Iraqi Shiite Leader Warns Iran, U.S. Not To Involve Iraq In Their Conflict

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, warned Iran and the United States not to involve Iraq in their conflict. “Iraq has become a victim to the U.S.-Iranian conflict, and has been greatly affected, as if it is an arena for their conflicts,” al-Sadr said. “Therefore,…

Israel arrests Palestinian over West Bank settler murder

JERUSALEM, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel on Thursday arrested aPalestinian man in connection with the murder of a Jewish settler in theoccupied West Bank, in a case that raised tensions in the area. Esther Horgan, a 52-year-old mother of six and a French-Israeli dualnational, was found dead Monday in a…

Covid-19: Iran allocates funds to import vaccines; Kuwait starts national vaccination campaign

CAIRO, Dec 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — IRAN said that it has allocated funds to buy COVID-19 vaccines from abroad as the obstacles created by US sanctions have been removed. Meanwhile, Kuwait kicked off its national vaccination campaign. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said that Iran has allocated 200 million euros…

Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack in Masyaf

DAMASCUS, Dec 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Syrian air defenses responded to a fresh Israeli missile attack that targeted the western Masyaf area in Hama Governorate after midnight Thursday, Syrian state TV reported. The TV aired footage of the air defenses intercepting Israeli missiles in the sky over Masyaf. The Syrian army…

US Pres Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq

WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump warned he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq, as the first anniversary of the killing of a top Iranian general in a US air strike approaches. “Our embassy in Baghdad got hit…

US Pres Trump pardons more allies and Kushner’s father, sparking fresh outrage

WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump issued new pardons for allies including the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner and two people caught up in the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that brought him to power. The pardons added to a long list he…

The Former Blackwater Guards Trump Pardoned Were Convicted Of Killing 14 Iraqi Civilians, Including Two Children

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Outgoing U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, pardoned four men, convicted in connection with a massacre of civilians in Iraq, in 2007. The Blackwater guards Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard, opened fire in a busy section of Baghdad, resulting in the…

Iraq Urges U.S. To Reconsider Pardon For Contractors Convicted Of Massacre In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the United States to reconsider its decision, to grant pardons to former contractors of Blackwater, who were convicted of committing a massacre in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in 2007. An official statement said, the ministry is following up…

Egypt Sees Sudden Spike In COVID-19 Cases, 911 New Infections Reported

CAIRO, Dec 24 (NNN-MENA) – The COVID-19 spread has suddenly spiked in Egypt, as the north African country reported 911 new COVID-19 infections and 42 deaths on Wednesday, Health Minister, Hala Zayed said. After this spike, total deaths reached 7,209, while infections hit 127,972, the minister told reporters, on the…

US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war

Destroyed buildings are pictured at the Palestinian Yarmuk camp, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Syria, targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people and entities in a continued effort to cut off funds for…
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