Adil Abdul Mahdi, the Prime Minister of Iraq announced major sedition in the country. He said what is going on in Iraq is a major sedition, adding that there were unfortunate incidents during the demonstrations in Iraq and the fact-finding committee published a report on this issue. Some of the …
Read More »Younis Mahmoud at the head of 5 Arab ambassadors of the World Cup Qatar 2022
The 2022 Qatar Organizing Committee decided to select Younis Mohammed as the committee’s ambassador. Qatar is hosting the first World Cup in the Middle East by the winter of 2022. Younis Mahmoud is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Iraq national football team. One …
Read More »Palestinian President: We have no problem with Iran
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said that we have no problem with Iran, but we demand that it deal with Palestinian legitimacy and not with certain factions. Abbas told reporters that since the late Iranian revolutionary leader Ali Khomeini’s return to the country, “relations between Iran and the Palestinians …
Read More »Israel hosts Arab journalists, bloggers
Arab journalists and bloggers from the Gulf and Iraq took part in a series of meetings and events in Israel, following an invitation from the Foreign Ministry. Members of the delegation of journalists were not identified and the duration of their stay in Israel was also not disclosed. On Twitter …
Read More »Car Bomb Blast Near Syria’s Ras al-Ain Kills 17 People, Turkish Defence Ministry Says
The tragedy comes just days after another car explosion left at least 10 people dead and 25 injured in the town of Tell Abyad near the Syrian-Turkish border. A car bomb attack near the city of Ras al-Ain in northern Syria has claimed the lives of 17 people, the Turkish …
Read More »White House on lockdown, Capitol Hill evacuated.
The White House and the US Capitol have been put on temporary lockdown following an airspace violation in Washington D.C. According to law enforcement sources, the North Lawn of the White House was cleared as fighter jets from Air Force Base Andrews were mobilized on Tuesday. “The White House was …
Read More »US Under Secretary of Defence Visits Iraq – Pentagon
US Under Secretary of Defence John Rood visited Iraq on Tuesday to meet with senior officials in Baghdad and Erbil for talks on regional security, fighting terrorism and other issues, Pentagon spokesperson Carla Gleason said in a statement. “In Baghdad, Rood met with Prime Minister Adel Abd-al-Mahdi to reiterate the …
Read More »Huawei CEO: We can still be No.1 without Google
Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei believe his company can still become the world’s top smartphone brand, even if it remains cut off from Google’s software and apps. The Chinese company is already the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. It was on track to overtake Samsung as the No. 1 …
Read More »Thirteen French troops killed in a helicopter crash in Mali
Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during an operation against terrorists in Mali, the French president’s office said. It’s believed to be the biggest single loss of life for the French military since the 1980s. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deep sadness” over the incident. An …
Read More »Half Americans say Trump must be impeached and removed: Poll
Half of Americans say US President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s leader to investigate his political rival was wrong and he should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new poll. Fifty percent of US adults think Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 43 percent …
Read More »Powerful quake kills 13 in Albania as buildings bury residents
At least 13 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades shook the capital Tirana and the country’s west and north on Tuesday, tearing down buildings and burying residents under rubble. Residents, some carrying babies, fled apartment buildings in Tirana and the western port of …
Read More »Denmark Offers to Lead NATO Training in Iraq
Denmark offered to take over Canada’s leadership of NATO’s non-combat training mission in Iraq from the end of 2020 until mid-2022, the Danish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday (November 26). “With the contribution, we will be able to deliver an even stronger effort in our fight against …
Read More »Iraqi MP Arrested Over Bribery Chargers.
Delivering a severe blow to Iraq’s legislative body, the country’s Commission of Integrity (COI) announced arresting MP Mahmoud Mulla Talal on bribery charges. This comes one day after the rescheduling of the parliamentary session in which the Minister of Industry Saleh al-Jubouri was supposed to be grilled by the arrested …
Read More »In Doha, President Erdogan stresses military ties with Qatar
During a visit to Qatar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said a military base built in and jointly run with the Arab country can ensure stability and peace in the Persian Gulf region, as Ankara and Doha further close ranks in the face of a Saudi Arabian-led blockade on …
Read More »Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday. #Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high.Future generations will face increasingly severe impacts of #climatechange, incl …
Read More »Samsung’s SSDs could be employed by the next-gen Sony PS5 console.
Over the past month or so, there’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 next-gen console, particularly in regards to storage mediums and how SSDs will improve the next generation. What does this have to do with Samsung, you may ask? Well, it turns out that Samsung …
Read More »Saudi aggression escalates its raids to 19 on the province of Hodeidah
Saudi aggression forces and Saudi mercenaries on Monday stepped up their breaches of the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah province by launching 19 air raids on different areas in the province. According to “Al-Masirah Net” that the Saudi-American aggression aircraft launched this morning 5 raids north of the city, and a …
Read More »‘Priceless’ diamonds stolen in German museum raid
Burglars have stolen three diamond jewelry sets from one of Europe’s largest treasure collections – the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany. The sets consist of 37 parts each, and the thieves may try to break them up. Dresden police and museum officials say they are still trying to establish …
Read More »UK PM Johnson vows more spending and tax cuts.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised 23.5 billion pounds ($30.15 billion) of tax cuts and extra spending which he sought to contrast with the opposition Labour Party’s plans. Facing a general election on December 12, the governing Conservative Party rolled out an election manifesto that promised more public sector …
Read More »Tehran hosts a massive pro-government rally.
Crowds of Tehran residents have amassed at the Iranian capital’s Enqelab (Revolution) Square to avow support for the country’s Islamic establishment, condemn the recent violent rioting that broke out under the guise of fuel price protests, and convey their demands to the authorities. The gathering dubbed Hamian-e Velayat (Supporters of …
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