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Turkey says will send Islamic State prisoners to home countries Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Islamic State members back to their home countries, and he complained about European inaction on the matter. “That is not acceptable to us. It’s also irresponsible,” he said of …

A huge rally of support for Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun swarmed the country’s presidential palace on Sunday, a rebuke to broader protests that have demanded the wholesale ouster of the country’s elite and which have toppled the government. Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Tuesday following unprecedented nationwide protests, deepening …

Smuggling gangs in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US-Mexico border, according to a new report from The Washington Post. The steel-and-concrete portions of the walls, which President Donald Trump has touted as the solution to the flow of undocumented immigrants …

Protesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue. Demonstrators have seen parking cars at key junctions of the city as police looked on without intervening. Since 1 October, tens of thousands of people have taken part in two waves of protests to …

The General Company for Ports of Iraq announced on Sunday its thanks and appreciation to the demonstrators in Khor Al-Zubair area for their high sense of responsibility towards the flow of national demonstrations. The company explained in a statement received by Shafaq News that “the demonstration and demanding rights are …

Authorities in New Delhi declared a public health emergency on Friday and closed schools and all construction activity until next week as air pollution in the city hit its worst level this year. A thick haze has hung over the Indian capital this week caused by plumes of toxic smoke …

Spanish authorities are preparing for protests by supporters of Catalan independence on the eve of Spain’s Nov. 10 general election that could turn violent, government and Socialist Party sources said. The comments from two senior sources echoed a report in El Mundo newspaper that quoted police sources as saying plans …

Lebanese banks on Friday reopened their doors to customers for the first time in two weeks as the people’s lives start to get back to normal after an unprecedented wave of protests that made Prime Minister Saad Hariri resign. Despite the two-week hiatus, the number of customers entering major banks …

Google announced plans on Friday to acquire Fitbit, the world’s leading maker of wearable fitness activity trackers. The deal, worth about $2.1 billion, is one of Google’s largest acquisitions. The wearable market is growing quickly. Although Google makes some hardware, including Pixel phones and Nest devices, it hasn’t made much …

Americans are split along party lines on whether to impeach and remove President Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Friday. Coming on the heels of the House’s approval vote on Thursday formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Trump and after weeks of testimony from …

More than 1,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles, California, in 2018, double the number of deaths from six years ago, according to a new report, underscoring the severe housing crisis in America’s wealthiest and most populous state. The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 …

Iraq’s supreme cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in Iraq, warning of chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest rallies across Iraq. In a statement on Friday, Ayatollah Sistani expressed regret over the continued clashes between demonstrators and security forces, which have …

The terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) carried out an attack on an Iraqi Army unit in the province of Salahaddin overnight on Thursday, with casualties reported. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement that the terrorists targeted the military base in the town of Tarmiyah, in Salahuddin province. …

The Iraqi Integrity Board has issued arrest warrants for 60 officials, including a governor, who are suspected of being involved in corruption cases. A total of 38 arrest warrants were issued for current and former members of provincial councils, while another one was for a governor of one of the …

The fate of Britain’s departure from the European Union could be decided in a Dec. 12 election after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit. Johnson, who has failed to deliver on his “do or die” promise …

Syrian government troops have engaged in fierce clashes with Turkish military forces near Syria’s key border town of Ra’s al-Ayn in the northeastern province of Hasakah – a day after a similar incident claimed the lives of seven Syrian soldiers and left several others injured. Syria’s official news agency SANA …

Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said she had gone to Tahrir Square to engage with the people, and listen to their concerns, as part of the UN’s continuous efforts to promote dialogue with the Government, as news reports suggest that Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, is facing growing …

The Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq announced the implementation of procedures for the investigation of deputies wanted for crimes of financial and administrative corruption without the need to approach them. “The Council issued a circular to all courts to implement the procedures of investigation with deputies wanted for crimes of …

Belgian police found 12 migrants alive in a refrigerated truck at a motorway parking area in northern Belgium on Wednesday after the driver alerted authorities, a federal police spokeswoman said. The driver, who was transporting fruit and vegetables, called the police who found 12 adult men of Syrian and Sudanese …

Baghdad International Fair, which was due to start next Friday, has reportedly been postponed for 10 days. It is now scheduled to run from 11th to 20th November. The postponement comes as protests continue to cause disruption in Baghdad and throughout the country.