Bahrainis have once again staged nationwide demonstrations in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to urge the ruling Al Khalifah regime to immediately release political prisoners, after a former detainee attained martyrdom of medical complications he sustained during his time in prison. Bahrain’s main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, reported …
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Arab League blasts Israel over plans to build 1,300 new illegal settler units
The Arab League has condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s declaration that it will build more than 1,300 new settler units in the occupied West Bank. According to Press TV, in a statement released on Monday, the 22-nation Arab bloc said the construction plan is part of the continuous and escalating …
Read More »100 Turkish trucks loaded with military equipment, logistics enter Syria’s Idlib: Report
Turkey has dispatched truckloads of military and logistical equipment to northern Syria, only a day after hundreds of Syrians staged a demonstration to denounce the presence of Turkish forces in their country. The Lebanon-based and Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network reported that a convoy of 100 trucks, carrying battle tanks and artillery …
Read More »Daesh terrorists kill 11, injure 20 in attack in Iraq’s Diyala
The Iraqi military says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has attacked a village in the eastern Province of Diyala, leaving more than 30 people dead or injured. The National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) cited a security source as saying on Tuesday that 11 people, including a woman, were killed and …
Read More »Biden’s approval rating dips to new low of his presidency
US President Joe Biden’s average approval rating has declined to a new low of 43.4 percent, according to a new analysis of polling. His disapproval stood at 50.6 percent in FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls, the highest of his presidency. Recently released polls from Gallup and Grinnell College have put Biden’s approval rating even lower, …
Read More »China urges US to stop sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces
China has urged the United States to stop sending wrong signals in any form to the so-called “independence” forces of the Chinese Taipei after Washington said it attempts to enable the self-ruled island to take part meaningfully at the United Nations. China has sovereignty over the Chinese Taipei, and under …
Read More »Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue with 7 killed, 140 injured
Protesters in Sudan remained in the streets on Tuesday, despite the violence, a day after the country’s military seized power from a transitional government in an apparent coup d’état. At least seven protesters have been killed and 140 others injured in the countrywide protests that broke out on Monday. Military …
Read More »As many as 1,537 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Iraq in last 24 hours
Iraq recorded 1537 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 32 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2588 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …
Read More »Gas blast destroys part of a residential building in Russia’s Naberezhnye Chelny
Four people were wounded after a gas explosion destroyed part of a five-story residential building in the Russian city of Naberezhnye Chelny 930 km (580 miles) east of Moscow. More than 30 people were evacuated from the site, the emergency service said in a report. A gas explosion has ripped …
Read More »Iraqi PMF redeploys its forces to prevent ISIS infiltration northern Baghdad (Pictures)
The 12th Brigade in the Popular Mobilization Forces redeployed its forces to prevent the infiltration of ISIS north of Baghdad in the Tarmiyah district The military units of the 12th Brigade, the Popular Mobilization, continue to redeploy within the sector of responsibility in the Tarmiyah district, within the security plans …
Read More »German ISIS woman sentenced to 10 years over Yazidi girl murder
A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman who joined ISIS to 10 years in prison over the war crime of letting a five-year-old Yazidi “slave” girl die of thirst in the sun. Presiding judge Reinhold Baier of the superior regional court in the southern German city handed down …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan said to welcome embassies’ statements of non-interference amid row
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan “welcomed” statements on Monday by several Western embassies including the United States that they abide by a diplomatic convention not to interfere in a host country’s internal affairs, state-run media said. The statements were made almost simultaneously on Twitter as Erdogan entered a cabinet meeting to …
Read More »Allegation of CIA ‘murder’ plot is game-changer in Assange extraditioncase: Fiancee
The partner of Julian Assange said on Monday a media report that the CIA had plotted to kill or kidnap the WikiLeaks founder was a game-changer in his fight against extradition from Britain to the United States. US authorities will this week begin their appeal against a British judge’s refusal …
Read More »Russia summons German military attache over comments on nuclear deterrence: RIA
The Russian defense ministry on Monday handed a protest note to a German military attache due to the German defense minister’s comments over the need to deter Russia’s nuclear capabilities, RIA state news agency reported. The Russian defense ministry said it summoned the German diplomat and “drew attention to the …
Read More »Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says
Facebook will fuel more violent unrest around the world because of the way its algorithms are designed to promote divisive content, whistleblower Frances Haugen told the British parliament on Monday. Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team who has turned whistleblower, appeared before a parliamentary select committee …
Read More »Three people killed after Sudan’s military seizes power in coup
Sudan’s military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and soldiers killed at least three people and wounded 80 as street protests broke out against the coup. The leader of the takeover, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, dissolved the military-civilian Sovereign Council that had been set up to guide the …
Read More »Mali expels West African bloc envoy -foreign ministry
Mali’s transitional government has given the special representative from West Africa’s main regional bloc 72 hours to leave the country over “actions incompatible with his status”, the foreign ministry said on Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been pressing Mali to respect its commitment to hold …
Read More »UK’s Johnson urges Putin to advance Russia’s net zero target to 2050
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring forward by 10 years Russia’s target for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, Johnson’s office said on Monday after the two leaders spoke by phone. The talks took place after Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international …
Read More »Sudan doctors say three shot dead in protests at military takeover
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said three people had died of wounds after being shot by armed forces during protests against the military’s takeover on Monday. The doctors union wrote on its Facebook page that at least 80 people were injured.
Read More »New York City taxi drivers on hunger strike to demand debt relief
Progressive US lawmakers have expressed solidarity with New York City taxi drivers who are on hunger strike in the hopes of getting city officials to accept a proposed debt relief program for “medallion” owners. Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) launched a hunger strike last Wednesday. They …
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