The defense minister of Yemen’s National Salvation Government says Saudi Arabia and its allies, which are waging a devastating military campaign against his country, can no longer determine the course of action since it is now the Yemeni army troops and fighters from allied Popular Committees that have the upper …
Read More »Official: Gaza suffered $479mn in losses during latest Israeli aggression
A senior official in the Gaza Strip says the total damage and loss from the latest Israeli aggression against the besieged enclave amounts to $479 million. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza, made the remark in a press conference on Monday, adding that the government teams …
Read More »US military dispatches new reinforcement to bases in NE Syria after rocket attack
The United States has dispatched truckloads of military and logistical equipment to Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, less than a day after rocket fire targeted the largest base run by American occupation forces in eastern Syria. Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Syria’s official news agency SANA that a convoy …
Read More »Scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian researchers hope low-cost saliva tests will replace the current needle-based tests for diabetes sufferers. Australian scientists say they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times …
Read More »Afghanistan on brink of humanitarian crisis-UN refugee agency
More Afghans are likely to flee their homes due to escalating violence, the U.N. refugee agency warned on Tuesday, as the Taliban take control of more territory in response to the withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign forces. “Afghanistan is on the brink of another humanitarian crisis. This can be avoided. This …
Read More »Tehran confirms talks with US over prisoner exchange
The negotiations of Tehran and Washington over exchanging prisoners are underway, and more information will be released after achieving results, the Iranian Government Spokesman said on Tuesday. While speaking in his weekly presser on Tuesday, the Iranian Government Spokesman spoke about Washington’s claims over releasing all Iranian prisoners in this …
Read More »Germany cautious about re-opening as England prepares to lift COVID-19 curbs
German officials said on Tuesday coronavirus measures should be maintained until more of the population has been vaccinated, and one called England’s plan to lift most restrictions despite the spread of the Delta variant “a highly risky experiment”. England will become from July 19 the first part of the United …
Read More »Security forces thwart an attack on a major power transmission tower
The Security Media Cell announced that an attack on a major power transmission tower linking Baghdad with Diyala had been thwarted. The Security Media Cell said in a statement seen by Alghadeer that the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency’s detachments in the Ministry of Interior, based on intelligence information, found …
Read More »Guillain-Barre syndrome: FDA flags ‘small’ risk with J&J jab
US health officials issue new warnings over rare neurological reactions for people getting the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. United States regulators have added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced …
Read More »Japan warns of crisis over Taiwan, growing risks from US-China rivalry
Growing military tensions around Taiwan, as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the United States, threaten peace and stability in East Asia as the regional power balance shifts in Beijing’s favour, Japan said in its annual defence white paper. “It is necessary that we pay close attention …
Read More »At least 66 killed, 67 injured in coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq
Summary | Fire kills at least 66, injures another 67 Iraqi PM orders arrest of Nassiriya officials Angry relatives clash with police near the hospital At least 66 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in …
Read More »Several killed in western Canada as crane collapses, police say
A crane attached to a high-rise under construction in Kelowna, British Columbia, collapsed on Monday causing multiple fatalities, police said. Several workers were near the crane when it collapsed, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Adam MacIntosh told reporters in Kelowna, according to a video of the news conference. JUST IN: …
Read More »Two Suspects in Haitian President’s Murder Were US Law Enforcement Informants, Report Says
Last week, Haitian police arrested two US citizens, Joseph Vincent and James Solages, on suspicion of murdering Haitian President Jovenel Moise in his own residence on Wednesday. Police had 26 other suspects, and 20 have been arrested. The detained Americans, reportedly involved in Moise’s assassination, were said to be working …
Read More »At least 41 killed, five injured in hospital fire in Iraq
At least 41 people were killed and five injured in a coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya, Dhi Qar. “Health crews carried charred bodies out of the burning hospital while many patients were coughing from the rising smoke”, an Alghadeer reporter on the fire site said. Dhi …
Read More »Iraq witnessed +1.2 million births in 2020: official says
Iraq logged 1,258,028 Live births in the past year, 2020, according to a spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Planning. The Ministry’s spokesperson, Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, told Alghadeer News, “the Central Bureau of Statistics registered 224,279 deaths over the last year from a total population of 40,150,200.” “Males are 20,336,180 …
Read More »Top US general in Afghanistan relinquishes command
The top US general in Afghanistan relinquished command Monday at a ceremony in the capital, the latest symbolic gesture bringing America’s longest war nearer to an end even as the Taliban continue a bloody onslaught across the country. General Austin “Scott” Miller — the highest-ranked officer on the ground in …
Read More »1 in 10 people malnourished in 2020, UN says
A United Nations (UN) report has revealed how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated world hunger, raising concerns that the organization’s goal of ensuring no one is starving by 2030 is now unattainable. Published on Monday, the annual UN report, entitled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition of Food Security …
Read More »Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces thwart a terrorist attack south of Samarra
A joint force from the 41st Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and security forces found a hideout and weapons belonging to the remnants of ISIS in Yathrib district, south of Samarra, Salahuddin. Based on intelligence information, the force also found medium and light ordnance, sticky bombs, and a …
Read More »Rights group: Israel’s siege of Gaza could trigger another conflict
Israel’s closure of border crossings and its crippling restrictions on the movement of goods and individuals will have serious repercussions for the already dire humanitarian and economic situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, a rights advocacy group has warned. In a statement, the al-Mezan Center for Human Rights cautioned that …
Read More »Iran spox: We are approaching end of Vienna talks on JCPOA revival
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the delegations in Vienna talks are reaching the final stage of the negotiations, which are aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with world powers that was thrown into a state of limbo after the US illegally withdrew from the accord and Tehran …
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