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Two rockets have fallen into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tel Aviv, with the Israeli military claiming they were fired from the besieged Gaza Strip. Informed sources with Palestinian resistance groups told the Palestine al-Aan news website that the rocket fire came during stormy weather on Saturday morning, …

The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, on Wednesday, announced the complete withdrawal of the foreign combat forces from Iraq. Al-Kadhimi tweeted, “the Coalition has fully completed their combat role after transfer of personnel and material outside Iraq. Going forward, their role will be to advise and assist our security …

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance and the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed on Wednesday, that Al-Hananah’s meeting with Muqtada Al-Sadr was positive and responsible. Al-Amiri said in a brief statement, “The meeting was positive and responsible and based on the interest for a strong state …

China will take “drastic measures” if Taiwan makes moves towards independence, a Beijing official warned on Wednesday, adding that Taiwan’s provocations and outside meddling could intensify next year. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and in the past two years has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure …

Five members of the terrorist organization of ISIS were killed in a series of airstrikes in Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Wednesday. SMC said that forces from the Counter-Terrorism-Services, the army, police, and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) carried out a three-day military operation orchestrated by Diyala’s …

Israel has launched artillery strikes against the Gaza Strip, injuring three Palestinian farmers in the besieged enclave. Israeli tanks opened fire at several posts belonging to the Palestinian resistance movements on the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said. The Israeli …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday will name former U.S. official Rina Amiri as a special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, two sources familiar with the decision said. Amiri has spent two decades advising governments, the United Nations, and think tanks on issues related to …

The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a “tsunami of cases”, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Wednesday. “Delta and Omicron are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalization …

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri stressed on Tuesday the need for foreign forces to leave Iraqi land on December 31, 2021. On the occasion of the approaching deadline for the withdrawal of foreign forces at the end of this year, …

In diplomatic meetings next year, Russian officials will urge Washington to halt the bloc’s expansion At upcoming talks with Washington, Moscow will not only obstruct but will put a complete stop to any eastwards expansion of the US-led NATO military bloc, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said on Tuesday. Speaking …

U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, the White House said on Monday. Earlier this month, the Senate and the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for the defense bill with strong …

Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. The study only covered a small group of people and has not been peer-reviewed, but it found that people who were infected …

Russian officials have agreed to sit with American officials next month among US accusations against Moscow of preparing to invade neighboring Ukraine, the US National Security Council (NSC) has said. The United States “looks forward to engaging with Russia” for a Strategic Security Dialogue on Ukraine on January 10, an …

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s military escalation against various targets across the impoverished country, including the capital Sana’a. Speaking through a statement on Tuesday, the official, Hans Grundberg, warned that violations of the international humanitarian and human rights law in Yemen could not …

The Head of Al-Fateh Alliance, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, announced a commitment to the Federal Court’s decision in the ratification of the election results, noting that his step comes “in the interest of Iraq’s stability.” “committed to the constitution and the law, and due to our fear for Iraq’s security and …

National Security Adviser Qassim Al-Araji stressed that Iraq is keen on its Arab depth and seeks to consolidate the security and stability of the region. Al-Araji, received in his office the Lebanese Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Maurice Selim, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Lebanese ambassador …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 can within days move from the respiratory system into the brain, heart, and nearly every organ system in the body, and stay there for months, a new study says. A team from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) described their research as the …

The Federal Supreme Court ratified, on Monday, the results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections that were held on October 10. By taking this decision, the Federal Court resolved a three-month controversy over the election results, which were rejected by some blocs, including the Shiite Coordination Framework that accused the IHEC …

The two-day military exercise involving Japan’s self-defense forces, coast guard, and police was conducted in late November on a remote uninhabited island. According to Kyodo news agency, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, the island was chosen specifically because its landscape closely resembles that of the disputed Senkaku Islands, which have …

If Moscow encroaches on Ukraine’s sovereignty, the US will impose sanctions against Russia as no one has ever seen before, Vice President Kamala Harris warned on Sunday. In an interview with CBS, on Sunday, American Vice President Kamala Harris said that Washington is coordinating its position with allies and is …