A senior commander of the Islamic State terrorist group has been killed in a security operation in Nineveh, Iraq’s Federal Intelligence Agency said in a statement on Saturday. The statement said that the operation was carried out under the auspices of the interior minister. “The Federal Intelligence Agency, in cooperation …
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PMF raids ISIS sites in 3 provinces
On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) raided ISIS positions in the areas among Diyala, Saladin, and Kirkuk governorates. A PMF leader told Al-Ghadeer News that the PMF artillery bombarded five ISIS sites in the border areas between the Al-Azim district, north of Diyala, and the outskirts of Kirkuk and …
Read More »North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles as U.S., Seoul end drills
North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise. North Korea has launched a series of missiles this week, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile, drawing condemnation from the United States, …
Read More »Russia-Iraq trade turnover soars
The figure exceeded $300 million in the first eight months of the year, according to the Russian embassy The trade turnover between Russia and Iraq between January and August 2022 amounts to $313.1 million and has exceeded the figure for all of last year, $282.7 million, an economic adviser at …
Read More »US may elect first Muslim senator. Why are few Muslims thrilled?
Donald Trump-backed Mehmet Oz’s Senate bid fails to produce the enthusiasm seen with previous Muslim firsts in the US. The United States may elect its highest-ranking Muslim official next week – a Donald Trump-backed Republican who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Mehmet Oz, a television personality and …
Read More »UK spies constructing secret ‘terror army’ in Ukraine: Report
British intelligence operatives are reportedly working to create and train a covert terrorist force in Ukraine assigned to attack Russian targets in Crimea on behalf of the Kiev government. Citing leaked documents, the Grayzone reported that UK intelligence operatives signed an agreement with Ukraine to build the so-called “partisan” terror …
Read More »President of the Republic: The Iraqi Government Has Many Responsibilities It Will Work On
President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, expressed in his speech at the Arab Summit Conference currently being held in Algeria, his hope to calm the atmosphere and discard differences in the service of joint Arab action. Abdul Latif Rashid announced Iraq’s support for dialogue between all Yemeni parties to …
Read More »MP dies of a stroke inside Parliament building
MP Mahmoud Shaker Al-Salami died today, Wednesday, of a stroke inside the parliament building in Baghdad. A parliamentary source said that al-Salami, who represents the State of Law coalition, died inside his bloc’s headquarters in the parliament building. For his part, the Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi extended condolences to al-Salami’s …
Read More »Al-Sudani meets with Plasschaert in Baghdad
Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Mohammed shiaa Al-Sudani, met today, Wednesday, with the UN secretary-general in Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. The Prime Minister’s Media office said in a statement that the latter confirmed Iraq’s need for the international community’s support to retrieve its stolen funds. For her part, Plasschaert praised the efforts …
Read More »Brazil’s Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday’s election, claiming protests by his supporters were the fruit of “indignation and a sense of injustice” over the vote. However, he stopped short of contesting the election result and authorized his Chief …
Read More »Russian official says Ukraine must stop using grain corridor for ‘terrorist attacks’
A senior Russian official says Ukraine must stop using a grain export corridor for “terrorist attacks,” a few days after Moscow pulled out of a UN-brokered deal reached to facilitate grain deliveries. According to Press TV, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, said on …
Read More »South Koreans urged to take shelter as North fires 10 missiles
North Korea has reportedly launched at least 10 missiles of various types on Wednesday, prompting the South to urge its citizens on a nearby island to take shelter. “North Korea fired at least 10 missiles of various types today towards the east and west,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff …
Read More »China warns US plans to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia could ‘trigger arms race in region’
China has issued a stern warning that Washington’s plans to deploy six of its nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an Australian military base may “trigger an arms race” and escalate tensions in the region. According to Press TV, Zhao Lijian, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, speaking at a regular briefing on Monday …
Read More »Worries mount over political violence in US ahead of midterm elections
Fears of political violence are growing in the United States ahead of next week’s midterm elections, with US security officials saying unconstrained disinformation and political vitriol is fuel for attacks, such as the one on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mansion. According to Press TV, David DePape broke into Pelosi’s home …
Read More »Clinton wants Trump to pay her legal fees after ‘manifesto’ claims tossed by judge
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s legal team has filed a court sanction motion against former US President Donald Trump for appealing to an earlier court verdict issued against him a month earlier. On Sept. 8, 2022, US District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, …
Read More »Big Tech collaborates with US establishment in censoring social media: Report
A US media report has revealed that the Washington establishment and social media platforms are in collaboration with one another to censor what is referred by them to as online “misinformation”. The Intercept reported on Monday that the US Big Tech firms, namely, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, collaborated …
Read More »Russia extends evacuation zone in southern Ukraine
Russia has asked civilians to leave a swath of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro, and has accused Kiev of plotting to use prohibited methods of war against its forces in the region. Officials on Tuesday identified seven towns on the east bank that would now be evacuated, …
Read More »Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts
UK dismisses allegations as false, says they are aimed at diverting attention away from military failures in Ukraine. Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged …
Read More »Leaders head to Algeria for first Arab League summit in two years
The first Arab League summit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in Algeria, but political divisions continue to rankle among the regional organisation’s members. Arab states are split over issues ranging from support for the Palestinian cause, the regional roles of Iran and Turkey and …
Read More »GLOBAL ECONOMY Factory output weakens on widespread slowdown, China COVID curbs
Global factory output weakened in October as widespread recession fears, high inflation, and China’s zero-COVID policy hurt demand, business surveys showed on Tuesday, adding to persistent supply disruptions and darkening recovery prospects. Inflation has soared globally as supply chains still healing from the coronavirus pandemic were hit again by Russia’s …
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