The Supreme Judicial Council revealed the results of serious investigations with media professionals and legal experts. In a statement, Al-Ghadeer received a copy of it, he explained, “The Karkh First Investigation Court conducted an investigation into a case related to the deliberate insult to the judicial institution in order to …
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The Iraqi Special Operations Forces announces the killing of a terrorist in the Qara Jogh mountains
Today, Tuesday, Iraqi Special Operations Forces the killing of a terrorist and the discovery of weapons in the Qara Jogh mountains. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said in a statement that Al-Ghadeer received a copy of it that “a security force from …
Read More »EU commissioner: Talks on Turkey’s accession to EU stalled
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi says negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union have been stalled since Ankara has failed to comply with the bloc’s standards on human rights. “Turkey has continued to move away from the EU, this is why accession negotiations with Turkey remain …
Read More »Aqsa Mosque director: Israeli violations will lead to uncontrollable explosion
The director of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound says Israel’s unrelenting violations at the holy site will lead to what he has termed uncontrollable explosion. In a statement released on Sunday, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani said the occupying regime has been desperately attempting to alter the status quo of the holy site by encouraging …
Read More »Street fighting rages as Russia pushes to capture Severodonetsk in Donbas
Fierce street fighting rages in Ukraine’s strategic city of Severodonetsk, as Russia is pushing to completely bring the eastern Donbas region under its control. “The situation is changing every hour, but at the same time there’s enough forces and resources to repel attacks,” Severodonetsk mayor Oleksandr Striuk said, pledging that …
Read More »100th protester killed by security forces in fresh anti-coup demos in Sudan
Sudan’s security forces have shot another anti-coup protester, marking the 100th death in anti-coup demonstrations since October. According to Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, this was the fourth death after the lifting of a state of emergency. The demonstrator was killed most likely by buckshot during a rally in the …
Read More »Russia’s FM says decision by 3 European states to block his plane ‘unprecedented’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned as an “outrageous action” the decision by three eastern European countries to block his plane, saying the move was “unprecedented” and “unthinkable.” As a result of waves of tough sanctions against Moscow over its “special military operation” in Ukraine that has begun on …
Read More »Aircraft interception: China warns Canada, Australia it will not allow any country to infringe upon its sovereignty
China has warned Canada and Australia to stop their provocations or face “severe consequences,” after Ottawa and Canberra accused Chinese warplanes of intercepting their reconnaissance aircraft in the Pacific Ocean. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing on Monday, after Canada accused Beijing of …
Read More »Biden weighs lifting China tariffs to combat record-high inflation
The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering lifting some tariffs on Chinese products in an effort to combat record-high inflation in the country. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday that President Biden has asked his advisors to look into the possibility of removing or reducing some …
Read More »US allows Spanish, Italian firms to import Venezuelan oil to cut Russia dependency
The United States has issued waivers to Spanish and Italian oil companies to receive Venezuelan crude in an attempt to reduce their heavy reliance on Russian energy. Media reports on Sunday said the US State Department issued waivers to Spain’s Repsol SA and Italy’s Eni SpA to begin taking Venezuelan …
Read More »UK’s Johnson faces confidence vote as MPs seek his ouster over Partygate scandal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote in his leadership of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday after several lawmakers submitters letters expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership in the wake of the Partygate scandal. “The threshold of 15 percent (54 lawmakers) of the parliamentary party seeking a …
Read More »US, South Korea fire eight missiles into sea in response to North’s launches
South Korea and the United States fired eight missiles into the east sea of the Korean Peninsula in a tit-for-tat move after North Korea launched a series of short-range ballistic missiles, a report said. The ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System missiles were fired off South Korea’s east coast early on …
Read More »More than 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack
Armed assailants attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria on Sunday with gunfire and explosives, leaving at least 50 people dead. According to Press TV, the unidentified gunmen targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State during a mass, lawmaker Ogunmolasuyi Oluwhole said, adding there were children and women among …
Read More »Majority of Americans prioritize laws reducing gun violence over gun rights: Poll
Most Americans believe the new legislation aimed at reducing gun violence should be prioritized over protecting gun rights amid a deadly spate of mass shootings in the country, according to a new poll. The ABC/Ipsos poll, which comes in the wake of a deadly string of mass shootings in the …
Read More »Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States
Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the wake of three mass shootings that have rattled the United States. In Philadelphia, a confrontation between two men escalated into a gunfight that …
Read More »UK to send ‘cutting edge’ rocket system to Ukraine, defying Moscow’s warnings
The UK is set to send a “cutting edge” rocket system to Ukraine to help the embattled troops halt Russia’s rapid advances in the besieged east of the country, despite Moscow’s warnings of not fanning the flames of war. The M270 multiple-launch rocket system will be sent to Ukraine, in …
Read More »Former CIA director personally observed waterboarding of prisoner: Court testimony
A former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, who had overseen a secret prison in Thailand, personally observed interrogation sessions in which inmates were being tortured. Gina Haspel personally observed interrogation sessions of a prisoner, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is accused of orchestrating the bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole in 2000. Seventeen …
Read More »US: Three killed, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting days after Iowa church deaths
US police authorities say three people have lost their lives and 11 others were wounded after gunfire broke out on a popular street in the US state of Pennsylvania, only two days after another fatal shooting incident in Iowa state. Police Inspector D. F. Pace said that two men and a …
Read More »Top Iran official calls on IAEA to drop political agenda as board meets
A senior Iranian official has urged the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency to refrain from pursuing any political agenda in his work, stating that the Islamic Republic is strongly opposed to an anti-Iran resolution at the IAEA Board of Governors. Speaking with the IRIB TV1 television channel, …
Read More »Arab League calls on UN to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
The Arab League has called on the UN Security Council to force Israel to end its occupation and withdraw all of its forces from the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories. In a statement released on Monday, the General Secretariat of the organization said that the 15-member council should assume its responsibilities and …
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