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Trump Repeatedly Discussed US Withdrawal from NATO in 2018: NYT President Donald Trump reportedly has privately said several times last year that he wanted to pull out the US from the NATO.

US’s Pompeo Presses Saudis to Hold Accountable Khashoggi Murderers US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he has urged Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince to hold accountable "every single person responsible" for the murder of dissent Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the kingdom’s consulates in Turkey.

Taliban Bomb Attack Kills 4, Injures over 90 in Kabul At least four people have been killed and dozens more injured on Monday after a truck bomb explosion rocked the Green Village district of Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Modern-Day Hitler: Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro “a Hitler of the modern era,” after the right-wing leader refused to recognize his presidency and openly backed the Venezuelan opposition.

Israeli Regime Supplied Syrian Militants with Weapons: Army Chief Israeli army’s chief of staff has finally admitted that the regime has supplied militants in Syria with weapons in the face of President Assad’s government.

Trump’s Turkey Threat Not to Change Syria Troop Pullout: Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday President Donald Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey economically if Ankara attack the Washington-backed Kurdish militants in Syria would not change plans to pullout troops from the West Asian country.

Chinese Investment in US Dropped 83 Percent in 2018 Chinese investments in the US fell by 83 percent last year as a result of tightened US scrutiny of foreign takeover deals and Beijing’s restrictions on outbound investments, Data from law firm Baker & McKenzie showed.

Tehran Warns Poland against Hosting Anti-Iranian Summit Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman advised Poland not to compromise mutual ties by hosting an American summit against the Islamic Republic in the hope of currying favors with Washington.

Syria Welcomes Kurds’ Call for Reconciliation Talks Syria has welcomed Kurdish groups’ offer for reconciliation talks, as the ethnic group feel threatened by Turkey amid US forces withdrawal from the West Asian Arab country.

15 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Iran A Boeing 707 air force cargo plane with 16 people on board has crashed in Iran’s Alborz province after it overshot the runway during landing.

Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Hit Kurds in Syria President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if the US NATO-ally attacks Washington’s Kurdish allies in Syria after US withdrawal.

Syrian Opposition Leader Ready to Talk to Government Ahmad Jarba, leader of the Cairo-based Tomorrow Movement, said he was ready to visit Damascus for talks with the government following reports that the US has started withdrawing its troops from the country.

Hamas Offers $1m for Info on Botched Israeli Op The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has offered a reward of one million dollars for more information about Israeli regime’s botched raid on the besieged Gaza Strip two months ago.

UAE, Oman, Bahrain Airlines Preparing to Resume Flights to Syria The airlines of the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain reportedly are getting ready to resume flights to the Syrian capital of Damascus

French Police Use Water cannon, Tear Gas to Crack down Yellow Vests Protests Paris police fired water cannon and tear gas to push back thousands of ’Yellow Vests’ who took to the streets for a 9th Saturday of demonstrations.

Israel Dropped 2,000 Bombs on Syria in 2018: Chief of Staff Israeli army’s chief of staff has openly confessed that the regime has been bombing Syria on a “near-daily” basis for years, in an alleged campaign aimed at degrading Iran’s supposed military buildup there.

Normalization of Ties among Arabs Takes Long Time: Ex-Qatari PM The Saudi-led embargo on Qatar badly has undermined trust between the Persian Gulf Arab countries, the former Qatari prime minister said, adding a normalization of relations would take years.

France, Japan to Deepen Military Ties to Counter China The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have agreed on Friday to step up military cooperation in order to counter what they consider China’s "unilateral actions" in the East and South China seas.

Bahraini People Hold Protests amid US FM Visit Bahraini people have held anti-regime protests, expressing anger at crackdown on pro-democracy activists. The protests coincided with US Secretary of State Mike Pompe’s visit to the the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom as part of his tour of the West Asia aimed and North Africa at coordinating an ‘anti-Iran campaign’.