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Reuters | Tokyo Wednesday resumed Iraqi leaders have The same day of the suspen- Tjoint military operations told privately they sion furious Iraqi lawmakers apan confirmed the first with Iraq that had been put on support the US voted to expel the more than Jcase of infection from pause after the US drone strike troop presence, 5,000 US troops that are in Iraq. the new China coronavirus that killed a top Iranian general despite public It was not immediately clear if that has killed one person in Baghdad, the New York Times anyone in the Iraqi government and prompted a travel alert reported. appeals for them to had approved the resumption of from the US State Depart- Two US military officials quot- leave the joint military operations, the ment. ed by the paper said the Pen - SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO Times reported. A man in his 30s from tagon wanted to resume these The Pentagon said it had no Kanagawa prefecture, next operations in order to pick up information to provide concern- to Tokyo, tested positive, Ja- the fight against the Islamic Washington began the pause ing a resumption when contact- pan’s health ministry said in State group. A US soldier advises Iraqi forces in the city of Mosul in June 2017 on January 5 two days after the ed. a statement yesterday. The man had been to the Chi- nese city of Wuhan, where there has been an outbreak of pneumonia believed to be Dozens killed as Damascus caused by the new coronavi- rus strain, it said. Haftar ready to presses Idlib offensive The State Department is- sued a health alert update on Wednesday about travel to the Wuhan region. join Libya talks Lebanon close to forming new govt • Backs Libya ceasefire Haftar had walked away• from Moscow talks Berlin ibyan strongman Khal- Intense air strikes by Syrian government forces, which have shown no sign of Lebanese caretaker finance ifa Haftar has agreed to abating despite Russia’s announcement of a truce, have reduced swathes of minister Ali Hassan Khalil Labide by a ceasefire and Idlib’s towns to rubble said he was ready to participate Reuters in an international conference Beirut According to the Brit - in Berlin on Sunday, Germany’s German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar ain-based war monitor, the ebanon is on the brink of foreign minister said. tweeted after talks in Benghazi. The battle over Tripoli is the ozens of fighters and civil- fighting raged in areas south of Lforming a new govern- Libya’s UN-recognised gov- After the Moscow talks, latest unrest to wrack Libya Dians were killed in Syria’s Maaret al-Numan, the key tar- ment, the country’s caretak- ernment in Tripoli has been Haftar had walked away with- since a 2011 NATO-backed up- Idlib province as the govern- get of the Syrian government’s er finance minister Ali Has- under attack since April from out signing the permanent rising killed dictator Moam- ment pressed a deadly offen- latest military offensive. san Khalil said yesterday. Haftar’s forces, with clashes truce, sparking fears about the er Kadhafi. Since then, Libya sive yesterday towards a key At least 26 anti-government The new cabinet would killing more than 280 civilians shaky ceasefire. has been caught up in fight - town in the country’s last rebel fighters were killed, most comprise 18 specialist min- and 2,000 fighters and displac- Maas had travelled to meet ing between rival armed bastion. of them members of Hayat isters, Khalil added. ing tens of thousands. Haftar in the eastern Libyan factions, including Islamist The latest violence, which Tahrir al-Sham, a group that Lebanon has been with- The leaders of the North Af- city of Benghazi -- one of the militants. followed air strikes that killed includes fighters from the for- out a government since Saad rican state’s warring factions general’s strongholds -- in a bid In his report to the UN Secu- 19 civilians on Wednesday, mer Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. al-Hariri resigned as prime were in Moscow early this week to persuade him to join in the rity Council late on Wednes- buried a ceasefire deal an - The Observatory said 29 minister on Oct. 29 in the at talks aimed at finalising a peace initiative. day, UN chief Antonio Guterres nounced by Russia and rebel government troops and allied face of sweeping protests. ceasefire orchestrated by Rus- urged all warring parties to stop backer Turkey that never re- militia were also killed in the sia and Turkey. Battle for Tripoli fighting and “engage construc- ally took hold. fighting. “During my visit to Libya The trip came days after tively towards that end, includ- “Clashes broke out around The Syrian state news agen- today, General Haftar made Maas spoke with Haftar’s rival ing within the Berlin process”. midnight on Wednesday south cy SANA later reported that at clear: He wants to contribute Fayez al-Sarraj, who serves as The Berlin conference will of the city of Maaret al-Nu - least four civilians were killed to the success of the Libyan head of the UN-recognised gov- aim to agree six points includ- man, together with heavy by rocket fire on the city of conference in Berlin and is in ernment in Tripoli. ing a permanent ceasefire, bombardment despite the Aleppo. DON’T MISS IT principle ready to participate Separately in Tripoli, Sarraj implementation of the arms Russian-Turkish truce,” Rami Jihadist and rebel groups are in it. He has agreed to abide by announced he would attend embargo and a return to the Abdel Rahman, head of the present west of northern city, the ongoing ceasefire,” German the Berlin talks held under the political process for peace, Gu- Syrian Observatory for Human on which hey routinely launch Bahrain shines in Foreign Minister Heiko Maas auspices of the United Nations. terres said. Rights, said. rocket attacks. gender equality 03 Record-baking effort Man gets 10 years 04 in jail for bribery Sweet! Indian bakers make world’s longest cake RAMEZ Group Thrissur, India of tables and desks at a festi - using 12,000 kilograms of sugar 08 opens new val ground and adjoining roads and flour. hypermarket t was a record-baking ef - in the coastal state of Kerala’s Large crowds watched fort. Hundreds of bakers Thrissur city. the event organised by Bak- Iand chefs in southern In- The vanilla cake, four inches ers Association Kerala dia came together Wednesday (10 centimetres) wide and thick, (BAKE). 210 fils (includes VAT) to create what they said is the weighed in at about 27,000 kilo- The group’s secretary general, world’s longest cake -- about 6.5 grams (59,500 pounds). Naushad, said Guinness World kilometres (four miles). About 1,500 bakers and chefs, Records had assessed the cake They spread chocolate ga - wearing traditional whites and as being 6,500 metres but their nache on the serpentine des- toque blanche caps, spent near- confirmation of the exact length sert stretched out on thousands ly four hours to put it together The cake measures about 6.5 kilometres was pending. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 02 Seychelles president hails Bahrain visit as promising, historic Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa during a visit to Beacon Private School where he was welcomed by the Board Chairman, members of the Executive Committee as well as the educational and administrative staff, students and citizens. HH Shaikh Nasser listened to a briefing on the educational curriculum as well as the opportunities and options provided by the school. The school’s educational and administrative staff thanked Shaikh Nasser for the visit Seychelles President visits Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) and interest in the educational curricula which aim to develop the youth’s capabilities. Manama development as countries, we will continue to develop.” eychelles President, Danny Faure and his delegation SFaure, yesterday expressed attended a banquet hosted his delight in visiting Bahrain in their honour by His Roy- BDF fully prepared to protect which he said shares many al Highness Prime Minister’s “commonalities” with Sey- Advisor HH Shaikh Salman bin chelles being an Island nation. Khalifa Al Khalifa. “This is a very good visit, a HH Shaikh Salman stressed Kingdom: Commander-in-Chief historic one and we are happy the importance of exchanging to be here,” Faure told Bahrain visits between senior officials News Agency. He was visiting to expand the prospects of co- the Bahrain Institute of Bank- operation and achieve com- ing & Finance (BIBF). mon interests. Describing Bahrain and Sey- Separately, Faure, accom- chelles as “two Island nations”, panied by Foreign Affairs he said, “the future of rela - Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin tions and cooperation between Ahmed Al Khalifa, visited the BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during a visit to one of the BDF units, yesterday Manama er-in-Chief Field Marshal Shai- Supreme Commander,” Shai- that boost combat and admin- kh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khal- kh Khalifa said as he inspected istrative readiness of the force.