Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received his Jordanian counterpart Ahmed al-Safadi and his accompanying delegation in the parliament headquarters in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Wednesday. According to a readout issued by his office, al-Halboosi discussed with his guest the bilateral ties between their respective countries, cooperation and coordination prospects, …
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EU says prepared for long war in Ukraine, will work on more Russia sanctions
The European Union is prepared for a long war in Ukraine and will support Kyiv against Russia’s aggression as long as it takes, Sweden’s foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, whose country holds the EU’s presidency, said on Wednesday. “Despite Russia’s continued attempts to divide us, unity within the EU and across …
Read More »Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank clash
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian gunman on Wednesday, both sides said, and in a separate incident in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian was shot while carrying out what Israeli authorities described as a stabbing attack on a Jewish settler. The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek a state, …
Read More »Deadly explosion in Kabul kills 20 – media
Multiple casualties have been reported, with the blast allegedly targeting the Taliban’s foreign ministry A blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, a Taliban official said. The explosion apparently took place outside the Taliban government’s foreign ministry building, with photos from the scene …
Read More »Flights across US grounded amid system failure, Biden orders probe
All US flights have been grounded after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it experienced a computer outage. All the flights across the United States were grounded on Wednesday following the incident, a source with knowledge of the matter told US media. “Operations across the National Airspace System are affected,” …
Read More »Iraqi PM underlines historic ties with Iran
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has called for the expansion of ties with Iran after the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the country’s ambassador to Tehran to protest the use of the name for the Arab Gulf at a regional football competition. Sudani described the Baghdad-Tehran relations as deep-rooted and …
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