Lebanon is grappling with an extensive power outage crisis across the entire nation, stemming from the closure of the pivotal “Deir Emar” and “Al-Zahrani” power plants, according to an official statement released by the Lebanese Electricity Company. The statement revealed that the Deir Emar and Al-Zahrani facilities ceased operations due …

Saudi Arabia hopes to see Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visit the kingdom following an invitation from King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday in a press conference with his Iranian counterpart. He added that the countries’ corresponding ambassadors will start in their …

UK’s foreign intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, has made preparations for a Ukrainian unit to be sent to Africa to carry out sabotage operations against Russia-linked targets, according to an unnamed military source, cited by the Russian media. “According to information confirmed by several sources, the British intelligence service …

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii’s …

Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 55 people. Armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city’s worst violence this year. However, the military commander at the center of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has …

Leaders of the BRICS countries are set to meet in South Africa for their annual summit next week to discuss the potential expansion of the group of major emerging economies and turning it into a geopolitical bloc to challenge Western dominance. The 15th summit of BRICS heads of state will …

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has called on Washington to stop hunting down Russian nationals in third countries, stressing that Moscow considers the speedy repatriation of all its citizens detained in American prisons its priority. Antonov made the remarks in a statement posted on Telegram on Wednesday, amid …

Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said. The boat was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde, about …

The Prime Minister, Muhammad Al-Sudani, met with the sheikhs and notables of the clans in Baiji district, in the presence of the governor of Salah al-Din and directors of service departments in the governorate and the district.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has criticized the European Union’s continuation of its “ineffective” sanction policy towards the Islamic Republic. The top diplomat made the remarks in a Tuesday phone call with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. “Sanctions are an unfriendly measure in the relations between the Islamic …

Russian security forces stopped a Ukrainian sabotage team that attempted to infiltrate the border region of Bryansk, officials say. Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz said Tuesday that Russian soldiers and security services stopped the Ukrainian group near the village of Kurkovichi. “There were no casualties,” Bogomaz said on social media. Ukrainian shelling …

US politician Robert Kennedy Jr. has confirmed the existence of American biological laboratories in Ukraine which are used to produce banned biological weapons. “We have bio-labs in Ukraine because we are developing bioweapons,” the Democratic Party presidential candidate told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a video interview posted on the …

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says despite the West’s comprehensive arms supplies to Ukraine, the military resources in the country were “almost exhausted.” Shoigu told a security conference in Moscow on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine exposed vulnerabilities in Western weapons systems that Moscow would soon share. “In the special …

The United Nations has warned that millions of people across Sudan are running out of food and are on the brink of famine as the situation in the war-torn Northeast African country is spiraling out of control. The international body said on Tuesday that the ongoing armed conflict has impeded …

Russian air defense systems have destroyed three Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga region bordering Moscow. The Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday that its defense systems repelled the attempted drone attack, destroying the three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed for the offensive. The attempted attack took place at around 5 …

Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 27 people. Armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city’s worst violence this year. However, the military commander at the center of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has …

The entire police department of Minnesota state’s Goodhue city has quit work over a pay dispute with the mayor of the Upper Midwestern US city. Goodhue Police Department — consisting of a chief, a full-time officer, and five part-time officers – entirely resigned on Monday in protest to a long-lasting …

The Iraqi National Security Council, under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, convened to review the delegation’s visit to Washington and endorsed its agreement with the American side to establish a joint high committee with the Global Coalition. This committee aims to initiate …

he Iraqi parliament voted on three bills, advancing the first reading of an amendment to the anti-prostitution bill—the session, led by First Vice President Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, concluded by adjourning to reconvene on Wednesday. The council successfully passed a draft law concerning Iraq’s accession to the 1997 Protocol amending the International …

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is open to enhancing relations of “military-technical” cooperation with those nations seeking to safeguard their national interests. The Russian president made the remarks while addressing the Army-2023 international military-technical forum, which takes place at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center outside Moscow. Putin proposed broadening interaction in …