Iraqi armed groups say ready to fight Israel if Lebanon war breaks out
Baghdad, Iraq - As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready...Geostrategy
Gaza hospital chief says tortured in Israel detention
Israel's military has accused Hamas of using hospitals in the Gaza Strip as a cover for military operations. It has...Geostrategy
Lebanese army stops boat carrying 90 people off coast
Women and children were among the group intercepted Friday by a navy patrol off the coast of Qalamoun in northern...Women and children were among the group intercepted Friday by a navy patrol off the coast of Qalamoun in northern Lebanon
The boat almost sank in bad weather but all on board were rescued and taken to the shore, says Lebanese army
Iraq seeks economic bloc with Turkey, Iran; ease in entry visa procedures
A regional economic bloc must be formed and includes Iraq, Turkey and Iran to become a regional power that allows...The Iraqi delegation highlights investment opportunities in the fields of agriculture and health
Baghdad also invites Turkish companies to invest in Iraq and address the water problem in the country
Iraq adopts comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy
Iraq has attributed 'the victory over terrorism' to a comprehensive national strategy that it has adopted to deal with violent...Iraqi foreign minister Fouad Hussein said the victory over terrorism has led the Iraqi government in its various institutions to move towards the reconstruction of liberated cities
"The victory over terrorism has provided us with the transition to important objectives at the internal, regional and international levels"
Iran MP’s office torched after protest remarks
Unidentified assailants torched the office front of an ultraconservative Iranian lawmaker whose recent comments on deadly anti-government protests in 2019...Protesters took to the streets across Iran in November 2019 after a surprise fuel price hike, in Iran's most vocal eruption of public dissent in a decade
Petrol pumps were torched, police stations attacked and shops looted before security forces stepped in amid a near-total internet blackout
Austin says US capable of deploying force in Middle East
The United States warned Saturday it was capable of deploying "overwhelming force" in the Middle East as it faced questions...Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain's capital that all options would be open if diplomacy fails to halt Iran's nuclear program
The Pentagon chief was asked why Washington did not respond to last month's drone-and-artillery attack on a base used by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria
EU, GCC begin new era in relations
However, the recent developments show that Europe has shed this energy-supplier image of the Gulf for a more realistic and...Kuwait has emerged as a major global humanitarian player and a significant mediator to sort out inter-Gulf differences
This has contributed to the re-evaluation by European Union leaders of their policies towards the Gulf region
Gulf-Iraq ties in focus at 17th edition of Manama Dialogue
GCC Secretary-General Al-Hajraf and foreign minister of Iraq Dr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein discuss the latest developments in the region and...GCC Secretary-General Al-Hajraf and foreign minister of Iraq Dr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein discuss the latest developments in the region and issues of common interest
Hussein affirmed that Iraq is interested in developing relations with the GCC countries at all levels
UK moves to ban Hamas as ‘terrorist organisation’
Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the move to bring Britain into line with the United States, which designated Hamas a...Patel argued an outright ban under the Terrorism Act 2000 was necessary
Patel earlier called Hamas "fundamentally and rabidly anti-Semitic"
Lebanon stops 82 people attempting sea crossing to Europe
Lebanese security forces on Friday said they thwarted an attempt by more than 80 people to illegally cross by sea...The forces rounded up the would-be-migrants at a "tourist resort" in the Qalamoun area of north Lebanon after being tipped off.
The number of people attempting to make deadly sea crossings out of Lebanon has surged since the country's financial crisis began in 2019.
Hundreds of migrants try to cross EU border despite easing of crisis
Polish border guards said there were attempted crossings by two groups on what is the eastern border of the European...Belarus said Thursday that there were a total of around 7,000 migrants in the ex-Soviet country.
Hundreds of Iraqis who had failed to cross into the EU from Belarus returned home on Thursday.
