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Armenian separatists have begun laying down their weapons under a Russian-mediated agreement as the first convoy of humanitarian aid entered Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani officials announced. Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Armenian separatists began handing over their weapons to Azerbaijan, including more than 800 guns and six armored vehicles, according …

The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, affirmed that the Iraqi government is keen to strengthen its relations with the European Union. The chancellery said in a statement: “Al-Araji met in his office today, the Ambassador of the European Union in Baghdad, Phile Fariola, on the occasion of the end of …

Britain has moved dozens of asylum-seekers to a large residential barge on its southern coast. London is under fire for its controversial policy of deterring thousands of refugees from landing on British shores. The government on Monday moved 50 migrants onto the 222-room Bibby Stockholm, which docked off the Dorset coast …

raq and Iran have inked an agreement to address the challenge of dust control jointly. The accord, signed on Tuesday evening, was formalized following a meeting held in the Iraqi capital, during which the head of the Iranian Department of Environment, Ali Mohammad Tahmasbi, conferred with Abdul Hussein Obaid, the …

The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations children’s agency said, warning many more were at “grave risk”. Fighting has raged in Sudan since mid-April between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, …

At least 79 migrants have died and hundreds of others went missing after their overloaded boat capsized on its way to Greece. The incident took place on Wednesday, marking one of Europe’s deadliest shipping disasters in recent years. The vessel is suspected to have been packed with around 750 migrants, …

China’s cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that products made by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (MU.O) had failed its network security review and that it would bar operators of key infrastructure from procuring from the firm. According to China’s broad definition of critical information infrastructure, this could include sectors …

The United States is preparing an express weapons delivery for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), despite Bejing’s repeated warnings to Washington against arming the self-ruled island, which China considers a part of its territory. The administration of US President Joe Biden will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to expedite the arms shipment to …

Washington is still ordering Islamists to attack Assad’s forces, Moscow’s spy chief has claimed The US is still working with Islamic State terrorists and other Islamist groups to carry out attacks against Bashar Assad’s government forces in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief, Sergey Naryshkin, has claimed. According to …

While many around the world were watching the key World Cup 2022 match in Doha between Iran and the United States, the administration of President Joe Biden approved a $1-billion arms sale to the tournament’s host country Qatar. The massive potential arms sale to Qatar was announced during halftime of …

A US House of Representatives committee has obtained access to Donald Trump’s tax returns, following a years-long court fight with the Republican former president who has accused the Democratic-led panel of being politically motivated. “Treasury has complied with last week’s court decision,” a Treasury Department spokesperson said in an emailed statement …

Thousands of British railway workers will stage further strikes over the next two months in a long-running dispute over pay, the RMT union said on Tuesday, signalling travel disruption before and after the Christmas holiday period. According to Press TV, over 40,000 rail workers will go on strike on Dec. …

Tens of thousands of Hungarians, including teachers and students, have once more staged a protest rally against the government’s economic policy, demanding higher wages and a curb on soaring inflation. According to Press TV, protesters marched through the capital city of Budapest on Sunday, chanting slogans against Prime Minister Viktor …

Today, Sunday, Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani affirmed that his work priorities are to form a strong government capable of facing challenges, the most important of which are economic. The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by (Al-Ghadir), that “the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the full liberation of the key town of Lyman in the north of the Donetsk region after the Russian troops withdrew from the area. “As of 12:30 (0930 GMT), Lyman is fully cleared,” Zelensky said in a short video clip published on his social …

The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, after an oversight agency requested them, according to a letter given by the Department of Homeland Security to the House and Senate committees. In a letter to the House of Representatives and Senate Homeland Security Committees investigating …

Iraq recorded 4819 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday.   In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry reported 1220 recovery cases and two mortalities.   The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country …

Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step on the long road to joining the 27-country bloc, despite Russia’s strict opposition to the move. European leaders are expected to officially grant Kiev EU candidate nation status at a summit in Brussels on …

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen on Friday expressed surprise and delight as the truce between the warring parties in the Arab country holds up, saying the agreement could be a precursor to a broader peace deal. “The truce is holding and this is to the surprise of many …

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has hailed a decision by Norway to label products manufactured in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying it is a “right step” in fulfilling international obligations, including imposing sanctions on the Tel Aviv regime. The ministry made the remarks in a statement on …