ISIS claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Afghanistan which targeted Shia Muslims in a mosque on Friday. The attack killed at least 46 people and injured more than 140 in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province. The extremist group said that an ISIS suicide bomber “detonated an explosive vest amid a …
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Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists whose work has angered the rulers of the Philippines and Russia, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, an award the committee said was an endorsement of free speech rights under threat worldwide. The two were awarded “for their courageous fight for freedom …
Read More »Iraq reported 2215 new Coronavirus cases and 36 mortalities
Iraq logged 2215 new cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report stated that 36 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3251 patients had achieved full recovery. According to the Ministry, the cumulative count of the Covid-19 cases …
Read More »Biden signs Havana Act into law after hundreds of US diplomats targeted
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he had signed the Havana Act into law, after a noticeable increase in US diplomats and officials reporting symptoms of severe onsets of pressure, sound or heat. “Today, I was pleased to sign the HAVANA Act into law to ensure we are doing …
Read More »Suicide bomber kills 46, wounded more than 140 at Afghanistan Shia mosque – state news agency
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing 46 people and wounding more than 140, the state-run Bakhtar news agency said. Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque that is used by people from the minority Shi’ite Muslim community. No group …
Read More »UNAMI denies allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq issued its first comment on Friday regarding allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day. The comment comes at a time when security personnel, inmates of prisoners, and the displaced continue to cast their votes 48 hours before the regular voting day. …
Read More »High turnout in the special voting process in the Iraqi governorates, voters hope changing (Pictures)
On Friday, a special voting of security forces, displaced persons, and prisoners have launched across Iraq. Al-Najaf Governorate witnessed a high turnout of voters numbered 24000 distributed on 18 centers and 57 stations, including the displaced persons. In Southern Iraq, according to our correspondents, Basra, Dhi-Qar, Babel, and Maysan Governorates …
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