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Iraq needs $30bn investment for economy growth: studyIraq offers unlimited investment opportunities oil and gas sector as well as non-oil industries and requires over $30 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) per annum, said growth partnership firm Frost & Sullivan in a new report. More… |
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Iraq emerging as top infrastructure investment hubFollowing the end of ISIS conflict, Iraq is just emerging from the destruction and strategizing the rebuilding of the country to position itself as a regional super power, said a report. Bridged between Asia, Middle East and Afric More… |
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Man in truck mows down 8 dead in New YorkAt least eight people were killed and 11 seriously hurt when a man in a rented truck drove down a busy bicycle path on Tuesday near the World Trade Center in New York, media reports said. A 29-year-old man who emerged from the whi More… |
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Isis now using toxic chemical weaponsIslamic State forces (Isis) have used chemical weapons against Iraqi government forces at least three times between September and October, creating a serious threat to civilians and combatants in and around the embattled city of Mosul. More… |
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Six suspects arrested for allegedly planning Singapore attackIndonesian authorities arrested six suspected militants on Batam island on Friday who were believed to be linked to the Islamic State group and plotting an attack on nearby Singapore, an Indonesian police spokesman said. Singapore More… |
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Saudi 'ready to join ground operations in Syria'Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense said it is prepared to deploy ground forces in Syria to fight Daesh (ISIS), if the US-led interational coalition also deploys ground forces. Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri More… |
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Bahrain to play key role in fight against ISISBahrain could play a vital role in combating a terrorist organisation threatening the region if it joins an international military coalition, according to security experts. Around 40 countries, including 10 Arab states, will gathe More… |
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ISIS, Syrian government committing war crimes: UNThe Syrian government and Islamic State insurgents are both committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in their increasingly brutal fight against each other, UN investigators said on Wednesday. Islamic State forces in north More… |
