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Saudi warplanes have destroyed the building that housed the Yemen International Telecommunications Co (TeleYemen) in the capital Sana’a less than three weeks after the internet and international telecommunications were cut off across the war-wracked Arab country due to similar air raids. Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported that the Saudi fighter …

The Iraqi army’s forces have arrived in Maysan governorate today. A security source said that the units were deployed to secure the situation, following the latest security events that took place in the governorate. Maysan is going through an escalating security situation, with many security events and assassinations against tribal …

he Federal Supreme Court decided today to exclude Hoshyar Zebari from the Presidential election race. On February six, the Court suspended Zebari’s candidacy. It said in a statement back then that MPs Ali Turki Jassoum, Dilan Ghafour Salih, Karwan Ali Yarwis, and Karim Shakour Mohammad, called for issuing a ruling …

Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Qasem al-Araji, said that Baghdad and London are working dry up the financial, human, and media resources of terrorism. Al-Araji’s remarks came as he received the UK ambassador to Iraq, Mark Bryson-Richardson, in his bureau downtown the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Sunday. Al-Araji discussed with …

Russia’s foreign ministry repeats Moscow’s call for the illegal Zionist entity to stop its incessant attacks on Syrian soil, underlining the geopolitical and security repercussions of the operations. “Israel’s continuing strikes against targets inside Syria cause deep concern. They are a crude violation of Syria’s sovereignty,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said …

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country. Reporting on Thursday, the NRC said 823 civilians were killed or injured in the four months before the end of monitoring, …

American Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has expressed his optimism for anti-vaccine protesters in trucks to “clog up [US] cities” amid a warning by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that a convoy of anti-vaccine truckers may soon begin in the country. “I’m all for it,” said Paul, …

Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Friday for the second straight session, as investors fretted about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes declined, led by technology (.SPLRCT), down 3.0%, and consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD), down 2.8%. The energy sector index (.SPNH) …

Russia’s Foreign Ministry calls disrespectful and lacking in substance, a joint response by the Western military alliance of NATO and the European Union to its security demands. According to a statement issued by the ministry on Friday, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had asked all member nations of the two blocs …

The Canadian province of Ontario has declared a state of emergency as truck drivers continue their protests against the government’s COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. In a press briefing on Friday, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford announced the new arrangement saying, “I will convene cabinet to use legal authorities to urgently enact orders …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a Russian invasion against Ukraine “could begin at any time.” Moscow has rejected the allegation that it is preparing to invade the neighboring country. “Simply put, we continue to see very troubling signs of Russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the Ukrainian …

An explosion at a mosque has killed at least one Afghan and wounded seven others in the northern province of Badghis, a Taliban official says. The blast took place while dozens of worshipers had gathered inside a mosque in the provincial capital Qala-e-Naw for Friday prayers. Baz Mohammad Sarwari, the Taliban’s …

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced on Thursday (January 20) the arrest of a suspect who had a hand in a major terror attack in Baghdad in 2016 as well as numerous other terrorist operations in the Iraqi capital. A statement from the agency, cited by Iraqi News …

A senior Conservative lawmaker accused the British government on Thursday of intimidating and attempting to “blackmail” those lawmakers they suspect of wanting to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of power. Johnson is facing growing calls to step down over a series of scandals, including admitting he had attended a …

A stampede at a Christian prayer gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia has killed at least 29 people, police said on Thursday, adding that the death toll may rise. The disaster occurred on Wednesday night or during the early hours of Thursday morning, according to media in the West African country. …

Police in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, said Thursday a powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle was detonated in a busy marketplace, killing at least two people and injuring at least 20 others. Police officials say the bomb went off in the eastern city’s Anarkali bazaar, known for selling Indian goods. …

Chinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship that entered waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the country’s military said on Thursday, but the U.S. Navy denied the ship had been warned off. The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said the USS …

The European Union threatened “massive” economic sanctions if Moscow attacks Ukraine, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rallied allies on Thursday ahead of last-ditch crisis talks with Russia aimed at preventing war. Western countries are seeking to present a united diplomatic front before Blinken meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei …

Iraq has repatriated almost 4,000 of its citizens stuck on the Belarus borders with European Union members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia in recent weeks, Iraq’s foreign minister said Sunday. Since November 18, the Iraqi government has organized “10 flights from Baghdad to Belarus” to repatriate its citizens, Fuad Hussein told …

Ukraine said Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbor. The statement from the Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number …