Iraqi troops liberate Islamic State’s holdout in western Anbar
Iraqi government forces are seen near the Falahat village west of Fallujah on June 27, 2016.Iraqi forces took the Islamic State group’s last positions in the city of Fallujah on June 26, establishing full control over one of the jihadists’ most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation. / AFP PHOTO / MOADH AL-DULAIM Baqdad (IraqiNews.com) […]
Egyptian court reaffirms Mohamed Mursi’s life sentence
16 September, 2017 Comments Off on Egyptian court reaffirms Mohamed Mursi’s life sentence
Deposed President Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars at a court. (File photo: Reuters) A top Egyptian court upheld on Saturday a life sentence for ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in a case revolving around state documents leaked to Qatar, a judicial official said. The Court of Cassation ruling, which is […]
Continue reading …Kim Jong-un vows to complete N Korea nuclear programme
16 September, 2017 Comments Off on Kim Jong-un vows to complete N Korea nuclear programme
KCNA says leader wants ‘equilibrium’ with US as Washington reiterates it has military options to deal with Pyongyang. North Korea launched its sixth and largest nuclear test earlier this month [Handout: KCNA/Reuters] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to complete his nuclear weapons programme in the face of strengthening sanctions after he inspected a powerful new intermediate-range missile […]
Continue reading …Parsons Green: Man arrested over Tube bombing
16 September, 2017 Comments Off on Parsons Green: Man arrested over Tube bombing
Image captionPolice have spoken to 45 witnesses so far and received 77 images and videos from the public An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence in connection with Friday’s attack on a London Tube train. The man was held in Dover on Saturday by Kent Police and taken to a […]
Continue reading …Washington should switch from threats to dialogue on North Korea – Chinese envoy to US
16 September, 2017 Comments Off on Washington should switch from threats to dialogue on North Korea – Chinese envoy to US
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly with an escort of Japanese F-15 fighter jets and U.S. Marines’ F-35B fighter jets. © Air Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan / Reuters China’s ambassador to the US has called on Washington to stop making continuous threats over North Korea and “do more” to build […]
Continue reading …Offensive likely to be launched in Anbar on Saturday: Paramilitary source
16 September, 2017 Comments Off on Offensive likely to be launched in Anbar on Saturday: Paramilitary source
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) in western Mosul. Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Military offensive are likely to start early on Saturday to liberate Islamic State’s holdout in west of Anbar province, a source from the pro-government paramilitary troops was quoted saying. “U.S. force arrived at Ain al-Assad base in al-Baghdadi region, Anbar, in the afternoon within arrangements […]
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