On Wednesday, ISIS attacked security points belonging to the Iraqi army in Saladin Governorate. A security source told Al-Ghadeer News, “ISIS elements attacked the Army at four security points on Haditha Al-Siniya Road within Saladin Governorate, killing two members of the Iraqi army, and wounding others.” Earlier, a security source …

Iraq recorded 1,412 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, to bring its total to 2,050,652, the health ministry said. It reported 37 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 23,061. It also reported 2,302 recoveries to bring its total to 1,993,877 (97.2 %). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count …

Proponents of the parties contesting the Iraqi parliamentary election results took the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to demand a manual recount of the ballots. Al-Ghadeer News correspondent said that the demonstrators gathered near al-Fardous Square and in al-Harithiya near the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council in the …

Exercise comes soon after China, Russia held joint patrols in contested waters last week Close on the heels of joint patrols by China and Russia in the region, the navies of the US and Japan are holding military exercises in contested waters of the South China Sea. The Japan Maritime …

Bowing to years of pressure from Indigenous groups and Catholics appalled by the residential school’s scandal, Canadian bishops have invited Pope Francis to visit Canada to help in the reconciliation process with the Indigenous peoples. In a brief statement, the Vatican on Wednesday said that the Pope was invited by …

The African Union on Wednesday suspended troubled Sudan after the military forcibly took power and dissolved the transitional government. The decision announced by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) means that Sudan will no longer be allowed into AU sessions or vote on crucial matters until it restores …

An image of what is being claimed to be the final standings for this year’s Ballon d’Or has been leaked online, with Robert Lewandowski in the top spot. The picture is of a document supposedly from France Football, which is dated October 25 and shows the rankings of those in …

EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a four-month-long investigation into Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for British chip designer ARM, saying the deal could lead to higher prices, less choice, and reduced innovation. The European Commission said concessions offered by the world’s biggest maker of graphics and artificial intelligence (AI) chips …

A Cambridge University college and Paris museum will on Wednesday hand back cultural artefacts that were looted from West Africa during the colonial era, setting a precedent that will pressure other institutions to return stolen works. Jesus College, Cambridge, will return a sculpture of a cockerel taken by British troops …

Four Pakistani police were killed and hundreds wounded when armed activists from a banned Islamist group clashed with security forces at an anti-blasphemy demonstration near the eastern city of Lahore, officials said. The clash broke out at a rally of the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on a highway in Sheikhupura, …

A force from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) arrested, at dawn today, Wednesday, a number of terrorists in Nineveh Plain. A statement by PMF, received by al-GhadeerTv, stated that “A force from the 30th Brigade at the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Popular Mobilization Intelligence arrested a number of terrorists during …

The Ministry of Oil announced today, Wednesday, achieving additional revenues of up to 16 billion dollars. Oil Ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad, said Al-GhadeerTv: “The additional revenues achieved by the Ministry of Oil in the federal general budget for the fiscal year 2021 will reduce inflation and the volume of debts,” …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) ,announced on Wednesday, the start of the manual counting and sorting process for more than 2000 stations, confirming the attendance of more than 50 observers and agents to follow up on the progress of the process. Member of the media team of IHEC, Imad …

Russia, one of the hardest-hit countries, recorded 1,069 coronavirus-related fatalities on Monday, the highest single-day death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. According to Press TV, the country, which accounts for 40 percent of all new cases in eastern Europe, also reported more than 37 thousand fresh …

Myanmar’s deposed Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has reportedly denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm in her first court testimony since her arrest and following a February 1 military coup. Suu Kyi testified at a special court session in the capital, Naypyitaw, on Tuesday, when she denied …

A senior Pentagon official says the US intelligence community has assessed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan could attack the United States in six months if left unchecked, and that they have the intention to carry out such an assault. Colin Kahl, the US Defense Department’s Undersecretary for Policy, made the …

The US communications regulator has voted to revoke the authorization for China Telecom’s US subsidiary to operate in the United States over what it called national security concerns. The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which came in a 4-0 vote on Tuesday, means that China Telecom Americas …

US President Joe Biden is taking on former President Donald Trump for a second time in his attempt to block documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection by his supporters at the Capitol Hill. The billionaire businessman has been trying to withhold documents sought by lawmakers investigating the deadly storming …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights blasts the Israeli regime’s recent “terrorist” designation of six Palestinian civil society organizations, describing the move as an attack on defenders of human rights. Israel’s Minister of War Benny Gantz said in a statement on Friday that the ministry had so designated the …

Iran has called upon the international community to hold Israel accountable for its incessant crimes and human rights violations against the Palestinian nation, emphasizing that collective action would prevent the regime from committing more war crimes and crimes against humanity. Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United …