Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has delivered an address to the Iranians two days before polls open in Iran’s 13th presidential election, calling the forthcoming vote “decisive.” Ayatollah Khamenei began his remarks on Wednesday (June 16), broadcast live on state television and social media, by stressing …
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Al-Amiri: Al-Fateh is the alliance of Mujahideen, Sons of the Resistance, and PMF, and it will remain so.
Hadi Al-Amiri, head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, confirmed Wednesday, that “Al-Fateh Alliance is the alliance of the Mujahideen, the sons of the resistance, and will remain the real supporter for the Popular Mobilization and its heroic mujahideen.” Al-Amiri said in his speech to a large crowd of the people of …
Read More »Afghanistan’s media: 100 Taliban militants, 80 Afghan soldiers killed in 24
Afghanistan’s local media report that at least 100 members of the Taliban militant group and about 80 Afghan soldiers have been killed during clashes in a time span of 24 hours across the country. The TOLO News reported on Tuesday that fighting erupted in 70 districts across several provinces, including …
Read More »Jalili becomes third presidential candidate to drop out of Iran election in support of Raeisi
Principlist presidential candidate Sa’eed Jalili has dropped out of the June 18 presidential election, urging his supporters and those who have faith in the ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution to vote for fellow contender Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, hours before the end of …
Read More »Roadside Bomb Hits US-led coalition Supply Convoy in Iraq
Another convoy of the US-led Coalition forces came under a roadside bomb attack west of Iraq on Wednesday. The convoy was targeted on the main road in the province of Anbar without resulting in casualties or injuries, a source said in a statement. The convoy resumed its course to its …
Read More »EU envoy for Afghanistan: Time running out for peace process, more efforts needed
The European Union’s envoy for Afghanistan said on Wednesday time was running out for Afghan peace negotiations and more needed to be done to boost the discussions as international forces withdraw from the war-torn nation. The Afghan government and Taliban negotiators have met in Qatar’s capital Doha over the past …
Read More »Refugees in India, elsewhere hit hard by COVID-19 impact -rights report
At least 200,000 refugees are among the worst affected by India’s COVID-19 outbreak as they have no access to welfare schemes or free healthcare, a report by an international consortium of rights groups said on Wednesday. “The stateless in India have not received economic relief packages provided by the government…they …
Read More »“Pragmatic” Biden-Putin summit agrees to resume arms talks, return envoys
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at a “pragmatic” first summit on Wednesday to resume arms control talks and to return ambassadors to each other’s capitals after they were withdrawn earlier this year. The discussions at the lakeside Villa La Grange in Geneva lasted less than …
Read More »14 terrorists arrested in separate security operations in Iraq
Iraqi security forces apprehended scores of ISIS terrorists in separate security operations in Kirkuk and Nineveh. In a statement issued earlier today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior’s “Agency for Intelligence and Federal investigation” said that six prominent members of the ISIS terrorist organization were arrested today. The statement said that …
Read More »Man City to visit Spurs in Premier League opener
Premier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday. City is among the sides heavily linked with Spurs striker Harry Kane, throwing up the tantalising possibility that the England captain could line up …
Read More »Presidential candidate Zakani quits Iran’s election race in favor of Raeisi
Principlist candidate Alireza Zakani has resigned from the 2021 presidential election in support of fellow contender Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, who enjoys the highest support among voters, according to opinion polls. Zakani, a veteran lawmaker, became the second presidential candidate to drop out of the race on Wednesday, hours after Reformist …
Read More »Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of COVID-19
Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in Japan on Tuesday to place a custom-made mask on her face, an act meant to be a prayer for the end of the coronavirus pandemic. It took four workers three hours to carry the massive mask on ropes up the …
Read More »Toyota thanks shareholders for support after shares hit record high
Toyota Motor Corp’s shares reached a record high on Wednesday, earning a rare message of thanks from the company’s president at its annual general meeting (AGM). The share price of Japan’s no.1 carmaker exceeded 10,000 yen ($90.84) on Tuesday for the first time, as investors welcomed Toyota’s strong sales, electric …
Read More »Ukraine hackers uncovered who targeted US, Korean firms, say police
Ukrainian police said on Wednesday they had uncovered a group of hackers who had carried out ransomware attacks on foreign companies and universities between 2019 and 2021. Six hackers had targeted the servers of U.S. and South Korean companies, threatening to disclose confidential data if the victims did not pay …
Read More »Israel launches air raids on Gaza, first since truce with Hamas
Israeli airstrikes are the first on Gaza since a shaky ceasefire with Hamas ended 11-days of fighting last month. Israel launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian groups in the besieged enclave sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel. The overnight airstrikes gave way to calm by morning, and …
Read More »Iraq’s Military Intelligence arrests most prominent ISIS member in Mosul
Iraq’s Military Intelligence announced on Tuesday that the most prominent ISIS member on the left coast of Mosul city was arrested. A military intelligence statement said; “a terrorist woman, who was arrested earlier, confessed to the authorities that her son, nicknamed “Muzahem” is working with the terrorist organization in the …
Read More »Russia: Terrorists plan to stage chemical attack in northern Syria
The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria says the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group plans a chemical attack in collaboration with the “pseudo-humanitarian” White Helmets organization in the militant-held Idlib Province. Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian center, told reporters on Tuesday that …
Read More »Congo Senate declines to lift former PM’s immunity over failed agro project
Congo’s Senate on Tuesday rejected a request by prosecutors to lift former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon’s immunity so they could indict him for his role in a failed agriculture project in which investigators say $200 million disappeared. Prosecutors hoped to charge Matata, who served as Democratic Republic of Congo’s …
Read More »Indonesia warns of aftershocks after 6.1 magnitude quake near Moluccas islands
Indonesia’s geophysics agency warned on Wednesday of possible aftershocks and tsunami potential after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the Moluccas islands, also known as the Maluku islands. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). There were no immediate reports of casualties. “Please move away from …
Read More »EU set to add United States to safe travel list
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 countries approved the addition of the United States and five other countries at a meeting on Wednesday, with the …
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