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Dialogue is a form of “joint regional security” that can contribute to alleviating the inflammations in the Middle East, Iraq’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, said on Saturday during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Along with his …

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is still possible for parties to the 2015 Iran deal to reach an agreement if the American side proves capable of making a realistic decision. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a Thursday address to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for “maximum” sanctions on Russia in a bid to prevent Moscow from continuing its offensive against his country while appealing for more weapons as the military operation heads to its four-month.

Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Jonathon Hoffman said Friday. Seventeen service members, who were flown to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, have returned to duty in Iraq. …

European shares reversed course and edged lower on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union, pushing automobile stocks to a three-month low. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump warned of the tariffs if the …

Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said, after Washington spurned an Iraqi request earlier this month to pull out its troops. “During the meeting, reducing foreign troops and the importance of respecting …

The world’s billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of the global population, the charity Oxfam said Monday. It said poor women and girls were at the bottom of the scale, putting in “12.5 billion hours of unpaid care work each and every day,” …

The de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, will be high on the agenda at next week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which is the organization’s 50th yearly gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Taking part in these efforts will be regional leaders including Barham Salih, Iraq’s President, and …