The Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has been waging a war on Yemen for the past seven years has impounded a fourth oil tanker bound for the impoverished country. The vessel was confiscated as it was heading towards the western al-Hudaydah port city, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported on Tuesday, citing …
Read More »Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails go on hunger strike, boycott courts
A number of Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike for months to protest their arbitrary incarceration under inhumane conditions and to demand freedom. Imprisoned under the controversial policy of “administrative detention,” at least seven Palestinian prisoners are registering their protest against their ill-treatment and repressive Israeli …
Read More »Iraq may buy S-300 air defense systems from Russia, senior MP says
A senior Iraqi legislator says Baghdad intends to purchase Russian-built S-300 missile defense systems from Moscow to enhance capabilities of the armed forces and protect its territory against any act of aggression. “An Iraqi delegation, led by Commander of the Air Force General Shihab Jahid Ali, recently visited Russia, where …
Read More »North Korea says test-fired new hypersonic missile
North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a newly-developed hypersonic missile, in a move it said is strategically significant in the development of the domestic nuclear weapons technology. Pyongyang confirmed that the missile, dubbed the Hwasong-8, was launched from Jagang Province early Tuesday morning, according to the North’s official news agency …
Read More »Lengthy queues build outside petrol stations in London again amid UK fuel crisis
Lengthy queues have been reportedly formed outside petrol stations throughout London once again amid a fuel crisis gripping the United Kingdom. Long queues were witnessed outside petrol stations in north London as well as the capital’s busy M25 orbital motorway on Wednesday, according to Reuters journalists, along with warnings that …
Read More »At least three killed in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate At least three people were killed on Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said. The westbound Empire Builder …
Read More »IHEC: These Are Our Procedures For The Special Voting .. And The Results Will Be Announced With The General Vote
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) disclosed its procedures for the special vote that will take place on the 8th of next October, and indicated: “The announcement of the results of the special vote will be announced with the results of the general vote.” IHEC’s spokeswoman Jumana al-Ghalay stated, in …
Read More »CIA was ready to wage gun battle in London streets against Russian operatives to kill or snatch Assange, bombshell report claims
Under Obama, the CIA wanted to define Julian Assange and other journalists as “information brokers” in order to ramp up their spying on them. And during the Trump era, it prepared plans to abduct or kill the WikiLeaks founder. The claims about the extraordinary lengths to which the CIA under …
Read More »Voting underway in tight race as Germany prepares for post-Merkel era
Millions of Germans are casting their ballots in an unpredictable election that will decide a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she prepares to leave office after 16 years in power. According to Press TV, polls opened across the country on Sunday morning and will last until 6 p.m. local …
Read More »Three Russian fighter jets escort US bomber in Pacific Ocean – RIA
Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia’s border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Moscow’s Defence Ministry. It said the bomber had subsequently moved away from the border, while the Russian jets had returned to their …
Read More »Five Palestinians killed in overnight clashes with Israeli forces across West Bank
Israeli troops have shot dead at least five Palestinians across the occupied West Bank after intense clashes that erupted in at least four towns following overnight arrest raids. According to official Palestinian news agency Wafa, military forces stormed the northern town of Burqin near al-Quds in the predawn hours of …
Read More »Behave normally, UK transport minister tells Britons queuing for fuel
Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Sunday called on Britons to behave normally when buying petrol, saying there was no shortage of fuel and the government was stepping in to ease a shortage of drivers bringing it to petrol stations. In recent days long lines of vehicles have formed at petrol …
Read More »The march of Imam Hussein (PBUH) lovers, continued towards the holy city of Karbala, to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage
The march of Imam Hussein (PBUH) lovers, continued towards the holy city of Karbala, to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage
Read More »Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor (Pictures)
Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Merkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an …
Read More »Arbaeen Walk: a life-changing journey of love – Opinion
Millions of ardent lovers, in a demonstration of unfathomable love and devotion for their beloved, walk seamlessly and untiringly from one sacred city to another, day and night, braving inclement weather and ominous security threats. Men and women, young and old, come from different corners of the world and converge …
Read More »Former US official: Israel won’t exist in 20 years
A retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to secretary of state Colin Powell say Israel will not survive the next 20 years, as Tel Aviv is delegitimizing itself as an apartheid regime. “Israel would not be in 20 years, it would be gone. It certainly will …
Read More »Car Bomb Kills 8 Near Somalia’s Presidential Palace: Police
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Somalia’s presidential palace Saturday, killing eight people, police said, as the Al-Shabaab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. “We have confirmed that eight people most of them civilians died and seven others wounded in the car bomb blast”, district police chief …
Read More »Turkish Camp targeted with Missiles in Nineveh, Iraq
A security source reported that a Turkish army camp was attacked with missile strikes on Friday. The source told Alghadeer that five missiles targeted the Zilkan camp north of Mosul in which the Turkish Army is stationed. The source explained that only three of the missiles exploded without knowing the …
Read More »Iraqi government took a firm position against the call for normalization with Israel
The Iraqi government announced its “firm” rejection of the “illegal” meetings held by some tribal figures residing in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region who called for normalization with Israel. “First, these meetings do not represent the people and residents of the dear Iraqi cities, these personalities are …
Read More »Two security forces killed in landmine blast in Afghanistan
According to the latest reports, two security forces were killed by a roadside bomb in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Afghan sources said that two Afghan security forces have been killed in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. The incident occurred after a vehicle belonging to intelligence forces collided …
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