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23 July, 2017 Comments Off

Germany’s tough stance on fraying relations with Turkey is “understandable,” not least given Ankara’s detention of human rights activists including German nationals, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said in an interview published on Saturday. “I think we have shown great patience with Turkey. It seems not to appreciate that. The reaction of Germany is […]

Seventeen IS female members killed, injured as missile shot west of Mosul

23 July, 2017 Comments Off

Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) Seventeen Islamic State female members were killed and injured as a missile was shot on a building, west of Mosul, a source from Nineveh province said on Saturday. “An unknown missile targeted a two-storey building, which was the headquarters of the IS al-Khansaa brigade, in Tal Afar town, west of Mosul,” the […]

US congress reaches deal on Russia sanctions bill

23 July, 2017 Comments Off

A key section of the bill mandates a congressional review if Trump attempts to ease or end the sanctions against Moscow. Democrat Steny Hoyer said lawmakers had settled lingering issues with the bill, which also includes economic penalties against Iran and North Korea [File: Yuri Gripas/Reuters] US Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced on Saturday they […]

Egypt’s Sisi opens biggest military base in Middle East and Africa

23 July, 2017 Comments Off

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi launched Mohammed Naguib military base in a huge ceremony in El Hammam city west of Alexandria on Saturday. Mohammed Naguib military base is the biggest in the Middle East and Africa, reported Egyptian media. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi underlined that the Arab participation in the inauguration ceremony of Mohammed Naguib […]

Interpol fears ISIS trained 170+ bomb attackers for Europe – media

23 July, 2017 Comments Off

A list of dozens of suspected ISIS militants trained to deal with explosives and potentially aiming at terrorist attacks in Europe has been shared with EU intelligence by The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the Guardian reports. Interpol issued a list of 173 terrorists linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), who “may have manifested willingness to commit […]

Donald Trump insists he has ‘complete power’ to pard

23 July, 2017 Comments Off

Image copyrightEPA:Mr Trump referred to his “complete power to pardon” in a tweet US President Donald Trump has insisted he has the “complete power” to pardon people, amid reports he is considering presidential pardons for family members, aides and even himself. A Democratic Party spokesman has called the reports “extremely disturbing”. The US authorities are […]

White House spokesman Sean Spicer resigns

22 July, 2017 Comments Off

Press secretary steps down over Donald Trump’s naming of Anthony Scaramucci as his new communications director. Spicer’s departure reflected turmoil within Trump’s legal and communication teams [File: Reuters] White House press secretary Sean Spicer is resigning his position in opposition to President Donald Trump naming Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as his top communications official. Sarah […]

Putin & Trump could have met many times at G20, gone to toilet together – Lavrov

21 July, 2017 Comments Off

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands during the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. © Steffen Kugler / Reuters As the mainstream media continues to obsess over how many times Trump and Putin met at the G20 summit, Sergey Lavrov has quipped that the leaders could have informally […]

IS female snitches found dead in abandoned house west of Mosul

19 July, 2017 Comments Off

Tal Afar (IraqiNews) Two women who had acted as informants for the Islamic State in Nineveh province were found dead late Monday west of Mosul, a local source was quoted saying. The pair was found dead in an abandoned house in the town of Tal Afar, one of the few remaining IS enclaves in Iraq, […]

Chasing miniskirts: Saudi police arrest woman who wore ‘indecent clothing’ in viral video

19 July, 2017 Comments Off

Saudi police have arrested a young woman who was earlier filmed wearing a miniskirt and crop top, wandering around a village in a conservative rural area near the country’s capital, local media reported. The footage sparked debate on social media. Information on the woman’s arrest was released by the Riyadh-based Al-Ekhbariya TV channel on Tuesday. […]