrorists
May 21, 2017
Iraqi volunteer forces recapture two airbases from ISIS terrorists
Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have established complete control over two airbases on the western outskirts of Mosul. Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have established complete control over two airbases on the western outskirts of…
Afghan forces recapture Taliban-held district in Kunduz Province
May 18, 2017
Afghan forces recapture Taliban-held district in Kunduz Province
Afghan forces on Tuesday regained control of a strategic district close to the restive northern city of Kunduz that fell to the Taliban earlier this month, official said. Afghan forces on Tuesday regained control of a strategic district close…
Iraqi forces recapture nearly 90% of west Mosul: Official
May 18, 2017
Iraqi forces recapture nearly 90% of west Mosul: Official
Iraqi forces have recaptured nearly 90 percent of west Mosul from the ISIS group and terrorists in the city are on the “brink of total defeat,” military spokesmen said Tuesday. Iraqi forces have recaptured nearly 90 percent of west…