Booby-trapped tanker exploded in an oil facility in Hellah, south of Baghdad

EU Parliament Votes for Turkish Membership Talks Freeze

The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a freeze of membership talks with Turkey over its post-coup crackdown, further escalating tensions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has already dismissed the vote as having “no value” as it is non-binding, and as most European Union member states so ...

Syrian Minister: EU Parliament Resolution against Russian Media “Arbitrariness”

Syrian Information Minister Ramez Tarjaman condemned AS arbitrariness the European parliament’s resolution on countering Russian media. “This is an arbitrariness and flagrant violation of laws in the media sphere, as well as restriction of work freedom of Sputnik and RT TV channel. This resolution is a continuation of a repressive ...

Gen. Jaafari: Iraq Does not Need Iranian Boots in Mosul

IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jaafari said Thursday that Iran has not deployed forces in Iraq’s Mosul as the Iraqi forces are operating powerfully needless of any foreign forces. Speaking on the sidelines of a military conference in Teheran, Jaafari hailed the Iraqi government and military for their powerful ...

Hadi Militiamen Terrorizing Hospitals, Doctors in Yemen: Amnesty

Militiamen allied with Saudi-led coalition have been “terrorizing” hospitals and doctors in Yemen, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The militiamen “are leading a campaign of harassment and intimidation against hospital staff and are endangering civilians by stationing fighters and military positions near medical facilities,” the human rights ...

Haifa Evacuates Settlers as Bushfires Approach Residential Areas

Hundreds of Zionist settlers were forced on Thursday to leave their residents on the outskirts of the entity’s third city Haifa as firefighters struggled to control raging bushfires, occupation police said. “Hundreds of people have been evacuated due to large fires that began in a number of neighborhoods,” police spokesman ...

Lebanese General Security Arrests Two Syrians over Links with Terrorist Groups

Lebanese General Security arrested on Thursday two Syrian suspects over links with terrorist organizations, the G.S. directorate said in a statement. M.Sh. and A’.Q. have confessed to the charges against them and said they – in association with others – received, transferred and converted amounts of money in favor of ...

Ankara Blames Syria for Killing Three Turkish Soldiers

The Turkish army blamed the Syrian government for an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed three soldiers and wounded 10, it said in a statement. “In the air strike assessed to have been by Syrian regime forces, three of our heroic soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers ...