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The head of the counter-terrorism service, Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, denied on Thursday reports that he had been relieved of his post. “The news published by mass media and social media about my exemption from my post is untrue,” al-Saadi said. “The anti-terrorist forces are continuing to pursue ISIS …

More people were forced to leave their homes on Wednesday evening as flows of molten rock pouring from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma threatened to engulf another neighborhood. With no end in sight to the eruption, which is in its fourth week, authorities expected …

A fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 46 people and injured another 41, the government said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung’s Yancheng district in the early hours of the morning and was extinguished around dawn. …

Heavy gunfire was heard in Beirut on Thursday near an area where the Lebanese were gathering to protest against the judge investigating last year’s catastrophic port explosion. People ran for cover as shots and ambulance sirens could be heard in a live broadcast by Lebanon’s al-Jadeed TV. Its reporter at …

The State of Law coalition confirmed today, Tuesday, that these elections were not at the level of transparent, fair and secure elections. In an interview with Al-GhadeerTv, a former coalition member, Ali Al-Ghanimi, said that “the technical aspects of the elections are not secured, as there are large numbers of …

The Iraqi military intelligence raided a facility for manufacturing Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) from the remnants of the ISIS terrorist organization in al-Shora sub-district, 45 kilometers to the southeast of Mosul, Nineveh’s capital city. A press release of the military intelligence directorate said that the intelligence of the 16th division …

Huqooq (Rights) movement and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq movement lambasted the poll’s results announced by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), warning of escalation if it insists to refrain from the manual recount. In a joint press conference with Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq leader Hasan Salim, the head of the Huqooq movement, …

A shooting incident has left three US Postal Service employees at a Memphis postal facility dead, authorities said. The shooting happened on Tuesday afternoon at the East Lamar Carrier Annex, according to the Memphis Police Department. One of the victims was identified as 37-year-old Demetria Dortch by WHBQ and another …

China says recent military drills near Chinese Taipei were a “just” move aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty and integrity against Taipei’s “collusion” with foreign forces. China carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Chinese Taipei on Monday, one week after former …

Al-Fateh Alliance issued a new comment on the results of the Independent High Electoral Commission on Wednesday. The Alliance said in a brief statement, a copy of which was received by Al-Ghadeer, that a large number of entities and candidates are challenging the election results due to the loss of their votes …

A record number of Americans quit their jobs in the month of August, says the US Labor Department, with walkouts mostly hitting the food and retail sector. Over 4.3 million workers left their jobs, breaking a record that had stood since the  year 2000. “As job openings and hires fell …

Iraq recorded 1766 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 35 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3245 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

A military logistics convoy belonging to the US troops in Iraq was targeted with a bomb in the south of the country, local media said. The Sabereen News-Telegram Channel reported on Wednesday afternoon that a US military logistics convoy was attacked in Basra province in southern Iraq. According to the …

Mr. Ahmed Al-Asadi, a spokesman for the Al-Fateh Alliance, announced that there are more than 12,000 stations that will change the election results while noting that objecting to and challenging the results is not directed at any political bloc. Al-Fateh Alliance spokesman added: – The conduct of the electoral process …

The General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers announced on Tuesday that female candidates running for the parliamentary election have secured 97 seats out of 329 (29.4%), a record high in Iraq’s history. In a press release issued earlier today, Tuesday, the Iraqi Women Empowerment Department in the General …

British Brexit minister David Frost made an impassioned plea to the European Union on Tuesday to allow for “significant change” to post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, saying only that could draw the poison from their relations. A day before the EU is expected to present its proposals to …

A probe into the catastrophic Beirut port explosion was frozen on Tuesday for the second time in less than three weeks after two politicians wanted for questioning filed a new complaint against the lead investigator, Judge Tarek Bitar. The investigation has been facing obstacles since Bitar sought to question some …

Over 700 residents were ordered to abandon their homes on Tuesday on the Spanish island of La Palma as red-hot lava advanced towards their neighborhood. As the river of molten magma descended from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the northeast of Canary Island, authorities ordered between 700 and 800 inhabitants …

Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for emergency use authorization in the US for its oral drug to treat mild-to-moderate patients of COVID-19. The treatment, molnupiravir, has been developed with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. If authorized, it would be the first oral antiviral medication. Data released last week …

Iraqi security forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group who was a deputy to slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and oversaw its finances, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Monday. Sami Jasim was detained in “a complex external operation” by Iraqi intelligence services, Kadhimi wrote …