US President Joe Biden says the United States will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, granting a key request from Kiev that is expected to enhance the military capabilities of the Ukrainian army over the coming months. Less than 24 hours after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced, after weeks …
Read More »Gas station operators in Italy go on strike
On Wednesday, trade unions Faib, Fegica and Figisc-Anisa called for a two-day strike to protest at “being hit with a wave of mud over high fuel prices.” The trade unions say a decree recently passed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet, that the government says is aimed at boosting the …
Read More »Iran announces retaliatory sanctions on dozens of EU, UK individuals, entities
Iran on Wednesday announced sanctions against 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and the United Kingdom, days after Brussels and London imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian officials and organizations. The ministry said the individuals and entities were designated because of “supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, …
Read More »Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of following ‘policy of ethnic cleansing’
Armenia on Thursday accused arch-foe Azerbaijan of conducting a “policy of ethnic cleansing” and forcing ethnic Armenians to leave the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since mid-December, a group of Azerbaijanis has been blocking the only road into Karabakh from Armenia to protest what they claim is illegal mining causing environmental …
Read More »Israel army kills nine Palestinians, including elderly woman
At least 20 others were injured with live ammunition during a large-scale raid on the Jenin refugee camp. Israeli troops have killed at least nine Palestinians in one of the deadliest days in the occupied West Bank since Israeli raids intensified at the start of last year. The Palestinian Ministry …
Read More »US designates the Wagner Group as a ‘criminal organisation’
The United States has formally designated the Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organisation”. The shadowy paramilitary group is closely aligned with the Kremlin and has been heavily involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US Department of the Treasury said it had taken the move as part of action …
Read More »PM Al-Sudani to head a government delegation to the Elysee this weekend
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be heading to Paris, the French capital, on an official visit on Thursday, a source revealed on Tuesday. The source said that al-Sudani will be flanked by a high-level government delegation to discuss a spectrum of issues of mutual interest. On October 3, …
Read More »Europe could dodge a recession. But the UK is in a mess
Business activity across the 20 countries that use the euro expanded in January for the first time in six months, according to data published Tuesday, providing fresh evidence that Europe’s economy could confound expectations and dodge a recession this year. An initial reading of the eurozone’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, which …
Read More »Europe will ‘pay dearly’ for its ‘visceral’ moves over anti-IRGC vote, Iran FM warns
Iran’s foreign minister has censured the European Parliament’s “visceral” vote calling for the designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terror group, warning that such conduct would be “costly” for Europe. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the correct path for Europe would be rather to concentrate on diplomacy, constructive …
Read More »Zelenskiy flags shake-up after corruption allegations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that changes would be announced imminently in the government, the regions and in the security forces following allegations of corruption nearly a year into Russia’s invasion. Zelenskiy, elected by a landslide in 2019 on pledges to change the way government operated, did not …
Read More »Finland’s top diplomat hints at joining NATO without Sweden
Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey’s president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country’s support after a protest near the Turkish embassy …
Read More »Another coup plot foiled in Germany
Five suspects from right-wing circles were charged with preparing to overthrow the government and abduct a minister German security services have charged five suspects with treason over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. The group, whose members are now all in custody, allegedly planned to cause a “civil war-like” …
Read More »Ministry of Oil: We succeeded in adding 6 billion barrels of oil to the national reserve
The Minister of Oil stressed the importance of the oil exploration sector, in enhancing the oil reserves of the hydrocarbon wealth of Iraq. This came during his visit to the oil exploration company. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani said that the seismic …
Read More »Al-Sudani: The rise in prices is temporary
Today, Monday, the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed that decisions have been taken against those who try to speculate and influence the market, indicating that we will not tolerate those who try to harm the citizen’s livelihood. Al-Sudani said in a speech on the occasion of the Iraqi Judiciary …
Read More »Police: Suspect in California deadly shooting found dead of self-inflicted injury in van
The US police say a man wanted for a mass shooting in California during Lunar New Year celebrations has been found dead in a white van, apparently from a self-inflicted injury. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said on Sunday that police had tracked a wanted van and when officers …
Read More »FBI searches Biden’s home and finds more classified materials
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators have found additional classified material while conducting a search of US President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home, an issue that has lowered his approval ratings to near-record lows. The FBI search took place over nearly 13 hours on Friday. Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal attorney, …
Read More »Iraq’s Security Forces kills two ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk
Two members of the Islamic State terrorist group had been killed in an airstrike in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a press release on Saturday. According to the press release, the two terrorists were first identified ten kilometers far from the location of the strike. The two …
Read More »Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during raid near West Bank city of Ramallah
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man during a raid near the West Bank city of Ramallah, as tensions continue to escalate across the occupied territories. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death of 42-years-old Palestinian man, identified as Tareq Odeh Maali, who was killed after Israeli forces stormed …
Read More »Stockholm greenlights Quran-burning event as Turkey calls off Swedish minister’s
Turkey has called off a visit by Sweden’s defense minister against the backdrop of a planned ‘Qur’an burning’ event in Stockholm by a right-wing extremist whose anti-Islam conduct sparked riots in the European country last year. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday, “At this point, Swedish Defense Minister …
Read More »Russian troops seized ‘advantageous’ positions in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia: Army
The Russian army said Saturday that its troops had launched an offensive in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting this week intensified after several months of an almost frozen front. In its daily report, Moscow’s forces said they led “offensive operations” in the region and claimed to have “taken more advantageous …
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