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The head of the Fatah alliance Hadi al-Amiri rejected the presence of any ground forces on Iraqi soil. Indicating that the Iraqi parliament has already rejected the presence of these forces” Amiri said in a statement to Al-Ghadeer that the House of Representatives did not agree to the presence of …

Minister of Planning Nuri al-Dulaimi discussed on Sunday with the German ambassador to Iraq increased international support for reconstruction projects. “The Minister of Planning met at his office in Baghdad the German Ambassador to Iraq Cyril Nun and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they discussed increasing international support for …

  In an interview with reporters, he accused the United States and its president of being behind an attempt to destroy his country’s independence and sovereignty on the pretext of delivering humanitarian aid. In response to a question from the field delegate, Maduro mocked US aid, saying Washington’s gifts had …

Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers during Gaza border protests on Friday, Palestinian health officials said. Israel’s military said it had opened fire in response to explosives and rocks hurled at the border fence. Palestinians have been staging weekly protests since last March at the border of Gaza, an …

  The number of people infected with measles in the European region in 2018 is the highest in a decade, the World Health Organization said Thursday. According to newly released data for the year, 82,596 people were infected and 72 people (children and adults) died from measles last year. Sixty-one …

Morocco has suspended its participation in the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition’s fight against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, government officials have said. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the diplomatic tensions, two officials told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday that Rabat had …

The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, has said he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the US tabloid, the National Enquirer, alleging it threatened to publish intimate photos he sent to his mistress. In a post on the online platform Medium, Bezos said that the Enquirer’s parent company, …

The murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “planned and perpetrated by Saudi officials”, the UN special rapporteur leading an independent human rights inquiry into the killing has said. Agnes Callamard is writing a report to be presented to the Human Rights Council about the incident and has visited …

Samsung is set to announce a host of new products later this month, including a range of Galaxy S10 smartphones, Galaxy Buds earphones and a Galaxy smartwatch. All of the devices have been leaked, meaning little mystery still surrounds the 20 February event. What is less known is what the …

The European Commission is planning to name Saudi Arabia in a list of countries that have failed to fight against terrorist financing and money laundering, a report says. Brussels is in the final stages of adopting the list, which will include 23 countries and jurisdictions who failed to combat “dirty …

  A draft of constitutional amendments proposed by Egyptian lawmakers shows the changes would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power for up to 12 years beyond his current term. Sisi came to power in June 2014, one year after he led the military to oust the first …

Authorities have confirmed that professional soccer player Emiliano Sala was killed when his plane crashed into the ocean. After almost three weeks of searching, authorities have confirmed that professional soccer player Emiliano Sala was killed when the plane he was traveling from France to Wales in crashed into the ocean. …

A non-governmental rights group says Bahraini officials have revoked the citizenship of hundreds of people after convicting them of alleged terror charges as the Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on political dissent in the Persian Gulf kingdom. Javad Firooz, the chairman of the Salam for Democracy and …

France’s foreign ministry said Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Rome for consultations after a series of “provocations” by Italy’s populist government. “For several months France has been the subject of repeated accusations, unfounded attacks and outlandish claims,” the ministry said in a statement, calling them “unprecedented” since the …

There are 50 days to go until Britain leaves the European Union and still no one knows how it will happen, if at all. It was this looming milestone that surely contributed to the howl of despair from European Council president Donald Tusk on Wednesday, when he said there is …

Malcom’s spectacular equaliser earned Barcelona a draw against rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at the Nou Camp. Real went ahead through Lucas Vazquez in the sixth minute following a brilliant assist from Karim Benzema. Holders Barcelona, who started without Lionel Messi, had …

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the days of foreign intervention in Latin America are “long ago gone,” expressing hope that no foreign forces would enter Venezuela, after US President Donald Trump repeated his threats of taking military action against the South American country. “I was very encouraged by …

Iraqi President Barham Salih received on Tuesday an official invitation from his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi to take part in the Arab-European summit, which will be held in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh later this month. Salih received the invitation during a meeting with …

President Donald Trump spoke for more than an hour and 20 minutes last night, but the moment that may be remembered best from his State of the Union address had no words at all. It was when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stood and applauded a line from Trump’s speech …

Testimony by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen before the House Intelligence Committee has been postponed until Feb. 28, the panel said on Wednesday, the latest snag over an appearance by Trump’s one-time “fixer.” Cohen, who is set to go to prison on March 6 after pleading guilty …