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Annulment of Article Related to Palestinians in Iraq Raises their Concerns


Palestinians in Iraq have rejected in recent days an Iraqi parliament decision to annul an article related to their residency in the country.

The Iraqi parliament voted in August on a law regarding the residency of foreigners in the country. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

Australia to End Air Strikes in Iraq and Syria


Australian warplanes will end their air strikes against ISIS terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, Defense Minister Marise Payne announced Friday, with the country’s six hornet jets heading home after a three-year mission.
The decision follows ISIS losing its two main hubs, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria.

Payne said Canberra had decided to scale back its mission after consultations with coalition allies following more than 2,700 sorties.

“The battlefield success against ISIS means our own Operation OKRA has now reached a natural transition point and our strike aircraft will begin returni http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

Barzani to Meet Merkel in Berlin


Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani will visit Germany on Monday, where he will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

German Deputy Government Spokesman Georg Streiter announced the visit on Friday, adding that the two leaders will discuss the fight against ISIS as well as German involvement in the region.

Notably, the German army, the Bundeswehr, is currently involved in training the Kurdish Peshmerga, and last Tuesday, the German parliament, the Bundestag, extended the Bundeswehr’s training mission.

The task was temporarily suspended due to the http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

Saudi Commerce, Investment Ministry Strengthens Market Control


Saudi Arabia’s Commerce and Investment Ministry (MCI) announced on Tuesday going for an integrated control plan to closely regulate markets and commercial outlets across the Kingdom.

This plan relies on intensifying field inspection tours in all parts of the Kingdom to ensure that the decision relevant to Citizen Account Program, which is targeting and supporting low-income families to bear the expenses of the current economic reform, is not exploited or misused.

The Ministry is endeavoring to follow-up and control any unjustified increase in the prices of goods and commodities, in addit http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

بلدة أسترالية تسقط رهينة تحت غزو الخفافيش


قال سكان بلدة صغيرة في ولاية كوينزلاند شمال شرقي أستراليا، إنهم «سقطوا رهائن» لغزو واسع النطاق شنه عدد من حيوان الخفاش الذي يتمتع بالقدرة على الطيران، فاق عدد سكان البلدة بـ20 ضعفاً.
وقالت عمدة البلدة لوكالة الأنباء الألمانية، اليوم (الاثنين)، إن أكثر من 200 ألف من الثعالب الطيارة، وهي أكبر الخفافيش في العالم، قد أسروا سكان بلدة «تشارترز تاورز» منذ الأسبوع الماضي.
وأضافت: «إنها أزمة كاملة. ما نعيشه هو كابوس». وقالت: «كانت لدينا مشكلات تتعلق بالثعالب الطائرة، ولكن لم تكن أبداً بهذه الأعداد الكبيرة». http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

بدء اجتماع وزراء خارجية الناتو اليوم


من المقرر أن يناقش وزراء خارجية دول حلف شمال الأطلسي (الناتو) قضيتي كوريا الشمالية وروسيا خلال اجتماعهم الذي سوف يبدأ اليوم (الثلاثاء) ويستمر يومين.
ويأتي اجتماع الوزراء بعد أسبوع من إجراء بيونغ يانغ اختباراً لصاروخ باليستي، قالت إنه قادر على الوصول للبر الرئيسي الأميركي.
وأفاد الأمين العام للحلف ينس ستولتنبيرغ أمس (الاثنين) بأن الناتو والمجتمع الدولي في حاجة «لممارسة مزيد من الضغوط» على نظام كوريا الشمالية، لأن تصعيد الموقف نحو الحرب سوف تكون له عواقب «كارثية». http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

US Fighter Jets Strike ISIS Locations in Libya


US fighter jets carried out on Saturday an airstrike against ISIS terrorist locations in Libya for the first time since September.

According to a US Department of Defense source, a number of terrorists were killed in the strike, reported Fox News.

The development has raised questions on the extent of cooperation or lack of it between the US and Libyan authorities before the strike was launched.

The source added that the strike was carried out in the desert in central Libya, while American circles predicted that more strikes will be staged in the future.

In 2016, the US carried out http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

العالم يحتفل بيوم السكري


يحتفل العالم اليوم الثلاثاء باليوم العالمي للسكري، الذي يوافق 14 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني من كل عام، وذلك عبر فعاليات وأنشطة تهدف إلى رفع معدل الوعي بالمرض.

Erdogan, Putin Discuss Turkish Deployment in Syria’s Idlib


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the latest developments in Syria and the upcoming Astana peace talks.

During a telephone call to Putin, Erdogan informed him of the developments linked to Turkish troop deployment in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, said sources from the Turkish presidency.

The two officials agreed to continue close cooperation and coordination between Ankara and Moscow over regional issues.

Meanwhile, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli stressed that his country’s launch of an operation in http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

UNESCO: Extra Session to Break the Tie between French, Egyptian Candidates


Unlike all previous expectations, the fourth election round to assign a new director general for UNESCO carried a surprise that has never happened in the history of the UN organization.

The fourth round, which was carried out Thursday evening and was expected to be concluded with choosing the first and the second candidates, resulted in what was not taken into account. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com