Germany, along with other 11 European countries, urged Israel on Thursday to reverse its decision to advance plans to construct around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. In a joint statement by the foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and …
Read More »France warns two British fishing boats in its waters in wake of Brexit
France gave verbal warnings to two British boats that were fishing in waters off its port of Le Havre, the government said on Thursday, as tension simmers between the neighbors over post-Brexit arrangements. The French maritime ministry said it gave the warnings overnight to the two boats, one of which …
Read More »Death toll of Sudan anti-coup protestors rises to seven: Official
Seven protesters have been killed in Sudan since a military coup four days ago, a health official said Thursday, adding that other bodies had since arrived without giving an exact number. Four protesters were already reported killed on Monday, hours after the military coup was announced. “On Monday, morgues in …
Read More »Afghan girls learn, code ‘underground’ to bypass Taliban curbs
Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her friends in the cafeteria after coding class. Now she logs on every day to secret online lessons. Her school shut down after the Taliban took control of the country in August. But that did not …
Read More »China warns US that support for Taiwan poses ‘huge risks’
China condemned the US’s latest overture toward Taiwan, warning that ties between the two countries faced “huge risks” just weeks after Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to hold a video summit. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for greater participation by Taiwan in UN organizations violated the …
Read More »COVID-19 update: 1,412 new cases, 37 more deaths, 222 hospitalizations
Iraq recorded 1,412 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, to bring its total to 2,050,652, the health ministry said. It reported 37 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 23,061. It also reported 2,302 recoveries to bring its total to 1,993,877 (97.2 %). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count …
Read More »PMF capture number of terrorists in a security Ops in Nineveh Plains
A force from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) arrested, at dawn today, Wednesday, a number of terrorists in Nineveh Plain. A statement by PMF, received by al-GhadeerTv, stated that “A force from the 30th Brigade at the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Popular Mobilization Intelligence arrested a number of terrorists during …
Read More »IHEC begins manual counting and sorting for more than two thousand stations
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) ,announced on Wednesday, the start of the manual counting and sorting process for more than 2000 stations, confirming the attendance of more than 50 observers and agents to follow up on the progress of the process. Member of the media team of IHEC, Imad …
Read More »Biden, Trump fight over Jan. 6 protest entering new stage
US President Joe Biden is taking on former President Donald Trump for a second time in his attempt to block documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection by his supporters at the Capitol Hill. The billionaire businessman has been trying to withhold documents sought by lawmakers investigating the deadly storming …
Read More »Iran urges intl. community to hold Israel accountable for crimes against Palestinians
Iran has called upon the international community to hold Israel accountable for its incessant crimes and human rights violations against the Palestinian nation, emphasizing that collective action would prevent the regime from committing more war crimes and crimes against humanity. Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United …
Read More »Bahraini demonstrators demand release of political prisoners after ex-inmate martyrs
Bahrainis have once again staged nationwide demonstrations in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to urge the ruling Al Khalifah regime to immediately release political prisoners, after a former detainee attained martyrdom of medical complications he sustained during his time in prison. Bahrain’s main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, reported …
Read More »Arab League blasts Israel over plans to build 1,300 new illegal settler units
The Arab League has condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s declaration that it will build more than 1,300 new settler units in the occupied West Bank. According to Press TV, in a statement released on Monday, the 22-nation Arab bloc said the construction plan is part of the continuous and escalating …
Read More »Daesh terrorists kill 11, injure 20 in attack in Iraq’s Diyala
The Iraqi military says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has attacked a village in the eastern Province of Diyala, leaving more than 30 people dead or injured. The National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) cited a security source as saying on Tuesday that 11 people, including a woman, were killed and …
Read More »Biden’s approval rating dips to new low of his presidency
US President Joe Biden’s average approval rating has declined to a new low of 43.4 percent, according to a new analysis of polling. His disapproval stood at 50.6 percent in FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls, the highest of his presidency. Recently released polls from Gallup and Grinnell College have put Biden’s approval rating even lower, …
Read More »China urges US to stop sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces
China has urged the United States to stop sending wrong signals in any form to the so-called “independence” forces of the Chinese Taipei after Washington said it attempts to enable the self-ruled island to take part meaningfully at the United Nations. China has sovereignty over the Chinese Taipei, and under …
Read More »As many as 1,537 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Iraq in last 24 hours
Iraq recorded 1537 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 32 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2588 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …
Read More »Iraqi PMF redeploys its forces to prevent ISIS infiltration northern Baghdad (Pictures)
The 12th Brigade in the Popular Mobilization Forces redeployed its forces to prevent the infiltration of ISIS north of Baghdad in the Tarmiyah district The military units of the 12th Brigade, the Popular Mobilization, continue to redeploy within the sector of responsibility in the Tarmiyah district, within the security plans …
Read More »German ISIS woman sentenced to 10 years over Yazidi girl murder
A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman who joined ISIS to 10 years in prison over the war crime of letting a five-year-old Yazidi “slave” girl die of thirst in the sun. Presiding judge Reinhold Baier of the superior regional court in the southern German city handed down …
Read More »Three people killed after Sudan’s military seizes power in coup
Sudan’s military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and soldiers killed at least three people and wounded 80 as street protests broke out against the coup. The leader of the takeover, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, dissolved the military-civilian Sovereign Council that had been set up to guide the …
Read More »New York City taxi drivers on hunger strike to demand debt relief
Progressive US lawmakers have expressed solidarity with New York City taxi drivers who are on hunger strike in the hopes of getting city officials to accept a proposed debt relief program for “medallion” owners. Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) launched a hunger strike last Wednesday. They …
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