The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) disclosed its procedures for the special vote that will take place on the 8th of next October, and indicated: “The announcement of the results of the special vote will be announced with the results of the general vote.” IHEC’s spokeswoman Jumana al-Ghalay stated, in …
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CIA was ready to wage gun battle in London streets against Russian operatives to kill or snatch Assange, bombshell report claims
Under Obama, the CIA wanted to define Julian Assange and other journalists as “information brokers” in order to ramp up their spying on them. And during the Trump era, it prepared plans to abduct or kill the WikiLeaks founder. The claims about the extraordinary lengths to which the CIA under …
Read More »Two missiles hit weapons depots of Saudi-led forces in Ma’rib
The weapons depots of the militias affiliated with the Saudi coalition were targeted by two missiles in the southern province of Ma’rib. According to Yemeni media, a series of explosions shook an area in the south of Ma’rib province last midnight. According to the reports, two ballistic missiles targeted the weapons …
Read More »North Korea says willing to resume inter-Korean talks based on mutual respect
North Korea has expressed its readiness to resume inter-Korean talks on officially ending the 1950-53 Korean War based on mutual respect. “I believe only when fairness and mutual respect can be maintained smooth communication between the North and the South can take place,” said Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of …
Read More »Voting underway in tight race as Germany prepares for post-Merkel era
Millions of Germans are casting their ballots in an unpredictable election that will decide a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she prepares to leave office after 16 years in power. According to Press TV, polls opened across the country on Sunday morning and will last until 6 p.m. local …
Read More »Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict
The reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May conflict between Israel and Palestinians will begin in the first week of October using aid from Qatar, a senior Palestinian housing official said on Sunday. Hamas says Israeli airstrikes destroyed about 2,200 homes in the enclave …
Read More »US detains 14 Mexican soldiers who accidentally crossed border
One was cited for possessing marijuana for personal use, and they were all returned to their home country within hours. Fourteen Mexican soldiers were detained at the border in El Paso early Saturday after accidentally crossing into the United States, Customs and Border Protection said. One soldier was cited for …
Read More »USA | Police seize enough drugs to kill 50 mln people, arrest two alleged dealers
Police in the US arrested two suspected drug dealers in possession of enough elephant tranquilizer to kill 50 million people if mixed in with other substances, authorities announced Thursday. Andres Jesus Morales, 30, and Alyssa Christine Ponce, 27, were arrested in the southern California town of Perris on September 14 …
Read More »China’s Xi warns of ‘grim’ Taiwan situation in letter to opposition
The situation in the Taiwan Strait is “complex and grim”, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in a congratulatory letter on Sunday to the newly elected leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, who has pledged to renew talks with Beijing. Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) elected as their leader on Saturday former New …
Read More »Taliban ask airlines to resume international flights to Afghanistan
The Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. The statement from the foreign affairs ministry comes as the new administration has stepped up efforts to open up the country …
Read More »Serbian troops on heightened alert at Kosovo border amid ‘provocations’
Serbian troops were on heightened alert Sunday at the border with Kosovo, the defense ministry said, accusing the territory of “provocations” after it deployed special police to the area. The special police units were sent to two border crossings in the north of Kosovo, an area mainly populated by minority …
Read More »Police arrests 29 men in India, accused of repeatedly gang-raping 15-year-old girl
Twenty-nine men were arrested in India on Thursday after being accused of allegedly gang raping a 15-year-old girl repeatedly over the course of almost eight months, CNN reported on Friday. The girl was first raped earlier this year on January 29, junior officer with the Mandapa police in Dombivli, India …
Read More »Three Russian fighter jets escort US bomber in Pacific Ocean – RIA
Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia’s border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Moscow’s Defence Ministry. It said the bomber had subsequently moved away from the border, while the Russian jets had returned to their …
Read More »Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings
Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would have to decide its defense systems on its own. Speaking to correspondent Margaret …
Read More »Stop imposing ‘development model’ on other countries: Russia raps US
Russia has called on the United States to stop imposing its so-called “development model” on other countries, taking a swipe at President Joe Biden for claiming Washington was ending the two-decade war in Afghanistan to “remake” other nations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the call in an address to …
Read More »Yemeni army target arms depots of Saudi mercenaries in Ma’rib
Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have launched a missile strike, targeting arms depots belonging to Saudi-sponsored militants loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi south of the country’s central province of Ma’rib. Local sources, requesting not to be named, told Yemen’s al-Khabar al-Yemeni …
Read More »Five Palestinians killed in overnight clashes with Israeli forces across West Bank
Israeli troops have shot dead at least five Palestinians across the occupied West Bank after intense clashes that erupted in at least four towns following overnight arrest raids. According to official Palestinian news agency Wafa, military forces stormed the northern town of Burqin near al-Quds in the predawn hours of …
Read More »Behave normally, UK transport minister tells Britons queuing for fuel
Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Sunday called on Britons to behave normally when buying petrol, saying there was no shortage of fuel and the government was stepping in to ease a shortage of drivers bringing it to petrol stations. In recent days long lines of vehicles have formed at petrol …
Read More »The march of Imam Hussein (PBUH) lovers, continued towards the holy city of Karbala, to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage
The march of Imam Hussein (PBUH) lovers, continued towards the holy city of Karbala, to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage
Read More »Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor (Pictures)
Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Merkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an …
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