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A US federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation, but said the hundreds of thousands of people already enrolled would not be affected until further court rulings. US District Judge Andrew …

Iraq recorded, on Friday 8336 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,474,865, the health ministry said. It reported 44 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 17,751. It also reported 7805 recoveries to take its total to 1,340,383 (90.9%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

A security source told Alghadeer News that ISIS planned to hit a central prison in the capital, Baghdad with car bombs. The Source revealed that a leaked confidential document said that ISIS terrorist organization plans to carry out “an armed invasion of Baghdad/Al-Karkh Central Prison to release some of its …

Since the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, Mohammad bin Salman, the de facto leader of the Saudi Kingdom, has kept a rather low profile in the international arena. But that does not mean the young prince has made a U-turn in his major policies, …

Iraqi President Barham Salih and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad have underlined the need for their countries to work together to confront common dangers, especially terrorism. “President Salih made a phone call today, with al-Assad, where they discussed bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and the two brotherly peoples …

At least 126 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still unaccounted for or in danger. Authorities in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said 60 people had died there, including 12 residents …

Oil prices sink by more than $1 a barrel on expectations of more crude hitting the market after a compromise deal between leading OPEC producers and a surprisingly poor weekly reading on U.S. fuel demand, Reuters reported. Brent crude settled at $73.47 a barrel, dropping $1.29, or 1.7%. U.S. West …

The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on Friday on a number of Chinese officials over alleged Beijing’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, and warn international businesses operating there about deteriorating conditions, two people with knowledge of the situation said. The sources said the financial sanctions would target …

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, and US President Joe Biden, and other world leaders meet virtually on Friday for the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC, seeking collective actions to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts. New Zealand, the revolving Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation host, said this week it will …

Further flooding was feared in western Germany on Friday as a breach at another dam loomed and the death toll rose to more than 80 in what is Germany’s worst mass loss of life in years. Entire communities lay in ruins after swollen rivers swept through towns and villages in …

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri says he has abandoned his efforts to form a new government, citing differences with the country’s president. According to Press TV, Hariri announced on Thursday that he was unable to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun on the formation of a new cabinet, and …

he Ministry of Health announced today, Thursday the epidemiological situation for this day. The Ministry confirmed the registration of 9,337 new cases of corona, and 6,505 cases of recovery. The ministry recorded 30 new deaths from the virus, while it confirmed that 16,519 people had received the anti-Corona vaccine during …

The National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji discussed today, Thursday, with the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk the upcoming visit of the Iraqi delegation to Washington. The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency …

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri has presented a cabinet lineup to President Michel Aoun, in a move that could end a crippling political and economic crisis. Hariri met Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda on Wednesday, and presented a 24-member cabinet proposal to the president. “For me this government can start …

Several Palestinian resistance factions have condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for opening an embassy in Tel Aviv, only weeks after Israel massacred over 120 Palestinians in the long-besieged Gaza Strip. Wednesday’s opening of the Emirati embassy, which is situated in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, came two weeks after the …

There have been conflicting reports about the fate of a major Afghan border crossing, a day after the Taliban claimed they had captured the Afghan side of the border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan. Local Afghan officials on Thursday said security forces had retaken control of …

A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook (FB.O), Google (GOOGL.O) and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans’ fundamental rights in the draft rules. Proposed by the European Commission in December last year, the Digital Services …

The European Parliament (EP) has found that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency — known as Frontex — has failed to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers who tried to reach Europe. Following four months of investigation by legislators of the EP, one of three legislative …

French police officers have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who took to the streets of the capital, Paris, to protest against the new coronavirus restrictions, as the country looks to avoid a surge in more cases with the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. More than 19,000 people, …

Afghanistan is a sovereign nation and history has proved once again that any intervention by a foreign power in the country is doomed to failure, says China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “With the withdrawal of the United States and NATO from Afghanistan, the Afghan people have learned …