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Kuwait awards $30bn projects despite oil fall
Kuwait awards record figure of $30 billion worth of projects despite drastic fall in the country’s oil revenue.

Kuwait awards record figure of $30 billion worth of projects despite drastic fall in the country’s oil revenue.

President Barack Obama has expressed US support for Turkey after it shot down a Russian warplane near Syria-Turkey border.

Moscow deploys a missile cruiser off the coast of Syria and warns that every target posing danger will be destroyed.

At least 12 people are killed in a bomb blast targeting a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia.

The US Secretary of State HAS condemned Palestinian attacks against Israelis, while failing to make any mention of Tel Aviv’s occupation and aggressive policies.

The Iraqi forces gain more grounds against Daesh in Ramadi.

The Russian foreign minister cancels his forthcoming visit to Turkey following Ankara’s downing of a Russian fighter jet.

The Syrian army is gaining more grounds against Takfiri terrorists across the country.

A roadside bomb blast kills at least eight children in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Russian president says Tehran and Moscow shall make more use of national currencies in bilateral trade.

Syria blasts Turkey for downing a Russian plane while on an anti-terrorism mission in the Arab country.

Iran’s President Rouhani rejects foreign intervention in countries and urges a full-scale anti-terror fight.

Bahrain jails for 10 years a freelance photographer after convicting him of terrorism.

The UNHCR slams measures by some Balkan states to block people with certain nationalities from heading toward northern Europe.

The United States in supporting Saudi Arabia’s “illegal war of aggression” against Yemen, an international lawyer says.

The Supreme Court of India turns down a request by France to free from prison a Frenchwoman wanted in Chile.

Global oil prices rise over escalating tensions in the Middle East after Turkey shot down Russian jet over Syrian border.

Representatives of Iran and the United States discuss ways to implement the JCPOA.