The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, on Wednesday, announced the complete withdrawal of the foreign combat forces from Iraq. Al-Kadhimi tweeted, “the Coalition has fully completed their combat role after transfer of personnel and material outside Iraq. Going forward, their role will be to advise and assist our security …

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance and the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed on Wednesday, that Al-Hananah’s meeting with Muqtada Al-Sadr was positive and responsible. Al-Amiri said in a brief statement, “The meeting was positive and responsible and based on the interest for a strong state …

China will take “drastic measures” if Taiwan makes moves towards independence, a Beijing official warned on Wednesday, adding that Taiwan’s provocations and outside meddling could intensify next year. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and in the past two years has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure …

Five members of the terrorist organization of ISIS were killed in a series of airstrikes in Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Wednesday. SMC said that forces from the Counter-Terrorism-Services, the army, police, and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) carried out a three-day military operation orchestrated by Diyala’s …

Israel has launched artillery strikes against the Gaza Strip, injuring three Palestinian farmers in the besieged enclave. Israeli tanks opened fire at several posts belonging to the Palestinian resistance movements on the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said. The Israeli …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday will name former U.S. official Rina Amiri as a special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights, two sources familiar with the decision said. Amiri has spent two decades advising governments, the United Nations, and think tanks on issues related to …

The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a “tsunami of cases”, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Wednesday. “Delta and Omicron are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalization …

At least 31 people were killed in the collapse of a private gold mine in western Sudan, a mining official told Reuters on Tuesday. “Thirty-one bodies were recovered after the collapse of a gold mine in En Nahud locality in West Kurdufan state. Only one person was rescued alive,” said …

Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday, with Brent crude trading near $80 a barrel despite the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, supported by supply outages and expectations that U.S. inventories fell last week. Brent crude rose by 60 cents, or 0.8%, to $79.20 a barrel by 12 p.m. …

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri stressed on Tuesday the need for foreign forces to leave Iraqi land on December 31, 2021. On the occasion of the approaching deadline for the withdrawal of foreign forces at the end of this year, …

The Security Media Cell announced killing four ISIS terrorists in a combing campaign in Hamrin Mountain Range, in Diyala governorate. The Cell said in a statement that the Diyala Operation Command that one of its forces clashed with ISIS terrorists and killed four of them. The statement noted that the …

In diplomatic meetings next year, Russian officials will urge Washington to halt the bloc’s expansion At upcoming talks with Washington, Moscow will not only obstruct but will put a complete stop to any eastwards expansion of the US-led NATO military bloc, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said on Tuesday. Speaking …

U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, the White House said on Monday. Earlier this month, the Senate and the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for the defense bill with strong …

A lone gunman shot four people to death and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said. Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the rampage, which began around 5 …

Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. The study only covered a small group of people and has not been peer-reviewed, but it found that people who were infected …

Russian officials have agreed to sit with American officials next month among US accusations against Moscow of preparing to invade neighboring Ukraine, the US National Security Council (NSC) has said. The United States “looks forward to engaging with Russia” for a Strategic Security Dialogue on Ukraine on January 10, an …

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s military escalation against various targets across the impoverished country, including the capital Sana’a. Speaking through a statement on Tuesday, the official, Hans Grundberg, warned that violations of the international humanitarian and human rights law in Yemen could not …

A security source said, Monday, that a Turkish army base in Nineveh Governorate was targeted with missile strikes. In an interview with Al-Ghadeer, the source said that “a missile attack targeted a Turkish army base in Nineveh today.” He added, “No injuries were reported as a result of this targeting.”

Iran and the five remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal have held a new round of talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna focused on the removal of all sanctions imposed on Tehran after Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the agreement. Representatives of Iran and the P4+1 group of countries …

Basra Operations Command announced on Monday the launch of large-scale security operations in the northern regions of the province. The Command said in a statement received by Al-Ghadeer news, that “large operations were launched in the areas north of Basra and the city center, in addition to the revival of …