Two separate explosions have rocked two bus stations at the entrance of occupied al-Quds, killing at least one Israeli and wounding several others. According to initial reports released by Palestinian media, the explosions occurred on Shaari Street in occupied al-Quds on Wednesday morning. The Jerusalem Post said one Israeli died …
Read More »World Cup 2022: Japan’s late comeback stuns Germany
A stunning late comeback from Japan saw four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat in their opening World Cup game in Qatar. Germany dominated a frenetic match for large spells but failed to capitalise on their pressure – before Japan caused the Khalifa International Stadium to erupt into a …
Read More »PM al-Sudani meets with Kuwaiti Crown Prince
The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, met today, Wednesday, in Kuwait, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in the presence of the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of consolidating …
Read More »US senators urge Pentagon to send advanced drones to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of 16 US senators has asked the President Joe Biden administration to consider giving Ukraine advanced drones to fight Russian forces. In a Tuesday letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the signatories, including members on the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the secretary to supply Ukraine with …
Read More »Rashid and Al-Amiri stress the importance of addressing issues on the basis of dialogue in a manner that preserves Iraq’s security
His Excellency the President of the Republic, Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received today, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Baghdad Palace, the President of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri. In the meeting, it was emphasized that efforts should be made to support the government in implementing its program to …
Read More »Al-Amiri calls on Japanese giant companies to contribute to building Iraq
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri received today, Tuesday, Japanese Ambassador Matsumoto Hotoshi, to discuss strengthening relations between Baghdad and Tokyo and increasing cooperation at all levels to serve the two countries, especially in the field of investment. Al-Amiri’s media office said in a statement received by Al-Ghadeer …
Read More »Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% purity at Fordow in response to IAEA resolution
Iran has started enriching uranium to the purity level of 60% at its Fordow nuclear facility, following the recent resolution that the US and the European troika initiated at the UN nuclear agency’s Board of Governors to mount pressure on the Islamic Republic. Tehran has informed the International Atomic Energy …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Pulls Off Huge Upset, Humbling Argentina, 2-1
A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Ranked 51st in the world, Saudi Arabia could have been done and dusted in the first half …
Read More »Study: Bacterial infections second leading cause of death worldwide
Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types of infection …
Read More »UK bypasses own sanctions on Russian oil: Sunday Times
Britain has been bypassing its own sanctions against Russia, according to a report, which says it managed to track dozens of shipments of Russian oil into the United Kingdom since March. The British daily newspaper Sunday Times said in a report that the United Kingdom has purchased at least 39 shipments of Russian …
Read More »Al-Sudani assures Barzani of the federal government’s commitment to the Iraqi constitution to address outstanding issues with Kurdistan
Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani affirmed the federal government’s commitment to the Iraqi constitution to address outstanding issues with the Kurdistan Regional Government. And his media office stated, in a statement followed by (Al-Ghadeer), that “the Prime Minister received the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani and …
Read More »N. Korea slams UN chief as ‘puppet of US’ for rebuking latest missile launch
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has called the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “a puppet of the United States” for joining the US-led condemnation of the country’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. “I often take the UN secretary-general for a member of the US White House or its State Department,” …
Read More »Tom Cotton backs Biden on shielding Saudi crown prince from Khashoggi lawsuit
Hawkish Republican Senator Tom Cotton has agreed with the Biden administration’s decision to grant sovereign immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder. “What the administration has touted this week in granting sovereign immunity to Mohammed bin Salman is in keeping with the …
Read More »Six ISIS terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes in Kirkuk
Six ISIS terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi Airforce in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Monday. According to SMC, the attack took place following extensive cooperation between the federal intelligence agency, the national intelligence body, and the …
Read More »Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in Jenin amidst escalating Israeli settler violence
Israeli raids on Monday arrive after a wave of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians on Saturday when dozens of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in Hebron’s old city in the southwest Bank. Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager and wounded five other Palestinians on Monday during a morning raid in the …
Read More »Top Russian official warns of possible nuclear accident at Zaporizhzhia
The head of Russia’s state-run atomic energy agency, Rosatom, warned on Monday there was a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, following renewed shelling over the weekend. Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations of shelling the facility for months since Russian forces took …
Read More »Iraq’s PM meets the Jordanian King in Amman
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has met with the Jordanian King Abdullah II, an official readout said on Monday. Al-Sudani arrived in the Jordanian capital city, Amman, earlier today on the first foreign trip of his premiership. According to the readout, Prime Minister al-Sudani and King Abdullah discussed …
Read More »Iraq’s security, regional crises, and bilateral cooperation. Details of the first round of talks between the Sudanese and the King of Jordan
Today, Monday, the office of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, published the details of his round of talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein. The office said in a statement followed by (Al-Ghadeer) that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani met today, the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of …
Read More »Prime Minister, Al-Sudani, receives the American Ambassador to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, on Sunday, received the US Ambassador, Ms. Alina Romanowski. During the meeting, they discussed the reality of Iraqi-American relations and ways to develop them and strengthen the existing partnership between the two countries at various levels and fields. They also discussed sustaining the …
Read More »Israel has detained more than 50,000 Palestinian minors since 1967 -Report
The Detainees Affairs Commission of the Palestine Liberation Organization says the Israeli regime has detained over 50,000 Palestinian children since the occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967. The PLO Detainees Affairs Commission said on Sunday the majority of children were arrested from their homes at night …
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