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Iraqi Forces, Liberates Three Towns West of Ramadi

Iraqi forces liberated and raised the national flag in three towns west of Ramadi, local media reported on Wednesday. Al-Sumaria TV quoted a high-ranking military official in Anbar district that the Iraqi army along with tribal fighters liberated three towns in al-Doulab Island from ISIL Takfiri terrorists. “A military force ...

September 28, 2016

World

US Strike in Afghanistan Kills 18, Mostly Civilians

A US drone strike has killed 18 people in the eastern Nangarhar province, Al Alam news website reported. Afghan sources said that more than a dozen of those killed in the strike were civilians.

September 28, 2016

World

Europe Police Arrest Five on Suspicion of Forming ISIL Cell

Police have arrested five suspected members of a cell of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group in Spain, Belgium and Germany that spread propaganda for the group online, the Spanish interior ministry said Wednesday. Two suspects were arrested in Barcelona in northeastern Spain, one ...

September 28, 2016

World

Carter: No Plans to Change US Nuke Strike Rules

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday the Pentagon has no plans to pursue a “no-first-use” nuclear weapons policy. His remarks at a nuclear research facility in New Mexico follow media reports saying President Barack Obama was weighing an overhaul of longstanding US nuclear policy, including by pledging to never ...

September 28, 2016

World

World Bank Releases $300 mn for Syrian Refugees in Jordan

The World Bank announced Tuesday it will release $300 million in loans to help facilitate the labor market for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The funds will be used to attract investors and create reforms that will help grant access to the Syrian labor force, the Bank said in a statement. ...

September 28, 2016

World

Merkel Denies EU Intention to Shut Doors to Muslim Refugees

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Tuesday that EU member states should provide shelter for refugees fleeing terror and civil war, irrespective of their religion or faith. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Berlin, Merkel underlined Europe’s humanitarian responsibility and common values that ...

September 28, 2016

World

Pakistan Warns of Launching Nuclear Attack against India

Pakistan on Tuesday warned it would not hesitate to use its nuclear arsenal in case of war with longtime rival India. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told local Express TV channel: “Pakistan has not developed these [nuclear] weapons to showcase. They are meant for our defense. “I want to make it ...

September 28, 2016

Middle East

US-Saudi Aggression Mercenaries Attack Prison in Yemen’s Aden, Kill Guard, Prisoners

A Yemeni prison guard was killed Tuesday in a militant attack on a prison compound in the southern city of Aden, police said. Unidentified gunmen attacked al-Mansoura central prison in Aden and hurled a hand grenade on the prison walls, the police said in a statement. According to the statement, ...

September 28, 2016

World

Jeffrey DeLaurentis, first US ambassador to Cuba

Obama Names First Ambassador to Cuba in Five Decades

The United States has tapped Jeffrey DeLaurentis, America’s top diplomat in Havana, to become the first official ambassador to Cuba in five decades. “The appointment of an ambassador is a commonsense step forward toward a more normal and productive relationship between our two countries,” President Barack Obama said in a ...

September 28, 2016

Middle East

Israeli Ex-President Shimon Peres Dies

Israeli ex-president Shimon Peres died on Wednesday some two weeks after suffering a major stroke, his doctor said. The 93-year-old died in his sleep at around 3:00 am (0000 GMT), Rafi Walden, who is also Peres’s son-in-law, told AFP. Peres held nearly every major office in the Zionist entity, serving ...

September 28, 2016