Syrian foreign minister has denounced the politicization of humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that struck the country recently, saying it failed to prick the conscience of some countries who pretend to advocate human rights. Faisal Mekdad made the remarks in a video speech to the 52nd session of the …
Read More »IAEA Chief Grossi arrives in Tehran for bilateral talks
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday with discussing the Iranian nuclear program on agenda. Upon his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, IAEA chief Grossi was officially welcomed by Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). Grossi is …
Read More »Russian Wagner boss says Bakhmut practically surrounded
Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, on the cusp of Moscow’s first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russia’s Wagner private army said the city, which …
Read More »Coordination Framework criticizes the US Ambassador’s intervention in Iraq
The Coordination Framework (CF), an umbrella bloc of Iraqi parties except for the Sadrist Movement, expressed “resentment” of the meeting between the US Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina L. Romanowski, and the First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi. The US Ambassador discussed with Al-Mandalawi the agenda for the …
Read More »Russian diplomat says no ‘strategic stability dialog’ with US in near term
Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov says Moscow will not engage in strategic stability negotiations with Washington in the foreseeable future, since the US is openly taking “hostile steps” against the country. Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to International Organizations in Vienna, said, “one cannot really talk about resuming the dialogue with the …
Read More »‘Tragic human error’ cause of deadly train crash in Greece
Greek authorities confirmed on Wednesday night that the death toll had risen to 38 following Tuesday’s tragic passenger train crash, likely caused by a “tragic human error”. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “Everything in this tragedy points, unfortunately, mainly to human error,” said Mitsotakis in a televised address on …
Read More »US approves sale of F-16 missiles worth $619M to Taiwan
The United States is Taiwan’s main supplier of military equipment, and China has objected to past sales with sanctions and other actions. The United States has approved the sale to Taiwan of $619 million in munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a move likely to anger Beijing. The package includes …
Read More »Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces during raid dies of injuries
A young Palestinian man has succumbed to the wounds he suffered during a raid by Israeli forces on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 22-year-old Mahmoud Jamal Hamdan died of his serious injuries on Wednesday night after being shot …
Read More »Deadly blast in Syria leaves 45 killed, injured
Media on Thursday morning reported an explosion in the suburbs of Syria’s Deir ez-Zur city which left 45 people killed and injured. The incident occurred due to the explosion of a mine left by ISIS terrorists in the path of a truck carrying Syrian citizens. 5 people were killed and …
Read More »Iraqi PM stresses Iraq’s positive role in settling regional crises
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, stressed on Wednesday that Iraq plays a positive role in settling regional crises, during his meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s press office. The statement mentioned that Al-Sudani and Guterres …
Read More »No plans to meet Russian, Chinese counterparts at Delhi G20 meetings: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he has no plans to meet either the foreign ministers of Russia or of China during the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in New Delhi. Blinken was on a brief tour of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and will head to the …
Read More »Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Declares Tinubu Winner of Presidential Election
Nigeria’s electoral commission has declared ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu the winner of Saturday’s presidential election. The announcement comes a day after opposition candidates called the election a “sham” and demanded a revote. In the early morning announcement broadcast on state-run National Television Authority, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission …
Read More »UN Secretary-General renews confidence in Iraqis
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his confidence that the Iraqis will overcome the challenges they face, while the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, affirmed that Iraq has interactive and strong relations with the United Nations. In a joint press conference held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, …
Read More »Iran has no 84% uranium enrichment: Nuclear chief
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has rejected accusations that the country is enriching uranium to 84% purity, asserting that there has been “no deviation” in the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear activities. Mohammad Eslami made the remarks on Wednesday, after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) …
Read More »Greece | Horror train crash kills dozens
The collision between freight and passenger trains in Greece caused a blaze with people trapped inside overturned cars At least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured following a head-on collision between two trains in northeastern Greece. Some 350 passengers were on board one of the trains at the …
Read More »Arab parliamentary summit in Baghdad to support Iraq
The 34th session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union started on Saturday in Baghdad, under the title ‘Arab support to enhance Iraq’s stability and sovereignty.’ “Welcome to Baghdad,” the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, told participants in the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference via Twitter. The Media Center of the …
Read More »Thousands in Italy protest West’s weapons supplies to Ukraine as war enters 2nd year
Thousands of Italians have demonstrated across the country in Rome, Florence and Genoa against Western sanctions imposed on Russia and transfer of lethal military hardware to Ukraine, a day after the first anniversary of the Ukraine-Russia war. The protesters chanted “No to war” and “Peace”, demanding an end to the …
Read More »Al-Sudani reaffirms commitment to regional stability
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani, on Sunday, stressed Iraq’s keenness to maintain fruitful communication and confront economic challenges. This came during al-Sudani reception of the President of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, who attended the 34th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in Baghdad. A statement by …
Read More »Children and women among 43 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy
At least 43 people, including an infant, children and several women, died after a wooden boat carrying around 100 migrants broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria, Italian police say. The first three bodies washed up on the beach near Staccato di Cutro in Southern Italy around 4:40 …
Read More »Two settlers killed in occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say
A Palestinian gunman killed two Jewish settlers in their car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the incident, which came as Israeli and Palestinian security officials met in Jordan to discuss ways of lowering tensions. Medics said the …
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