New UNDP report projects that the number of those killed as a result of Saudi’s war on Yemen could reach 1.3 million by 2030. A new United Nations report has projected that the death toll from Saudi’s war on Yemen will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those …
Read More »Student protests continue overnight in Sulaymaniyah as security forces continue the crackdown
Kurdish security forces dispersed a student demonstration, in which thousands participated, to demand the repayment of student stipends, by shooting in the air and using tear gas canisters, while those demonstrations caused severe traffic jams and paralyzed traffic in the city of Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday evening. The demonstrators are demanding …
Read More »Iraqi MoH: seven million people received COVID-19 vaccines in Iraq
The Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment revealed the percentage of citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 in Iraq. A member of the Ministry’s communication team, Ruba Falah said, “The number of people vaccinated against the COVID-19 in Iraq has reached seven million, while the percentage of vaccinated people of 12 and …
Read More »Moscow says US rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month
Russia’s defence minister on Tuesday accused U.S. bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier this month and complained that the planes had come within 20 km (12.4 miles) of the Russian border. The accusation comes at a time of high tension between Washington and …
Read More »Total COVID deaths in Europe could exceed 2.2 million by March -WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday there could be a further 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Europe by March, taking the total to above 2.2 million, as the world body urged people to get vaccinated. Total cumulative deaths from respiratory disease in the 53 countries of the WHO’s …
Read More »After using rubber bullets and tear gas, dozens of students suffocated in Sulaymaniyah
Dozens of protesting university students in Sulaymaniyah suffered suffocation, after Kurdish security forces dispersed their protests by force, while trying to open the roads they closed earlier Tuesday. Al-Ghadeer’s correspondent in Kurdistan said that “a number of protesters suffocated due to the use of tear gas by the security forces,” …
Read More »Poland says migrants still crossing from Belarus despite steps by Minsk
Poland said on Tuesday that groups of migrants had made new attempts to cross over the border from Belarus and it would be premature to say that the worst of the crisis on the European Union’s eastern frontier was over. Border Guard spokesperson Anna Michalska said about 50 migrants tried …
Read More »Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 North Macedonian tourists
A bus carrying North Macedonian tourists crashed in flames on a highway in western Bulgaria before daybreak on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including 12 children, officials said. The cause of the accident was unclear but the bus appeared to have hit a highway barrier either before or after …
Read More »Turkish lira in historic 15% crash after Erdogan stokes fire sale
Turkey’s lira nose-dived 15% on Tuesday in its second-worst day ever after President Tayyip Erdogan defended recent sharp rate cuts, and vowed to win his “economic war of independence” despite widespread criticism and pleas to reverse course. The lira tumbled to as low as 13.45 to the dollar, plumbing record …
Read More »Why don’t people like Joe Biden? Let me count the ways
Bored with kicking around Covid-19 like the political football it has become, the chattering class has taken on a new cause: why do so many people dislike the US president? It would take several encyclopedia-size volumes to fully answer that question, but let’s try to be brief. Anointed by Barack …
Read More »IED explosion targets a convoy of the US-led Coalition southern Baghdad
A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in south Iraq earlier today, Monday. A source told Al-Ghadeer News agency that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition on the southern road leading to Babel. The attack resulted in no casualties, …
Read More »Indian farmers hold mass rally, make additional demands to keep pressure on Modi
Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved in to demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally on Monday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all products, not just rice and wheat. The protest movement launched by farmers more than …
Read More »Al-Amiri: We have Evidence of Electoral Fraud
The head of Al-Fatah Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri confirmed today that there is “conclusive evidence” of fraud in the parliamentary elections. Al-Amiri’s office said in a statement that the latter received the French Ambassador Eric Chevalier in his office in Baghdad, where they discussed joint diplomatic relations between the two countries …
Read More »Dutch PM lashes out at ‘idiots’ after third night of violence
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday lashed out at “idiot” rioters who rampaged through cities across the Netherlands this weekend when protests against coronavirus policies turned violent. More than 100 people were arrested during three nights of violence, which saw police open fire at rioters in Rotterdam on Friday. …
Read More »Uganda says seven suspects killed, 100 others held during Kampala blasts investigation
Uganda said on Monday that seven suspects had been killed and 106 people detained during operations by the security services linked to three suicide bombings in the capital Kampala last week. “To disrupt and dismantle acts of domestic terrorism, we have intensified operations. ..since these operations began, a total of …
Read More »Five dead, dozens injured after SUV plows into Wisconsin Christmas parade
A speeding SUV plowed into dozens of people, including children, during a Christmas parade in a small Wisconsin city on Sunday, leaving a scene of chaos and carnage in its wake, with at least five people killed and about 40 injured. Police Chief Dan Thompson told reporters that one person …
Read More »Two ISIS terrorists arrested in Baghdad
Baghdad Operations Command and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) announced arresting two ISIS terrorists in Baghdad. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that a force from the Baghdad operations commands managed to arrest a suspect according to Article (4/1) of terrorism in northeastern Baghdad. In the same context, a force …
Read More »Al-Fateh: we have submitted enough evidence to annul the election results
Al-Fateh Alliance disclosed today, “evidence that proves and confirms” fraud and manipulation in the recent Iraqi elections. The leader in the coalition, Mahmoud Al-Hayani, told Al-Ghadeer News, “The recent change in the results after the decisions of the judiciary confirms and proves the existence of fraud and manipulation in the …
Read More »Dutch police detain dozens in a second night of COVID-19 rioting
Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people detained across three provinces as violent protests against COVID-19 restrictions continued for a second night into Sunday. Dutch authorities used water cannon, dogs, and mounted police to stop rioting youths who set fires and threw fireworks in …
Read More »France to send police special forces to violence-hit Guadeloupe
France is sending police special forces to restore order in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe hit by rioting and looting amid protests against COVID-19 protocols, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday. “The first message is that the state will stand firm,” Darmanin told reporters after holding a …
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