Month: July 2018

31st African Union summit in Mauritania concludes by stressing 2063 transformation plan NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: African leaders from across the continent on Monday discussed ways to promote and sustain peace, development, and security on the closing […]

Results of Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary poll remain dogged by dispute amid allegations of fraud BAGHDAD: Iraq’s official electoral commission has completed all necessary procedures for conducting a manual recount of ballots cast in the […]

Pentagon ‘does not comment on proposed legislation, says in reference to Senate’s opposition WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Monday said Turkish pilots and maintenance personnel who are being trained on the F-35 fighter jet in the […]

US confident there is sufficient global spare oil production capacity WASHINGTON: The U.S. wants to reduce Iran’s oil revenue to zero, the State Department director of policy planning said Monday. “We are working to minimize […]

Business group launches campaign against White House, retaliatory tariffs SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest federation of businesses, announced Monday it was launching a campaign criticizing the tariff policies of President […]

Arrest came after suspect disclosed his plan to an undercover FBI agent who he thought was an al-Qaida sympathizer WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested an Ohio man for allegedly planning a […]

U.S. secretary of state to continue talks with Pyongyang and implement the forward progress made by Trump and Kim Jong-un WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea this week as […]

South Korean sports delegation heads to North Korea SEOUL: A 100-member delegation of South Korean athletes, officials and journalists traveled to North Korea Tuesday, ahead of the first inter-Korean basketball games for 15 years. Initially […]