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  • Four civilians killed in bomb blast in Iraqi Fallujah city

    Four civilians killed in bomb blast in Iraqi Fallujah city

    Date: 2017-09-30 08:52:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7016186

    Four Iraqi civilians were killed on Saturday in a bomb blast in southern Fallujah city in the Iraqi province of al Anbar, Iraqi security source said. A bomb left by Daesh terrorist group, exploded when a number of civilians were passing near it ....

  • HHS Secretary resigns amid criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expense

    HHS Secretary resigns amid criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expense

    Date: 2017-09-30 08:45:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7016171

    US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned amid sharp criticism of his extensive use of taxpayer-funded charter flights for multiple government business trips in stead of available commercial airplanes, the White House said. In a ....

  • Yemeni army mount attack on Houthi sites in Sirwah

    Yemeni army mount attack on Houthi sites in Sirwah

    Date: 2017-09-30 08:42:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7016163

    The Yemeni army forces have launched a fierce attack against some Houthi sites in Sirwah district of Ma'rib governorate, killing and injuring a number of Houthi militants, local sources reported on Friday. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition ....

  • Trump to start Asian tour in November

    Trump to start Asian tour in November

    Date: 2017-09-29 17:34:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:7015745

    The White House said on Friday that US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits. Trump's November Asia Trip, which will start from November 3 to 14, will include Japan, China, ....

  • Iraqi Defense Ministry: 96 Daesh militants killed in Kirkuk

    Iraqi Defense Ministry: 96 Daesh militants killed in Kirkuk

    Date: 2017-09-29 17:29:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7015742

    As many as 96 Daesh militants were killed and 13 vehicles were destroyed in Hawija district, south west Kirkuk province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell reported. In a statement released on Friday, the cell said that Iraqi warplanes ....

  • Ghani deplores Shiite mosque attack in Kabul

    Ghani deplores Shiite mosque attack in Kabul

    Date: 2017-09-29 17:20:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:23 - ID:7015727

    Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday, which left five people dead and 33 others wounded, CBS News reported. Ghani said in a statement the "terrorists" targeted ....

  • Kurdistan terminal control to prevent corruption, says Iraqi PM

    Kurdistan terminal control to prevent corruption, says Iraqi PM

    Date: 2017-09-29 16:25:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7015638

    Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said Friday that the Iraqi government's decision to control the terminals of Kurdistan was meant to prevent corruption and smuggling, not to starve residents of the region after a controversial independence ....

  • Iraq: Four Daesh militants killed in northeastern Diyala

    Iraq: Four Daesh militants killed in northeastern Diyala

    Date: 2017-09-29 16:16:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7015622

    Four elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed after their vehicle was shelled in northeastern Diyala, Commander of Tigris Operations, Major General Mazhar al-Azzawi told Alsumaria news channel on Friday. The terrorists' vehicle was ....

  • Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraq's Kurdistan

    Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraq's Kurdistan

    Date: 2017-09-29 16:14:02 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7015608

    Iran temporarily prohibited the loading and transportation of fuel from Iran to Iraqi Kurdistan and from it in connection with the latest developments in this region, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Iran had already halted flights to and ....

  • Lavrov believes Trump interested in improving Russia-US ties

    Lavrov believes Trump interested in improving Russia-US ties

    Date: 2017-09-29 16:11:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:7015596

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday he thinks US President Donald Trump is interested in normalizing relations between Russia and the United States, TASS reported Friday. Lavrov met with a delegation from the Center for the ....

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