Saudi Arabia has strongly rejected allegations made by Human Rights Watch that its border guards fired on Ethiopian migrants crossing from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year. The allegations, described as "unfounded" by a Saudi government source, point to an escalation of abuses along the perilous route from the Horn...
US, Iraq strengthen security ties; vow to defeat ISIS; set up military commission
WASHINGTON – The United States and Iraq pledged to boost security cooperation, regional stability, and the shared interest in Iraq's sovereignty. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) were holding the inaugural US-Iraq Joint Security Cooperation Dialogue in Washington, D.C. The two-day dialogue witnessed the...
Iraq to start repatriating citizens in Belarus Thursday: ministry
Thousands of migrants from the Middle East, including many from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, are camped out on the EU-Belarus border.
