Already disgraced by a spate of hackers’ attacks, which led to an extensive leak of information related to Israel’s critical facilities and top political figures, the regime’s claims to intelligence invulnerability has been further debunked by a new report that a man working as a cleaner in the home of …
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Seven terrorists arrested in separate security operations across Iraq
Iraqi security forces apprehended Seven terrorists in separate security operations in Kirkuk, Nineveh, and al-Anbar. The Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) apprehended five terrorists in different districts of the western governorate of al-Anbar. “Two terrorists were also arrested …
Read More »‘Billions’ lost through hacks of crypto lending platforms
New research by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic showed that fraud and theft at decentralized finance platforms have led to $10.5 billion in losses so far this year. According to the report, published on Thursday, cash has been pouring into the so-called DeFi platforms, reflecting the explosive interest in cryptocurrencies. DeFi …
Read More »Philippines tells China to ‘back off’ after South China Sea standoff
The Philippines on Thursday condemned “in strongest terms” the actions of three Chinese coast guard vessels that it said blocked and used water cannon on resupply boats headed towards a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said no one was hurt during Tuesday’s incident at …
Read More »Putin says West taking Russia’s ‘red lines’ too lightly
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West was taking Russia’s warnings not to cross its “red lines” too lightly and that Moscow needed serious security guarantees from the West. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech, the Kremlin leader also described relations with the United States as “unsatisfactory” but …
Read More »Another European country imposes Covid lockdown for unvaccinated
Slovakia has become the latest European country to implement lockdown restrictions on people who haven’t had the Covid vaccine, as it seeks to prevent a resurgence in infections and hospital admissions over the winter. Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced the new measures in a press conference on Thursday, declaring …
Read More »Disney to ban unvaccinated kids on cruises
Children as young as five will need to be vaccinated to travel on Disney Cruise Line ships, the company has announced, in an expansion of its vaccine mandate. It is the first major passenger liner to require jabs for kids. The updated coronavirus vaccination requirements were announced by Disney on …
Read More »Mysterious new planet possibly spotted in solar system
An object lurking in the outer region of our solar system may well be the elusive Planet 9, a leading British astronomer has suggested after digging through the telescope archives of 250,000 point sources. Possible evidence of a mysterious planet up to 10 times bigger than Earth, with a distant …
Read More »Iraqi Airforce kills five terrorists in Diyala
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that the national Airforce killed “terrorists” in Diyala Governorate. In a statement, the Ministry said that the Iraqi Army Airforce had killed five ISIS members, one of them is a sniper, in operation within the Diyala Operations Command. Yesterday, ISIS militants attacked …
Read More »Pfizer signs $5.3 billion US deal to supply COVID-19 antiviral pills
Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it had signed a $5.29 billion deal with the US government to deliver 10 million courses of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug, as the country rushes to secure promising oral treatments for the disease. The deal is rough twice the size of the contract the …
Read More »Britain’s Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Cairo on Thursday for the first time in 15 years, hoping to promote tolerance and cement bilateral ties. The visit is part of the royal couple’s first tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also their first visit …
Read More »Belarus clears migrant camps at border with EU – Belta news agency
Belarus authorities have cleared the two main migrant camps at the border with Poland, bringing the remaining migrants that had been camped in the woods to nearby warehouses, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported on Thursday. The move, if confirmed, could be a major development in the crisis at …
Read More »Al-Sadr: A Majority Government or go to Opposition
The head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, confirmed, on Thursday, that he seeks to form a majority government or go to the opposition. “We are seeking to form a national majority government, and our word is either a national majority government or we will go to the national opposition,” …
Read More »Iraq records 789 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths in 24 hours
Iraq recorded 789 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 27 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 1347 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in …
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