Prime Minister Muhammed S. Al-Sudani, met the Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of UN General Assembly. The meeting involved discussions on enhancing bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and exploring avenues to strengthen their partnership across various sectors, according …
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Musk’s Neuralink to start human trials for brain implant
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to start the first human trial for its brain implant for paralysis patients.
Read More »Iraq PM invited to meet with US President Biden at White House
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on Monday and received an invitation from U.S. President Joe Biden to visit the White House soon, a State Department spokesperson said. Sudani, who is in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, …
Read More »Israeli forces shoot dead young Palestinian at Gaza border
A young Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli occupation forces at the border fence east of Khan Yunis, in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Palestinian media reports said the Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza border opened fire at protesters and killed a 25-year-old youth …
Read More »ِIn his meeting with the German Chancellor: PM- Iraq wants to develop cooperation with Germany
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed the development of cooperation with Germany in the field of clean and renewable energy, expressing Iraq’s desire for the German Chancellor to participate in the upcoming Baghdad conference. Al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement received by Al-Ghadeer: Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, German …
Read More »Syria President to visit China Thursday at Xi’s invitation
President Bashar al-Assad will visit China on Thursday in response to an official invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the local Syrian media quoted the Syrian Presidency as saying in a statement. President al-Assad and President Jinping will hold a Syrian-Chinese summit, the Syrian official news agency SANA quoted the …
Read More »USD rates dip in Baghdad, Erbil
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar decreased on Tuesday in the markets of the capital, Baghdad, and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Dollar’s prices decreased with the closure of the two main stock exchanges, Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya, in Baghdad, reaching 156,000 IQD per …
Read More »UK’s doctors go on strike as ministers consider tougher rules
UK doctors have staged a two-day strike over pay and conditions as the British government considers minimum service level rules to stop the danger of “coordinated and calculated strike action.” English senior doctors, known as consultants, began a 48-hour walkout on Tuesday and will be joined by junior doctors on …
Read More »India rejects Canada’s suspicions on role in Sikh leader’s murder
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said authorities were “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking New Delhi’s agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, an assertion India quickly dismissed as “absurd”. The spat deals a fresh blow to diplomatic ties that have been fraying for years, with New Delhi unhappy …
Read More »‘Brazil is back’: Lula addresses inequality during UN assembly
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva opened the floor to world leaders Tuesday with his opening address to the UN 78th General Assembly where he stressed the need to raise efforts against inequality and global challenges. The leftist president addressed pressing subjects threatening global stability, focusing on inequality and …
Read More »Bullying tactics against Iran will go nowhere: Raeisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States’ policy of implementing bullying tactics against Iran in the form of imposing sanctions on the country will definitely fail to produce any results. “Using the bullying language in the form of sanctions and threats against the Iranian nation is not a useful …
Read More »Putin to visit China in October to meet Xi, attend Belt and Road Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China in October to mark the 10th anniversary of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, a senior official said on Tuesday. “In October, we expect to have thorough bilateral negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President …
Read More »US urges allies to supply more air defense systems to Ukraine
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday called on allies to supply more air-defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine, to back the country’s counteroffensive against Russia. “Air defense will continue to be Ukraine’s greatest need to protect the skies, its civilians, and its cities,” he told reporters at the end …
Read More »PM begins his participation in the meetings of UN General Assembly
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani began on Tuesday, his participation in the meetings of the UN General Assembly. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Media Office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani began participating in the meetings of the United Nations …
Read More »Azerbaijan launches military action in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
Azerbaijan says it has launched a military operation in Karabakh almost three years after it went to war with Armenia over the disputed mountainous region. Blasts were heard Tuesday in the Armenian separatist stronghold of Khankandi which Armenians call Stepanakert in the breakaway region. They said Karabakh towns and cities …
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