Headlines- President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been authorized by the Egyptian parliament to offer military assistance to Saudi Arabia in response to the escalating attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, defeated by left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil.
- Asserting that "there will not be an attack today," US President Donald Trump has ruled out taking immediate military action against Iran.
- Iran says that Washington must now "take the necessary actions to extricate" itself from the "quagmire" that the US has entered as a result of its miscalculations in starting the conflict.
- Over the past six months, US forces have assisted over 3,000 commercial vessels in crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- On Sunday, Qatari mediators visited Tehran in an attempt to ease tensions in the area.
- Israeli forces have raided Hebron, locked down the whole occupied West Bank, and killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza.
Tag: Iraqi War
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, addresses before the Security Council about the situation in Iraq
At Iraqi Restaurant, Robots Serve...
The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its friendly service or delicious meals and drinks. The servers are well-known
123 Islamic State Victims’ Remains Found...
Over The Weekend, Iraqi Officials Revealed That 123 Bodies Had Been Discovered In A Mass Grave Near Mosul. The Victims Are Thought To Be Shiite Muslims Who Were Killed By Islamic State When The Group Captured Mosul In 2014. Kawa Omer Of VOA’s Mosul Bureau Reports
Iraqis Disabled by IS Pursue Volleyball...
A number of Iraqis who have lost limbs during the war against the Islamic State in Mosul are now chasing their dreams of becoming professional volleyball players
No Way Home: Former IS Detainees...
When Islamic State fell in Iraq, tens of thousands of men were arrested. Some were eventually set free because they were not IS members, yet years later many hundreds of them still languish in the desert settlements because they cannot return home
Wreath-laying Ceremony to Honour Fallen Peacekeepers
ceremony to honour the memory of UN staff killed in the 2003 attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The day of the attack, 19 August, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day