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Deadly protests in Basra prompt UN calls for calm in Iraq

Deadly protests in Basra prompt UN calls for calm in Iraq

The United Nations has called for calm in Iraq’s Basra in the wake of protests over poor public services that left six people killed on Tuesday.   The United Nations has called for calm in Iraq’s Basra in the wake…
Taliban announce death of founder of Haqqani militant network

Taliban announce death of founder of Haqqani militant network

Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group says the founder of its affiliated Haqqani militant network based in Pakistan has died after a long illness.   Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group says the founder of its affiliated Haqqani militant network based in Pakistan has…
Madrid cancels arms sale deal with Riyadh after Saudi massacre of Yemeni kids

Madrid cancels arms sale deal with Riyadh after Saudi massacre of Yemeni kids

The Saudi-led coalition’s recent slaughter of Yemeni children prompted the Spanish defense ministry to cancel a €9.2-million deal to sell Saudis 400 precision bombs.   The Saudi-led coalition’s recent slaughter of Yemeni children prompted the Spanish defense ministry to cancel…
Saudi-led coalition denies war crimes, says bus legitimate target

Saudi-led coalition denies war crimes, says bus legitimate target

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition has denied that a vehicle targeted in an airstrike last month in Yemen was a school bus full of children, despite much evidence to the contrary.   A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition has…
ISIS terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed

ISIS terrorists attack northern Iraqi village, seven people killed

At least seven people have lost their lives when remnants of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group launched an attack against a residential area in Iraq’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.      At least seven people have lost their lives…
Bahrain’s Medina Ali’s appeal adjourned until September 9

Bahrain’s Medina Ali’s appeal adjourned until September 9

An appeal hearing in the case against Bahraini female detainee Medina Ali wrapped up on Sunday with a decision to adjourn the proceedings until September 9.    An appeal hearing in the case against Bahraini female detainee Medina Ali wrapped…
Syrian Army destroys rocket launching pads for terrorists in Hama

Syrian Army destroys rocket launching pads for terrorists in Hama

Units of the Syrian Army on Sunday conducted intensive strikes against gatherings for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and its affiliated groups in the northern countryside of Hama.    Units of the Syrian Army on Sunday conducted intensive strikes against gatherings…
HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen school bus attack

HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen school bus attack

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an end to all weapons sales to Saudi Arabia following the bombing of a school bus last month that killed 51 people, including 40 children.      Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called…
Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment

Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment

Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to four people over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the war-ravaged Arab country.   Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to…
More than 50 militants killed, wounded in U.S. airstrike in Paktia

More than 50 militants killed, wounded in U.S. airstrike in Paktia

More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan.     More than fifty militants were killed or wounded during the airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces…
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