16 killed in stampede during the visit of Ashura in Karbala
- 2019-09-10 22:19:18
At least 16 people were killed and 75 injured in a stampede during the Ashura ceremony in the holy city of Karbala, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, the health ministry said on Tuesday. "Sixteen people were martyred and 75 were injured in an infinite toll," the ministry .. المزيد
Human Rights Watch condemns "tightening of the screws" on protests in Algeria
- 2019-09-09 19:39:44
Human Rights Watch in a report Monday accused the Algerian authorities of "tightening the noose" on the protest movement that has been shaking the country since February 22, condemning arrests and violations of freedom of expression and assembly and tight security measures. . "The .. المزيد
Asma Abdullah ... The first woman to receive the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sudan
- 2019-09-09 19:38:43
Sophisticated diplomacy has become the first woman to take over the foreign ministry in Sudan´s history, which is undergoing a transition to civilian rule after decades of authoritarian rule. Abdullah, 73, was sworn in as foreign minister on Sunday in the first civilian government after .. المزيد
France considers it "time" to ease tensions with Russia
- 2019-09-09 19:37:42
France said on Monday it was time to ease tensions with Russia at the end of high-level ministerial talks in Moscow, the first since the crisis over Ukraine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian said there was a "window of opportunity" to resolve the Ukrainian conflict after an .. المزيد
18 pro-Iranian elements killed in air strikes on sites in eastern Syria
- 2019-09-09 19:36:38
Airstrikes targeting Iranian forces and pro-Syrian groups in eastern Syria on Sunday night killed 18 fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which could not say who carried out the raids. . The Observatory said in a statement that "several air strikes targeted sites of .. المزيد
Hong Kong: Protesters set fire to a subway station
- 2019-09-08 16:26:50
Demonstrators in Hong Kong set up barricades, set fires and disrupted traffic in the city´s main business district on Sunday as protests erupted three months ago. The protesters set fire to the entrance of a major subway station and clashed with riot police, the Bloomberg news agency .. المزيد
Yemen: total bodies recovered from Coalition bombing site in Dhamar
- 2019-09-08 16:25:37
A total of 131 bodies were recovered a week ago in a coalition raid in Dhamar province south of Sanaa, a Yemeni health official said on Sunday. On Saturday night, the Arab coalition launched shelling of the community college building, which is being taken by the Houthis detained in Dhamar, about .. المزيد
Pompeo: Trump has not yet made a decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan
- 2019-09-08 16:24:12
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan after he announced the cancellation of secret meetings with top Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan. "We will talk about this in the coming .. المزيد
Cuban President: The United States "attacks" Cuba after its failure in Venezuela
- 2019-09-08 16:23:06
Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel said on Saturday that Washington was attacking Cuba with new sanctions after failing in its attacks against Venezuela. Diaz Canel posted a tweet on Twitter that "there are new US sanctions against Cuba. They are using lies as pretexts to tighten the blockade. .. المزيد
Hundreds of migrants arrive in the Greek islands across the eastern Aegean Sea
- 2019-09-08 16:22:03
Athens - Hundreds of immigrants are trying to cross the eastern Aegean Sea to reach Greece, a member of the European Union, from Turkey. The Greek Coast Guard said 332 migrants had arrived from Saturday morning to Sunday, from the islands of Rhodes, Kalymnos, Samos, Varmakonissi and Lesbos. More .. المزيد
