Middle East
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Iraqi police officer killed in ISIS terrorist attack
Apr 13, 2020 04:02ISIS killed an Iraqi federal police officer at a checkpoint in Hawija, western Kirkuk late on Sunday, according to defense officials
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Second phase of securing operation ends in Western Iraq
Apr 12, 2020 19:14The second phase of the military operation of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit and Iraqi Army forces, known as ‘Abtal al-Nasr’, ended with the clearing of 12 districts and the inspection of 35 villages in the western province of Anbar.
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Saudis’ commitment to ceasefire must be approved by UN: al-Houthi
Apr 12, 2020 19:03The head of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee said that the commitments of the Saudi aggressors to Yemen for holding a ceasefire must be written and be approved by the UN.
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Iran's envoy to Baghdad voices support to new Iraqi PM elected
Apr 12, 2020 13:15Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi in his latest tweet on Sunday said that anyone elected through the legal process enjoying the Iraqi Parliament's vote of confidence will be supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iran relied on its people in face of sanctions: Cultural Attaché to Lebanon
Apr 12, 2020 10:45Lebanon (IP): Iranian Cultural Attaché to Lebanon Abbas Khamehyar said that Iran has relied on the power of its people to overcome the US brutal sanctions.
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Yemeni Armed Forces Spox. warns against violating ceasefire by Saudi-led coalition
Apr 12, 2020 03:49Yemen’s Armed Forces Spokesman said that the dangerous escalation will have repercussions on US-Saudi aggression, adding the aggression has launched 25 raids in the last 12 hours to support their mercenaries' military creeps and violating a promised ceasefire.
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PLO warns over Israel's seizure of Palestinian lands
Apr 11, 2020 19:41The secretary of the executive committee for the Palestine Liberation Organization warned the Israeli regime over the consequences of seizing Palestinians’ lands and the negative effects it has on the security and stability of the region.
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Will al-Kazemi end political deadlock in Iraq
Apr 11, 2020 19:11Iraq’s president named Mustafa al-Kazemi as prime minister-designate, hoping to put an end to the current political deadlock in this country.101
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US troops in Iraq infected with COVID-19
Apr 11, 2020 16:47News sources reported that about 25 US troops are infected with the coronavirus at the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq.
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Yemen faces burden as first coronavirus case confirmed
Apr 11, 2020 15:47Aid agencies have expressed alarm after the first virus case was confirmed in Yemen, where years of Saudi-led war have devastated health systems.