Death toll from devastating quake in Turkey has reached 8,754, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced. Combined with the 2,470 known deaths in Syria has brought the total official death toll to 11,224.
India to Buy Oil from ‘Wherever Beneficial’ despite Western Pressure: MinisterNew Delhi will buy the oil it needs from wherever it is beneficial and will not give in to Western pressure, Indian energy minister said, defying pressure from the West to join in on the US-led sanctions and stop imports of Russian oil.
Fires , Clashes Break out at French Protest against Macron’s Pension CutA protest against government pension reforms turned violent in the French city of Rennes on Tuesday, as riot police used tear gas to dispel a group of around 200 demonstrators who had built barricades and pelted officers with fireworks. Tens of thousands of people also took part in strikes and protests across the country.
US Sanctions Prevent Delivery of Aids to Syria after Deadly Earthquake: FMSyrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has highlighted the already war-torn country’s need for humanitarian assistance after the recent devastating earthquake, warning that the US sanctions have worsened the circumstances as the illegal bans have prevented the delivery of everything to the country.
Iran Army Unveils First Underground Air Force BaseIranian Army unveiled on Tuesday its first underground air force base, called “Oqab 44” (Eagle 44), which is capable of accepting and operating various types of fighter jets and bombers as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Air Force.
Arab League Censures Israeli Regime’s ’Open War’ on PalestiniansThe Arab League condemned the Israeli regime for waging “an open war” and perpetrating “organized crimes” against the Palestinian nation, especially after Zionists shot dead several Palestinian men during a raid on a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Ariha.
Turkey, Syria Earthquake Death Toll Passes 4,800The death toll from devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has passed 4,300 with media reporting some 2,921 killed in Turkey and 1,444 killed in Syria.
Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
SCF) that holds the majority in the parliament is seizing any opportunity to persuade the other political forces to conclude the process of electing a president and then a prime minister as soon as possible. After the failure of the factions to form a government, the SCF has formed a new coalition w ...
SCF) has taken the initiative to form a new cabinet and end the months-long political stalemate in the country through engaging in new coalitions. To this end, a high-ranking Baghdad delegation including the parliament speaker, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) president, and the prime minister ...
SCF) to the two major Kurdish parties, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to end their difference on president choice and name a person for the post.
Rashid’s political record
Rashid who was a last-minute candidate for the post, is a relative of the f ...
SCF) as the majority holder in the parliament and the main driving force behind new government formation has announced that doors are open for participation of the opposition, especially the Sadrists. Although resignation of Sadrist parliamentary bloc, Saerun, catalyzed the start of the new governme ...
SCF). The SCF called for a comprehensive government while Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pushed for a SCF-free one.
Sadrist parliamentary bloc, Saerun, resigned in June with all of its lawmakers. Their place was filled with substitutes from other bloc and independents.
The country was rocked ...
SCF) as the PM in mid-October, won the parliament's confidence for the cabinet he presented upon his nomination, becoming the seventh premier in post-Saddam Iraq.
Al-Sudani, who presented his government composition with an emphasis on forming a comprehensive cabinet, fighting corruption, ...
SCF), the Al-Azm Coalition, and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have the major ministerial posts and this means that consensus-based government system is still adopted in the country.
Currently, 12 ministries, out of 21 assigned ministries, are assigned to SCF, the most prominent of which ar ...
SCF) which calls for Iraqi government’s freedom from this restriction and foreign financial supervision. The significance of freedom from this American control would be understood further when amid intensifying competition between the US and China, and the regional tendency to expand partnersh ...
SCF) after months of political stalemate and the stability in the country is a product of their efforts and Iranian support. Given the structural conditions governing Iraqi society, it was expected that after al-Sudani assumption of power, Iraq-Iran relations would see further improvement and expand ...
SCF) — in opposition to the Kurdish reaction described the Supreme Court as a “safety valve” that protects democracy and popular unity.
In the middle of such situation, it seems that threatening to wreak the political process would not work for the Kurdish leaders and the Ku ...