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A NATO Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft stands on the tarmac during signing of a USD1 billion contract with Boeing to modernise the Alliance’s fleet of AWACS aircraft, at Melsbroek on the outskirts of Brussels on November 27, 2019. Aris Oikonomou / AFP

November 28th, 2019 - 07:52 GMT

Washington Wants to Reduce its Contribution to NATO

The administration of US President Donald Trump is moving to pay the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a less share. In an attempt to bring US funding closer to that of Germany’s, Washington is seeking to reduce its contribution to the military alliance to approximately 16 percent of the organization’s budget, USA Today reported along with other news outlets Wednesday. Trump has been complaining about the higher cost the NATO ...

Afghan security forces arrested three would-be suicide bombers during a military operation. [nowpublic]

December 24th, 2013 - 04:12 GMT

Afghanistan: 65 bombs defused in Kandahar province

Together with its newest regional ally Iraq, Iran is set to become the Mideast's main energy hub.

December 23rd, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Deal or no deal, Iran's stocks can only go upwards

If Karzai does not approve the U.S. security agreement, there will be no foreign troops on Afghan soil post-2014. (AFP/File)

December 18th, 2013 - 09:49 GMT

Official: NATO planning for Afghan pullout by spring if security agreement fails

Soldiers guard the site where a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car bomb earlier this week near the Kabul airport (Aref Karimi/AFP)

December 12th, 2013 - 06:52 GMT

Explosions erupt near US Embassy, NATO headquarters in Kabul

Top Afghan army official Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq has spoken out against Hamid Karzai's (pictured) reluctance to sign a long-term security pact with the U.S., claiming that the president is emboldening the Taliban. (AFP/File)

December 12th, 2013 - 05:14 GMT

Top Afghan official pushing Karzai to sign security deal with U.S.

The supreme tragedy is that the US has bankrupted itself ensuring military security for the oil-producing nations of the Gulf when oil production is destroying the world

December 9th, 2013 - 10:50 GMT

Arab conspiracy theorists, be thrilled: the US pentagon has spent $8 trillion to guard Gulf oil and destabilize the Middle East

Israel's Environment Minister Amir Peretz speaks during the 18th ordinary meeting of contracting parties to the Barcelona convention and its protocols on December 5 2013 in istanbul. [Ozan Kose/AFP]

December 5th, 2013 - 03:00 GMT

First Israeli visit to Turkey since 2010

According to the U.N. resolution drawn up earlier this year, Assad and his government are responsible for ensuring that all foreign workers who are involved in the destruction of the chemical weapons are given full access to the sites. (AFP/File)

December 5th, 2013 - 05:47 GMT

NATO, Russia back destruction of Syria chemical weapons, Geneva peace talks

The approval of Afghan President Karzai is all that is needed for the US-Afghan agreement to move forward (AFP/File)

November 25th, 2013 - 09:16 GMT

Afghanistan's Karzai withholds approval for US security deal, causes delay

John Fitzgerald Kennedy giving a speech during the election campaign. Boston, 1960. [Getty Images]

November 22nd, 2013 - 01:20 GMT

Kennedy's Middle East legacy remembered

Libya’s oil minister claimed that such disruptions have cost the country more than $1 billion in the past five months alone.

November 21st, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Libya's economy standing on the edge of a cliff

“If they want a footstep into Iraq, Erbil is the perfect place, because it’s secure,” however Asad did mention the Downtown Erbil development will undoubtedly create inflation in the area, as listed prices are already considerably higher than similar developments in the area.

November 19th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Why did Emaar choose to splash billions on Irbil, Kurdistan?