forces deployed in the central Kirkuk Governorate on Thursday in anticipation of impending protests following recent developments in the disputed region. According to a security source, the Iraqi forces were positioned near Kirkuk Citadel in coordination with law enforcement units in preparation for expected protests organized by Kurds. These demonstrations …

On Thursday, the Biden administration announced the cancellation of permits for oil and gas field development in the Arctic region of Alaska, which former President Donald Trump had granted during his final days in office. President Joe Biden’s decision effectively revoked permits for energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife …

The Syrian Foreign Minister has warned that the West seeks to impose its will on other nations, urging Arab countries to take their joint action to put an end to challenges facing the Arab world. Speaking before the 160th session of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level in …

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the warm hospitality and excellent organization extended by the government and people of Iraq during the Arbaeen pilgrimage. President Raisi made these remarks in a statement delivered before a gathering of religious scholars, Friday …

Rescuers on Thursday recovered the body of the last man reported missing in floods that hit Istanbul and northwestern Turkey this week, bringing the death toll to eight, officials said. Torrential rains hit the northern stretches of Istanbul and parts of Kirklareli province on Tuesday, sweeping away shops and tourist …

Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are …

Armenia on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of preparing a military provocation against its forces by concentrating troops along the arch-foes’ shared border and near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ex-Soviet republics have been locked in a decades-long conflict over the mostly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan. Tensions between Baku and …

The world risks a “great fracture” of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia’s ASEAN bloc, China, the United States and others in Indonesia. In a wide-ranging speech that touched on geopolitical tension, multilateral development finance and climate change, …

A security delegation headed on Thursday by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yar allah, arrived in Kirkuk to oversee the security situation following recent events in the disputed region. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reporter said, “The Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant …

The Hamas resistance movement has condemned Bahrain’s recent move to allow the opening of the Israeli embassy in Manama as “a stab in the back” of the Palestinians. Speaking to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news website, Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, warned that the move will …

The Islamic Republic of Iran thanked on Thursday, the Iraqi people for their generosity and hospitality during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The Minister of Health, Saleh Al-Hasnawi, said in a joint press conference with his counterpart, the Iranian Minister of Health, Bahram Eynollahi, held in the ministry’s building, and was attended …

More than a million people below 50 die of cancer annually, according to a study which projects another 21 percent rise by 2030. There has been an almost 80 percent increase in cancer diagnoses among individuals aged below 50 years in the last three decades, a new study has revealed. …

The Transitional President of Gabon, General Brice Olegé Nguema, announced that former President Ali Bongo Ondimba can travel abroad if he wishes. The Transitional President of Gabon confirmed, in a statement broadcast on state television, that President Bongo is free to move. Last Monday, before the Constitutional Court in Gabon, …

Adnan Al-Qaisi, the well-known Iraqi professional wrestler, has passed away at the age of 84. Al-Qaisi’s death was confirmed by close associates on social media. He passed away on the night of September 5th at a hospital in Baghdad due to a severe health crisis. Adnan Al-Qaisi, also known by …

Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said a draft order, due to be laid before parliament, will allow Wagner’s assets in the UK to be …

A group of Australian lawmakers have planned to visit the United States later this month to demand an end to Washington’s push to get WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to the country. The delegation of federal MPs and senators traveling on September 20 to Washington, DC includes former Nationals leader …

Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections, but none have succeeded. Most political observers expect …

Russian Governor of the Bryansk region has said that the air defense systems defending the region successfully downed a Ukrainian drone flying over its airspace, foiling another “terrorist” attack by Kiev. “The air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry have foiled an attack by Ukrainian terrorists. An aircraft-type unmanned …

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has warned against the “new Cold War” at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when dealing with conflicts between countries, as leaders of the economic grouping gathered in Indonesia. On Wednesday, Li sounded the alarm at the 43rd ASEAN summit held in Jakarta …