The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, stressed in a statement that “demanding rights through peaceful and civilized means is a right guaranteed by the constitution.” Al-Amiri asked the Independent High Electoral Commission to seriously consider all the appeals submitted to it in order to reassure everyone and prove …
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The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners announces the receipt of “1400 appeals” and clarifies the mechanism for dealing with it
Today, Wednesday, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, announced that he had received nearly 1,400 appeals from candidates who objected to the results of the general poll, confirming the start of looking into complaints and appeals. Khalaf said in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that …
Read More »Dozens wounded, arrested in Israeli attack on Palestinians in al-Quds
Israeli forces have violently attacked Palestinian demonstrators during a national ceremony for Prophet Muhammad’s (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny) birthday anniversary in the occupied East al-Quds, leaving dozens of people injured and arresting as many others. Media reports said the clashes took place on Tuesday when Palestinians …
Read More »Bahrainis protest normalization with Israel, voice support for political inmates
Hundreds of people in Bahrain have once again staged demonstrations to protest against the Manama regime’s normalization of ties with Israel and to demand the immediate release of political prisoners. Bahrainis held a rally in the village of Sanabis late on Tuesday to voice strong protest against Manama’s concession to …
Read More »UN envoy slams Israel’s land grab policies in West Bank, siege on Gaza
The United Nations Middle East envoy has censured Israel’s unlawful demolitions and settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as well as the crippling siege the regime has imposed on Gaza, complaining of a lack of progress in efforts to achieve a so-called two‑state solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. …
Read More »Pakistan military claims it blocked Indian submarine incursion
Pakistan’s military claims it “detected and blocked” an Indian military submarine from entering Pakistani territorial waters earlier this week. The Pakistani military said in a statement on Tuesday that the attempted incursion by the Indian submarine had occurred on Saturday night. It said the submarine had been “prematurely detected and …
Read More »NHS warns UK health service facing growing winter pressures
The National Health Service is on the brink of being overwhelmed in many parts of the UK amid increasing pressure as winter approaches, the head of a healthcare system body has warned. Infections have been increasing markedly since the start of October, however, the government is resisting introducing the extra …
Read More »US plane with 21 people onboard crashes in Houston
An American aircraft has crash-landed with 21 people on board in a field near an airport west of Downtown Houston in proximity to Brookshire. One person sustained minor injuries in the crash. Authorities said the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while doing …
Read More »US House panel shuts down Bannon’s last-minute attempt to avoid being referred to prosecution
Steve Bannon, the chief strategist in the administration of former US President Donald Trump, has been denied a chance to avoid being referred to prosecution by a House committee probing the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. The US House committee had released a criminal contempt report against …
Read More »AUKUS could trigger race for nuclear submarines, IAEA warns
The United Nations’ nuclear organization has sounded the alarm over Australia’s plan to obtain nuclear-powered submarines. Under a trilateral deal between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States dubbed AUKUS, Australia will be given nuclear-propulsion technology for submarines. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set up a task force to …
Read More »Floods, landslides kill 116 in India, Nepal
More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday, with scores more missing. According to reports, in Uttarakhand in northern India, officials said that 46 people had died in recent days …
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