The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, offered condolences on the death of the Deputy Secretary-General of Badr Organization Abdul Karim Al-Ansari. Saleh said, according to a statement by his media office received by Al-Ghadeer: “With more sadness and sorrow, we received the news of the death of the …
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Tunisia union rejects any formal dialogue over political reforms
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union rejected on Friday any formal dialogue over political reforms that marginalise political and social forces in the country and include “ready-made decisions”, after President Kais Saied said the general trends towards a new constitution were clear. Saied, who seized control of the government last July …
Read More »Russia Denies Possibility of Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman said on Friday that the country has no intentions to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, calling Western media reports on the matter a ‘deliberate lie’.
Read More »UK middlemen paid £9.7m in bribes Saudi prince, officials for contracts, court told
Two UK middlemen paid £9.7mn in bribes to top Saudi military officials to secure contracts for a British subsidiary of the European aerospace group Airbus, the opening day of a trial unveiled.
Read More »Hungary says EU ban on Russian oil crosses ‘red line’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blasted European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen for “attacking” EU unity with a proposed Russian oil ban, saying it crosses a red line.
Read More »Biden continuing Trump’s ‘messy belligerence’ in Middle East, says analyst
A Canadian author and journalist say US President Joe Biden is continuing the “messy belligerence” of his ill-famed predecessor in the Middle East by fawning over the Israeli regime.
Read More »Explosion in Madrid building injures 17 people
At least 17 people were injured, most of them lightly, in a strong explosion that rocked a four-story building being renovated in central Madrid on Friday, Spanish authorities said, and rescue teams were searching for people potentially trapped inside. Four people were taken to hospital, one in serious condition, Madrid …
Read More »Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defense zone
Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, part of what is a regular pattern of incursions that has angered the government in Taipei. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated …
Read More »Russia troops trying to storm key east Ukraine city: Official
Russian forces have almost encircled Severodonetsk, the easternmost city in Ukraine held by Kyiv, and are trying to storm it, a local official said Friday.
Read More »Sri Lanka police fire tear gas on student protesters outside parliament
Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students trying to storm Sri Lanka’s parliament Friday as the country was brought to a halt by a trade union strike demanding the government step down.
Read More »PMF forces repel ISIS attack in eastern Iraq
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, repelled the attacks of remnants of the ISIS terrorist group in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Friday morning. Iraqi media sources reported that the preliminary results of a terrorist attack in ” Ziyābêh” area in “Abu Sayda” in Diyala …
Read More »Israel suffered ‘very heavy price’ in attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli minister admits
Israel’s public security minister Omer Bar-Lev says the regime suffered “a very heavy price” after three people were killed and several others hurt in an attack on the occasion of Nakba (Catastrophe Day) which marks Israel’s eviction of Palestinians from their homeland and declaring its existence. Bar-Lev said following the …
Read More »Nearly 25 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine, says UN food agency
Nearly 25 million tons of grains are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country due to infrastructure challenges and blocked Black Sea ports including Mariupol, a UN food agency official said on Friday. The blockages are seen as a factor behind high food prices which hit a record …
Read More »UK PM Johnson loses London strongholds as scandals bite in local elections
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered setbacks elsewhere in local elections, with voters punishing his government over a series of scandals.
Read More »Al-Amiri, Iraqi figures offer condolences on the death of the Deputy Secretary-General of Badr Organization
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance and the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi Al-Amiri, issued a statement on the departure of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Abdul Karim Al-Ansari, following a traffic accident in Maysan Governorate on Friday (May 6, 2022). Al-Amiri said in a statement received …
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