Fifteen people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, the civil defence said on Friday. A rescue operation lasting 17 hours had now ended, the civil defence added. Earlier on Friday, Haval Abubaker, the governor of Sulaimaniya province, announced …
Read More »Pelosi to step down from U.S. House leadership, remain in Congress
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to hold that powerful post, said on Thursday she will step down as the chamber’s Democratic leader as her allies prepared a passing of the torch to Representative Hakeem Jeffries. Pelosi, an 82-year-old liberal from California who has served two …
Read More »Al-Sudani assures the Russian Ambassador of Iraq’s endeavor to establish balanced relations with all friendly nations
The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, received today, Thursday, the Russian Ambassador, Elbrus Kotrashev, who conveyed the greetings of the Russian leadership to him. During the interview, Al-Sudani expressed his appreciation for the importance of Iraqi-Russian relations, and Iraq’s endeavor to establish balanced relations with all friendly nations. For his …
Read More »The Football Association explains the reasons for canceling the Costa Rica friendly and vows to take legal measures
Today, Thursday, the Iraqi Football Association announced the cancellation of the match between our national team and its Costa Rican counterpart, as a result of the latter’s insistence not to play it, indicating that it will take all legal measures that impose a penalty clause on the party that violates …
Read More »Despite snub, France offers to build conventional submarines for Australia
French President Emmanuel Macron says his offer to cooperate with Australia on submarines is still “on the table,” almost a year after a bitter row between the two sides over a cancelled contract threatened bilateral ties. France signed a $58-billion deal with Australia to provide it with diesel-powered submarines in …
Read More »Russian diplomat says Ukraine, Poland seeking to provoke war between Russia, NATO
Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya says Ukraine and Poland are seeking to provoke a direct conflict between his country and NATO by making “irresponsible statements” about a missile that struck Poland near the Ukrainian border. The missile crashed in a rural area in Poland on Tuesday, killing two …
Read More »China’s Xi rebukes Trudeau at G20 for leaking informal discussion to media
Chinese President Xi Jinping rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for leaking details of their closed-door meeting at the G20 summit in Bali, highlighting the frosty relationship between the two leaders. According to Press TV, President Xi on Wednesday accused Trudeau of behaving inappropriately by leaking the substance of a …
Read More »Iraq and Britain discuss the issues of water and the displaced
Today, Thursday, Iraq and Britain discussed the issues of water and the displaced, as well as the implementation of service projects. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic, which was followed by (Al-Ghadir), stated that “President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, met today, Thursday, the British Ambassador to …
Read More »Iraq’s CTS kills a prominent ISIS leader in Al-Anbar
On Thursday, Iraq’s CounterTerrorism Service (CTS) forces killed the ISIS leader, Hussein Muhammad Jassim Al-Issawi, nicknamed “Abu Issa,” while he was trying to blow himself up in western Iraq. The spokesperson for the commander in chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool announced. He said that the terrorist …
Read More »Iraq sets up top body to tackle ‘major’ corruption cases
Iraq said Wednesday it has set up a high commission to investigate “major cases of corruption,” as the newly appointed premier makes tackling graft a priority. Corruption, mismanagement, and nepotism are rife in Iraq which has caused widespread public anger. Days after Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was appointed last …
Read More »UK inflation hits 41-year high as WTO warns of recession in major economies
Soaring energy, food, and transport prices drove Britain’s inflation to a new high in October, jumping to a 41-year high of 11.1 percent, squeezing households and businesses amid a warning of recession in major economies by the world trade body. The Office for National Statistics in a report on Wednesday …
Read More »Escalation fears ease after NATO, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. Nevertheless, NATO’s chief said that Moscow, not Kyiv was ultimately to blame, …
Read More »Iraqi security forces arrest and kill ISIS members in Nineveh, Kirkuk
A commander of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group has been captured in a security operation in Nineveh, Iraq’s Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Wednesday. The arrestee, wanted in accordance with Article 4/Terrorism as by the statement, served as a bodyguard for the head of the …
Read More »Oil tanker associated with Israeli billionaire struck by drone off Oman coast
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck in an exploding drone attack off the coast of Oman, reports say. A defense official based in the Middle East, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the oil tanker was targeted by a bomb-carrying …
Read More »Donald Trump announces 2024 run for president
Donald Trump has declared his intention to seek the White House again in 2024, vowing to prevent US President Joe Biden from being re-elected. “I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” the 76-year-old former president said in a speech at his Florida private club on …
Read More »Russia roundly rejects reports its missile crossed into Poland
Russia has roundly rejected reports its projectile crossed into Poland, which neighbors Ukraine, the site of an ongoing Russian special operation. On Tuesday, the Associated Press cited local Polish media outlets as claiming that two people had “died” earlier in the day after “a projectile struck an area where grain was drying …
Read More »Don’t Cross “Red Line”: Xi Jinping Warns Joe Biden On Taiwan
“The Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, Xi Jinping said. Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden Monday that the world was big enough for their two countries to prosper and compete, while …
Read More »The President of the Republic stresses the importance of resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil
The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, and the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, stressed today, Tuesday, the importance of resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil. The Presidency of the Republic said in a statement followed by (Al-Ghadeer) that “President of the Republic Abdul …
Read More »Al-Amiri to the Swedish ambassador: Iraq was able to restore its strong role in the region.
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed today, Tuesday, that Iraq lives amid internal and external challenges, but it has many ingredients for success. A statement by his media office, seen by Al-Ghadeer, stated that the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance received in his office in Baghdad the …
Read More »Russia warns West against ‘plundering’ its frozen assets for Ukraine ‘reparations’
Russia warns the West against attempts to seize its frozen international reserves to be used as compensation for damage and loss in Ukraine, promising to do “everything possible” to stop the “plundering” of its assets. The West froze around half – or more than $300 billion – of Russia’s international …
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