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The European Union is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc’s chief said on Wednesday. The extra doses announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen come on top of 250 million shots the EU has already …

ِA security source reported on Tuesday, that the Popular Mobilization Forces were targeted by an airstrike by the American aircraft at the Iraqi-Syrian border. The source said in a statement, “An American airstrike targeted two vehicles of the Popular Mobilization Forces on the borders of Iraq and Syria in the …

The Saudi-led coalition has rejected the findings of a report by the UN Human Rights Council that strongly condemns the egregious violations committed by the foreign forces in Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Abdul Aziz Al-Wasel, said the coalition “does not accept the report,” calling …

The international conference to recover the stolen funds will be launched in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the 15th and 16th of September. The conference is held under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The Arab League President Ahmed Abul Gheit, Arab justice ministers, heads of judicial councils and …

Iraq recorded 4,400 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Tuesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 46 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 5,802 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Tuesday thwarted a plot to attack the Shiite pilgrims on the Arbaeen day in the south Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a press release issued by the paramilitary organization, the PMF intelligence department apprehended a “network of ISIS operatives that included the commanders of …

“A full accounting of the US response to this crisis is not complete without the Pentagon, especially when it comes to understanding the complete collapse of the US-trained and funded Afghan military,” Menendez said. The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday blasted the Biden administration over its …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is self-isolating as a precaution after several members of his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, but is “absolutely” healthy and does not have the disease himself, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Putin, 68, will therefore not travel to Tajikistan this week for planned regional security meetings …

European Union – EU announced on Monday, that it has decided to deploy an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the legislative elections scheduled in Iraq for 10 October, in response to an invitation by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Iraq. The High Representative of the Union for …

The Independent High Electoral Commission revealed on Tuesday, the measures that will be taken on polling day, while indicating that it has received 6 complaints, some of them related to attempts to influence the will of the voter. “The biometric cards were printed in stages in the registration centers, as …

The Federal Court set a new date to consider budget appeals. “The Federal Court decided to set the 19th of this month as a new date to consider the appeals submitted regarding the budget,” Earlier, On August 24, the Federal Supreme Court decided to defer the decision on the 2021 …

The Gaza Health Ministry has held the illegal Zionist entity responsible for the expiry of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine recently delivered to the besieged coastal enclave. In a statement carried by Arab48 news website on Monday night, the ministry said the vaccines had been kept in inappropriate conditions and …

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has paid a surprise visit to Moscow where Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that the presence of foreign forces without a UN mandate is hindering the West Asian country’s recovery. According to reports, a transcript of Monday’s meeting released by the Kremlin said Putin congratulated …

Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he has no “magic wand” to fix the country’s economic and financial crises, following more than a year of political deadlock over the formation of a government. Mikati made the remark in a statement on Monday, saying he has “no magic wand to …

The Syrian army has entered the town of al-Yadudah in the southern Province of Dara’a after 10 years following an agreement with local tribal elders brokered by Russia, reports said on Monday. Syrian military officials were accompanied by Russian forces as they made their way to the southern Syrian town …

Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian young man over an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian man, identified as Muhammad Bilu, 27, sustained serious injuries after he was shot by Israeli forces near Gush Etzion Junction, on Monday morning. The Israeli military claimed that Bilu attempted …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is defending US “legacy” in Afghanistan after American forces’ defeat in the country and the swift takeover of the Taliban. The US top diplomat appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to justify the Biden administration’s chaotic handling of withdrawal from the war-ravaged country. …

Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe cases of Covid-19 that there is no current need for the general population to be given third doses, according to a report in The Lancet published Monday. Some countries have started offering extra doses over fears about the much more contagious Delta variant, …

A security source reported that Iraqi forces bombed ISIS between Al-Azim borders, north of Diyala, and the Saladin Governorate. The source told Alghadeer News, “The Iraqi Army monitored, with thermal cameras, ISIS movements between the outskirts of Al-Azim near the village of Albu Khayal and the borders of Saladin.” The …

US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the “Quad” countries – Australia, India, Japan, and the United States – which have been seeking to enhance cooperation to push back against alleged China’s growing assertiveness. The summit will be held at the White House on …