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The Iraqi government has imposed a curfew on the country’s chickens, the authorities said on Monday, after discovering one that was infected with bird flu north of Baghdad. The announcement came as the new government of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi declared that its priority is to combat the novel …

China supports a “comprehensive evaluation” of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic after it “has been brought under control”, President Xi Jinping told the World Health Assembly on Monday. Mr. Xi told the virtual meeting via video that China has “always had an open, transparent and responsible attitude”, and …

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has decided on Monday, to assign Major General Qasim Muhammad Salih as the commander of the ground forces. Al-Kadhimi issued today a bureau order to appoint Major General Qasim Muhammad Salih, who is the commander of Al-Jazeera forces, as the commander of …

Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country’s new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. The new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sworn into power just two weeks ago …

With both countries heavily sanctioned by the US, neither seem to have anything to lose by angering the US further. Iran complained to the United Nations on Sunday and summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, who represents US interests in the Islamic Republic, over possible measures Washington could take against …

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the declaration on Sunday, according to his official website. Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, according to his official website. Iran almost got into a full-blown conflict with the United States when …

On Sunday, The head of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amri, denounced that the European Union and other foreign missions operating in Iraq were raising the flag of homosexuality in Baghdad. What the European Union mission, the British and Canadian embassies did in Baghdad by raising the LGBT flag is a …

Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami confirmed his country’s readiness to put all of its defense capabilities at the disposal of Iraq, stressing the importance of defense cooperation between the two countries in establishing security and stability in the region. In a phone call, Hatami congratulated his new Iraqi counterpart, Lieutenant …

An official at Yemen’s Hudaydah port says Saudi authorities have impounded nearly two dozen ships carrying energy derivatives and food destined for the impoverished and war-ravaged Arab country. A total of 22 ships are moored at the port city of Jizan in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the unnamed official told Arabic-language …

Health experts have said the world could be months, if not years, away from having a vaccine available to everyone despite the scientific gold rush now on to create a coronavirus vaccine — or vaccines. Two major European leaders have bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt …

A report by a UN Panel of Experts said the foreign mercenaries were affiliated with Lancaster 6 DMCC and Opus Capital Asset Limited FZE, both registered at free zones in the UAE, Bloomberg reported. Two Dubai-based companies sent Western mercenaries to support warlord Khalifa Haftar in his offensive to capture …

Iraq’s Armed Forces have launched a new military operation against the Daesh terrorist group covering the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin to the Syrian border. Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the beginning of the counter-terrorism campaign, dubbed Operation Al Jazeera Lions, on Sunday. “Under the supervision of the Joint …

The European Union mission in Iraq raised today “gay” flag or what is named as rainbow flag officially in the center of the capital, Baghdad, and this is the first time that this has happened. Together with @CanadainIraq and @UKinIraq, today in Baghdad we join EU Delegations worldwide in raising …

China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his apartment north of Tel Aviv. The Chinese ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. No cause of death was given and Israeli police said it was …

On the impact of the popular crowd continuing to confront the attacks of ISIS and the pursuit of its remnants, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi visits the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces and warns of “some dissonant voices seeking to create a gap between the PMF and the state.” …

The Saudi aggression forces continue their escalation on various fronts, as they launched more than 10 offensive operations during the past week. The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, “Brigadier Yahya Sarie,” told the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the offensive operations were distributed on the Al-Jouf, Marib, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhali, …

Democrats have powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country. Friday’s 208-199 vote, with all but one Republican opposed, advances what …

Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday in the Paris region, the French Justice Ministry said. Kabuga was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, near Paris, and had been pursued by international justice for 25 years, the ministry said in a statement. French gendarmes …

Some 231 million people, or 22 percent (with a range of 16 to 26 percent) of the one billion people in the region were expected to be infected in the 12-month period – most of them showing few or no symptoms, according to a WHO modelling study. The new coronavirus …

At least 23 migrant workers lost their lives when the truck they were traveling collided with a standing truck on a highway in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Twenty people were injured in the accident near Auraiya village, a local magistrate said in a statement. The migrant workers …