Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said he has vetoed a controversial media bill that had raised concerns about freedom of speech and Warsaw’s relationship with key ally the United States. Unexpectedly rushed through parliament this month, the legislation would have tightened rules around foreign ownership of media, specifically affecting the ability …
Read More »Somalia’s PM accuses president of ‘coup attempt’ after powers suspended
Somalia’s president said on Monday he had suspended the prime minister for suspected corruption, a move the prime minister described as a coup attempt, escalating a power struggle between the two leaders. The raging, months-long dispute is widely seen as distracting the government of the Horn of Africa country from …
Read More »US state warns of rise in child COVID hospitalizations
The US state of New York’s health department has warned of a rise in the hospitalization of children getting infected with COVID-19. According to Press TV, the New York State Department of Health made the announcement in a notice to doctors amid a rise in the omicron variant. “NYSDOH is …
Read More »US COVID-19 cases will continue to rise: Fauci warns
Coronavirus cases in the US are expected to continue to increase as the “extraordinarily contagious” Omicron variant spreads, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns. “Well, there’s one thing that’s for sure that we all agree upon, that it is extraordinarily contagious,” Fauci, the longtime Director of the National Institute of Allergy and …
Read More »China sees highest surge in COVID-19 cases in 21 months, Xian as hotspot
A surge in new coronavirus infections in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian has prompted local authorities to announce stringent measures to contain further spread of the disease. The city of 13 million, which entered its fifth day of lockdown on Monday, identified 150 new domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms …
Read More »Rights group: Saudi Arabia arbitrarily arrested dozen women activists in 2021
A human rights organization has sounded the alarm on the worsening condition of human rights in Saudi Arabia, saying a dozen prominent women’s rights activists have been arbitrarily arrested by the Riyadh regime’s forces throughout this year. According to Press TV, Sanad human rights organization , which monitors and exposes human …
Read More »Army spokesman: Yemen’s Jawf province almost totally freed in latest operation
Yemen’s army and allied fighters from Popular Committees have liberated almost the entire northern province of Jawf after they recaptured a strategic area in the province, bordering Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, spokesman for Yemeni Army Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the area of al-Yatamah, the administrative …
Read More »Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli forces in West Bank clashes as settlers block Ramallah road
In the latest incident of violence against Palestinians, Israeli forces have shot and injured a Palestinian teenage boy during clashes in the occupied West Bank, local media reports say. Palestine’s official WAFA news agency identified the victim a 16-year-old Palestinian boy who was attacked by Israeli soldiers in Kufr Qaddoum area in the northern part of …
Read More »First case of Omicron discovered in Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday it had identified the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the Gaza Strip. The carrier is a Gaza resident who was infected within the coastal territory, ministry official Majdi Dhair told a news conference. Dhair said this meant the variant, first …
Read More »Iraqi security forces arrest 18 wanted in Baghdad, including cases related to terrorism
The Security Media Cell (SMC) announced on Friday that Baghdad Operations had arrested (17) wanted persons, including two terrorists and drug dealers. The SMC said in a statement, received by Al-Ghadeer, that “the security services and intelligence agencies continue their efforts to pursue terrorists, elements of organized crime, and those …
Read More »US sending thousands of military personnel to Ukrainian front lines – Moscow
As many as 10,000 Western military instructors have been sent to Ukraine to train the Eastern European nation’s soldiers and support its fighting in the Donbass, Moscow has claimed, insisting that 4,000 are Americans. Speaking during a briefing on Friday, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suggested …
Read More »Bangladesh ferry fire: At least 40 dead, 150 injured
At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured after a ferry caught fire on the Sugandha river in Bangladesh’s Jhalakathi district. At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured early Friday after a packed three-story ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the …
Read More »Iraqi FM discusses with his Iranian counterpart files of mutual interest
The Iranian Minister of foreign affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hosted his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, in Tehran today. Amir-Abdollahian praised Hussein and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s effort to host the Tehran-Riyadh talks. The Iranian Minister said in an Instagram post, “Iran and Iraq have an effective, deep-rooted relationship”, noting that …
Read More »Yemeni forces advance in Jawf near Saudi border
The Yemeni army and popular committees have taken control of strategic areas in the northern province of Jawf on the border with Saudi Arabia. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network cited field sources on Friday as saying that the Yemeni forces are tightening their grip on the area of Alyutamah, the administrative …
Read More »Russia conducts test launch of hypersonic missile -Interfax
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia had conducted a test launch of a hypersonic missile Tsirkon on Thursday night, Interfax news agency reported. Putin has lauded the missile as part of a new generation of unrivaled arms systems.
Read More »Al-Amiri in his meeting with Japan ambassador: Non-withdrawal of foreign forces will lead to instability in Iraq
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, warned during his meeting with the Japanese ambassador, today, Thursday, that foreign forces if not left at the end of this year, would lead to instability in Iraq. The media office of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance said in a …
Read More »Iranian President: Withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is due to the resistance of the Iraqi people
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic has always supported the establishment of a strong and powerful parliament and government in Iraq. In a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Tehran on Thursday, Raeisi hailed recent peaceful and secure parliamentary elections in Iraq. Iran’s president added …
Read More »New evidence shows Saudi Arabia building ballistic missiles with China’s help
A CNN investigation found evidence of burn pits that point to the kingdom manufacturing its own ballistic weapons A new investigation has found that Saudi Arabia is building its own ballistic missiles with the help of China, according to satellite images and US intelligence. The CNN exclusive on Saudi Arabia’s …
Read More »Iraqi CTS kills three ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk
Three ISIS terrorists have been killed in a security operation of the Iraqi forces in Kirkuk, spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said on Thursday. Rasool said in a statement earlier today that a force from the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) was able to eliminate three …
Read More »IED explosion targets a convoy of the US-led Coalition northern Iraq
An explosion from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in southern Iraq earlier today, Thursday. A source told Al-Ghadeer News that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition in the governorate of Salahuddin. The attack resulted in no material damages, and the …
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