The Chinese Embassy in Baghdad announced on Friday its decision to provide enhanced visa facilitation for Iraqi nationals intending to visit Chinese territories. In a statement released today, the embassy outlined that, as per the revamped operational framework, from August 10th, 2023 to December 31st, 2023, applicants for individual or …

The Iraqi Parliament voted on Saturday to appoint its Secretary-General and a Coordinator for Provincial Affairs within the governing body responsible for this specialization. The parliamentary media department reported that “the deputies voted to appoint Ahmed Abdul Zahra Kadhim al-Fatlawi as the General Coordinator for Provincial Affairs in the Supreme …

The Prime Minister, Muhammad Al-Sudani, affirmed that: the homeland accommodates all fraternal sects and religions that are united by the one tent of Iraq, which is protected by the force of law and the constitution, indicating that the doors of his office are open to all sects of the country …

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed all heads of Ukraine’s regional military committees, in a move that would likely create recruitment challenges for Kiev in the midst of a counteroffensive against Russia. Following a meeting with senior military leadership on Friday, Zelensky said on a social media post that they “are dismissing …

Thousands of people have surrounded a French military base in Niger, protesting against years of military intervention by the European country in the West African nation. Protesters rallied near the army base on the outskirts of the capital Niamey on Friday, shouting, “Down with France, down with ECOWAS,” a reference to the Economic …

US Democratic lawmakers have called on Justice Clarence Thomas to resign from his post as a Supreme Court justice. A new report by ProPublica news organization revealed on Thursday that Thomas had received far more undeclared gifts and vacations from rich donors than previously reported. At least 38 destination vacations, …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly rejected multiple requests from the United States to send arms and military equipment to Ukraine. The New York-based Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin received a “noncommittal” reply in March when he asked Sisi to send …

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Russian businessmen as means of trying to pile up pressure on Moscow over the latter’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department enacted the measures on Friday, identifying the targets as people linked to the Russian financial and investment conglomerate …

Malaysians in six states headed to the polls on Saturday in regional elections seen as a major test of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s nine-month old administration. The election in the states of Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah will not directly impact Anwar’s two-thirds majority in …

China has countered Western media claims that some European countries have refused participation in this year’s Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, insisting that they were not invited in the first place. Beijing has not invited the leaders of some developed nations mentioned in Western media reports, so the …

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel in the ongoing probe into fraud allegations against American president’s son Hunter Biden, amid growing scrutiny of his financial and business dealings. Weiss will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation” of President Joe Biden’s son “as well as …

The death toll from the devastating Hawaii wildfire has reached 80 with nearly 1,000 still missing amid growing criticism against lack of government response in the US island state prior to and in the aftermath of the tragedy in the Maui County. “The number of fatalities is at 80,” the …

Ringleaders of the terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) are reportedly making arrangements for the relocation of members from their camp in Albania to an undisclosed location in Canada. An informed security source told Tasnim news agency on Saturday that MKO leaders have come up with the relocation plan after Albanian police …

Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been appointed as Pakistan’s new caretaker prime minister to lead the country and hold national elections scheduled to be held in November. Opposition leader Raja Riaz Ahmad named Kakar as caretaker prime minister following a meeting with outgoing prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, according to …

Russia’s Defense Ministry has reported that the country’s air defenses shot down 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Crimea. Air defense forces intercepted an attempted “terrorist attack” by Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday over Crimea, the Defense Ministry wrote on Telegram. The ministry said 14 UAVs were …

Senior doctors in England have announced a plan to go on their second mass strike this year over a long-standing pay dispute with the government. Consultant-level doctors in Britain’s publicly-funded National Health Service (NHS) will strike on September 19 and 20, the British Medical Association (BMA) said in a statement …

Former US president Donald Trump blasted the multiple prosecutions threatening his re-election bid on Tuesday, complaining that court appearances would keep him off the campaign trail for much of 2024. Speaking in New Hampshire days after being indicted for a third time in four months, Trump railed against “deranged” officials …

A top US diplomat has demanded the undoing of Niger’s coup and the return to power of its West-sponsored president in a secret visit to the West African nation for talks with coup leaders, suggesting a military intervention otherwise. Speaking to reporters before her departure from Niger’s capital Niamey, Veteran …

The United Nations says it has evidence that Myanmar’s military has been “committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes” since they took power in a coup d’état more than two years ago. UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said in its annual report on Tuesday that “the number of …

Russia has repelled Ukraine’s drones in its latest attack, targeting Moscow and other cities. Russia’s air defense system shot down two combat drones heading for the capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Tuesday. In a statement on his Telegram channel, Sobyanin said that one of the drones was destroyed in …