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Basra police chief Lieutenant General, Rashid Fuleih said that the security situation in the province is stable, unlike the rest of the other Iraqi provinces, pointing out that the situation is calm in front of all the people of the city and the evidence is the movement of vehicles and …

Iraqi police forces in Nineveh province on Tuesday arrested four alleged Islamic State terrorists in the city of Mosul, local authorities said. Mosul has been relatively stable since Iraqi forces regained control of the city about two years ago—although some Islamic State attacks have taken place amid worries by local …

The small west African nation of The Gambia has filed a lawsuit at the UN’s top court formally accusing Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya Muslims. It was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which normally rules on disputes between states. Last year, the UN issued a damning report …

Iraqi security forces carried out an operation against the Islamic State (IS) near Mosul, north of Iraq, during which they killed at least 14 jihadists. According to Iraq’s state-owned news agency, the operation was conducted in the remote areas south of Mosul, Nineveh province. Other reports claimed also that 13 …

The representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, arrived at the airport in Najaf on Monday to meet with Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, the correspondent of Al-ghadeerTV reported. The local sources said that “the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine …

Iran has increased its daily production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) after the resumption of enrichment at the Fordow facility, the country’s deputy atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said. Salehi told the Associated Press that production of low-enriched uranium in Iran had increased after the resumption of enrichment at the Fordow …

Firefighters in California worked overnight to battle a blaze that broke out Saturday in Los Angeles, California, near Warner Brothers Studios near Hollywood. The Barham Fire had torn through 34 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department. More than 230 fire …

A former British army officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer organization in Syria was found dead in Istanbul early Monday, Turkish officials said. James Le Mesurier’s body was found near his home in the Beyoglu district by worshippers on their way to a mosque, the state-run Anadolu news …

Turkey said on Monday it had deported two Islamic State terrorists— a German and an American — beginning a program to repatriate fighters that have caused friction with its NATO allies since it launched an offensive in northern Syria. Allies have worried that Islamic State militants could escape as a …

The Chilean government has agreed to write a new constitution to replace one dating back to the Pinochet dictatorship, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets in often violent demonstrations in recent weeks. Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel said the president, cabinet members, and political allies …

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Monday that his party would not contest 317 Conservative Party seats in the Dec. 12 election but would contest nearly all other seats, a significant boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Farage said he did not want anti-Brexit parties to win the election …

An informed source revealed the most prominent proposed amendments to the election law submitted by the Presidency. The source said that the most basic principles contained in the electoral law proposed by the Presidency of the Republic, which was sent to the Council of Ministers in preparation for the unification …

The United States has called on Iraqi officials to hold early polls as more people fall victim to ongoing anti-government protests that Baghdad says are being hijacked by foreign-backed elements. In a statement issued Sunday, the White House asked the Iraqi government “to halt the violence against protesters and fulfill …

The Commission of Integrity revealed on Monday the issuance of two summon orders against a member in the current parliament and the former governor of Nineveh; based on the provisions of articles (307 and 331) of the Iraqi Penal Code. The Investigations Department of the Commission pointed out that the …

The number of civilians and security forces killed in protests in Iraq since last month has risen to 319, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said on Friday. In a statement released yesterday, the commission said it was able to document the death of these people through official sources, noting that …

The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence, sending a Congolese warlord known as “The Terminator” to prison for 30 years for crimes including murder, rape, and sexual slavery. Bosco Ntaganda was found guilty in July of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role …

Iraq’s oil production and export rates remain stable, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said on Saturday, as the country remained gripped by widespread anti-government protests. “Ghadhban pointed to the stability of production and export rates, and the extractive side was in very good health,” a statement from his ministry read. The …

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and other measures as he sought to bring an end to months of protests. “Political forces and parties are important institutions in any democratic system, and …

The skies of New South Wales are glowing an eerie orange after reignited wildfires swept through parts of the state, killing two people, leveling scores of homes and destroying much of the local koala habitat. The revived brush fires – which have burned intermittently across eastern Australia for months– picked …

Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanking Eastern European neighbors for enabling a peaceful revolution. The toppling of the wall, which had divided the Communist-ruled East and the capitalist West in Berlin …