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The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered, on Thursday, 1180 new Covid-19 cases, 647 recoveries and 53 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV that, 10325 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of …

The Secretary-General of the “Asaib Ahl al-Haq” group, Qais Al-Khazali accused on Saturday, the Gulf States including Saudi Arabia as well as America and Israel of conspiring against Iraq by exceptional projects in which they had spent billions of dollars. “Six years ago our country was subjected to a special …

Joe Biden has released a new campaign ad, that takes aim at President Donald Trump, for reportedly visiting the White House bunker during George Floyd protests. The new ad, from the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, criticises the president’s leadership qualities, and is titled “Deer In The Headlight Pt 2”. …

Researchers in Florida say they believe they have shown that the new coronavirus has mutated in a way that makes it more easily infect human cells. They say more research is needed to show whether the change has altered the course of the pandemic, but at least one researcher not …

Saudi-led coalition forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah province, while the air forces launched 36 raids on six provinces in the past 24 hours, a security official told Saba News Agency on Saturday. The official explained that the forces of aggression committed 107 breaches, including flying of …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment revealed on Saturday that it is likely to extend the total lockdown throughout the country until next July if the number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases continues to uptick while noting that the partial curfew will start from tomorrow. “The high coronavirus cases may …

A district in central Beijing has gone into “wartime mode” after discovering a cluster of coronavirus cases around the biggest meat and vegetable market in the city, raising the prospect of a second wave of infections in the sensitive capital, the seat of the Chinese Communist Party. The discovery of …

The Turkish government has informed Iraq and countries of the world of lifting travel restrictions related to entry and exit of citizens of all countries through air, land, and seaports. The Iraqi ambassador to Ankara informed the Iraqi government that Turkey has lifted travel restrictions on entry and exit of …

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently recaptured from forces commanded by Khalifa Hifter and called for a transparent investigation. The U.N. chief also called on Libya’s U.N.-supported government to secure the mass graves, identify the victims, establish …

Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious …

Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague’s silence on the issue. Brandon Dail, a user interface engineer in Seattle, wrote on Twitter that he …

As the world was gripped by the shocking scenes of police brutality against the Black community in the United States and the aggressive posture adopted by President Donald Trump against the protestors, an important development was missed by many observers. On May 29, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …

US occupation forces are going ahead with looting oil and gas fields in Syria. SANA news agency reported on Friday that US occupation forces stole a convoy loaded with dozens of tanks and tankers of fuel material heading from the Al-Jazeera region towards the Iraqi lands. The news agency quoted …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) condemned a new round of American sanctions on officials probing potential US war crimes, saying Washington’s “threats and coercive actions” cannot be allowed to hinder the rule of law. “These attacks constitute an escalation and an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law …

The United Nations will be forced to suspend three quarters of the medical aid programs it supports in war-torn Yemen unless emergency funding is secured soon, the spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned. Currently, 41 such programs are running in the Middle Eastern nation, where …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered, on Thursday, 1261 new Covid-19 cases, 354 recoveries and 39 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV that, 9757 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of …

Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment, Hassan Al-Tamimi, announced Friday the preparations of the Baghdad International Fair to accommodate people living with the Coronavirus. MOH media office stated, in a statement, that the Minister “supervised the equipping of “centers for isolating” for those infected with Coronavirus after investing the halls …

Twitter has removed more than 170,000 accounts it says were tied to an operation to spread pro-China messages. Some of those posts were about the coronavirus outbreak, the social media platform has announced. The company said “a core network” of 23,750 highly active accounts had been deleted, along with another …

On Friday, the Iraqi MP from the Badr Parliamentary Bloc, Karim Aliwi Al-Muhammadawi, warned the government against postponing the negotiation of the occupation to the last paragraphs or tampering with it. Al-Muhammaddawi said in a statement, “The negotiating delegation must resolve the issue of the Americans leaving and we will …

The number of people in extreme poverty around the world could rise beyond 1 billion as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, new analysis has suggested. Figures from the World Bank suggest that 736 million people currently live in destitution, surviving on less than $1.90 a day (£1.53). But in …