“The Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, Xi Jinping said. Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden Monday that the world was big enough for their two countries to prosper and compete, while …
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Saudi Arabia impounds another Yemen-bound fuel ship in act of piracy
The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi Arabia and its coalition has seized yet another Yemen-bound fuel tanker and prevented it from docking at Hudaydah port, in a new act of piracy against the besieged Yemeni people. Essam al-Mutawakel, a spokesman for the YPC, said in a tweet on …
Read More »The President of the Republic stresses the importance of resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil
The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, and the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, stressed today, Tuesday, the importance of resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil. The Presidency of the Republic said in a statement followed by (Al-Ghadeer) that “President of the Republic Abdul …
Read More »Al-Amiri to the Swedish ambassador: Iraq was able to restore its strong role in the region.
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed today, Tuesday, that Iraq lives amid internal and external challenges, but it has many ingredients for success. A statement by his media office, seen by Al-Ghadeer, stated that the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance received in his office in Baghdad the …
Read More »Moscow imposes sanctions on 100 Canadians in tit-for-tat move, barring them from entering Russia
Russia has slapped sanctions on 100 Canadians, banning them from entering the Russian Federation in reprisal for similar sanctions that have been imposed by Ottawa on hundreds of Russians over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the bans on Monday, saying the affected individuals included officials, …
Read More »California strike: Academic workers in state universities protest low pay
Tens of thousands of academic workers in California state universities have gone on strike, demanding better working conditions and higher wages to keep up with soaring inflation. Some 48,000 researchers, postdoctoral scholars, teaching assistants and other employees launched the biggest academic worker strike in US history, seeking a minimum annual …
Read More »Russia warns West against ‘plundering’ its frozen assets for Ukraine ‘reparations’
Russia warns the West against attempts to seize its frozen international reserves to be used as compensation for damage and loss in Ukraine, promising to do “everything possible” to stop the “plundering” of its assets. The West froze around half – or more than $300 billion – of Russia’s international …
Read More »G20 considers resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy
Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations have met for a two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali that is considering a draft resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy. The 16-page draft declaration stress the war was exacerbating fragilities in the global economy, Reuters quoted …
Read More »Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees, its largest job cuts ever
Amazon plans to lay off ten thousand employees in corporate and technology jobs amid cost-cutting review and a “worsening macroeconomic environment”, as inflation in the United States is at a 40 year record high. The online retailer giant plans to eliminate jobs beginning this week with staff working at its …
Read More »Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian youth after alleged stabbing, car-ramming attack
Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in Ariel settlement in the West Bank city of Salfit after he allegedly killed three settlers in a stabbing and car-ramming attack. Palestinian media outlets identified the young man as 19-year-old Mohammad Murad Souf from the town of Hares, near Nablus. …
Read More »India’s Population Growth Slows as World Reaches 8 Billion
As the global population reaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown. Falling fertility rates in the South Asian country have forced at least one state to consider reviewing policies that encouraged families not to go beyond …
Read More »Fire breaks out at Baghdad international airport, cause not clear
Civil defense forces were fighting a fire that broke out in the departure hall of Iraq’s Baghdad international airport, our correspondent reported on Tuesday. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
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