1,260 CIVIlIANS KIllED IN MOSUl: IRAQI PM
Baghdad: Iraq’s Prime Minister Hyder al-Abadi says between 970 and 1,260 civilians were killed during the grueling nine- month battle against the ISIS Wahhabi terrorist group in Mosul.
US AIR FORCE MARKS 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Washington: The US Air Force staged an aerial show at a military base to commemorate its 70th anniversary.
DUBAI: WORlD’S lARGEST SOlAR POWER PROJECT
Dubai: Dubai will implement the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project valued at 14.2 billion dirhams ($3.87 billion), UAE daily Gulfnews reported on Saturday.
CIVIlIANS’ SHARE IN PAK’S ISI TO BE EXPANDED
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approved a proposal to increase the civilians’ share in the hierarchy of powerful intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). PM Abbasi approved the proposal to increase the number of directors general (DGs) — the highest civilian post in the agency — from one to four, Dawn reported today.
RENOWNED CHINESE SCIENTIST DIES
Beijing: Nan Rendong, a Chinese scientist who was the chief of the world’s largest radio telescope project, has passed away aged 72 after battling lung cancer, state media reported on Sunday.
ABE EYES SNAP POll THIS YEAR: REPORTS
Tokyo: Japanese premier Shinzo Abe is considering a snap election as early as next month, reports said Sunday, as he sees recovering public support with attention focused on tensions over North Korea.
RUSSIA STRIKE WOUNDS US-BACKED SYRIA FORCES
Beirut: The US-led coalition said today Russian forces bombed American-backed fighters battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria wounding several, despite denials from Syrian regime ally Moscow.