A group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, laid down their weapons and destroyed them in a symbolic disarmament ceremony on Friday in the Surdas sub-district of Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province, marking a potential turning point in the group's (...)
As President Donald Trump weighs whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran — including using bunker-busting bombs to target nuclear facilities deep underground — a discussion is underway among his top officials over how the US can strike those (...)
Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority in Iraq, has strongly condemned any threats or assassination attempts targeting Iran's Ali Khamenei.
In a statement published on his official website, Sistani warned that such actions (...)
Iran has launched "approximately 100 UAVs toward Israeli territory" — an expected response after Israel carried out strikes across Iran that it said targeted the "heart" of its nuclear program.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Israel is working (...)
The United States has ordered the departure of nonessential staff from several diplomatic and military posts across the Middle East, citing rising regional tensions and the growing uncertainty around stalled nuclear talks with Iran.
The State (...)
BAGHDAD — Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its unequivocal rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians "under any circumstances," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said Saturday during the 34th Arab League Summit in (...)
"My preference will always be for peace and partnership," US President Donald Trump affirmed in Riyadh during the first foreign visit of his second term in office.
The US president was addressing a distinguished audience of the US-Saudi Investment (...)
JEDDAH — Rafik Mansour has assumed his duties as the new U.S. Consul General in Jeddah, bringing decades of diplomatic experience to a post central to American engagement with western Saudi Arabia and the broader Islamic world.
He will also serve as (...)
RIYADH —The Saudi Export Development Authority (Saudi Exports), in partnership with the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, is participating in the 48th edition of the Baghdad International Fair. The Saudi pavilion features 55 national companies (...)
In a courtroom in Munich, Nora sat across from the person who had bought her as a slave, abused her and murdered her five-year-old daughter.
Nora and Reda were being held captive in Iraq by the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in 2015, the year (...)
BAGHDAD — A meeting of the three major OPEC+ member countries, including Saudi Arabia, stressed the importance of maintaining the stability and balance of global oil markets. The meeting, held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, highlighted the (...)
كرّمت رئيسة مجلس إدارة هيئة الشارقة للكتاب بدور بنت سلطان القاسمي، الفائزين بجوائز معرض الشارقة للكتاب في دورته ال43، وجائزة الدورة السابعة من جائزة الشارقة للترجمة (ترجمان).
جاء ذلك خلال حفل خاص أقيم ضمن فعاليات اليوم الأول من المعرض، الذي تنظمه (...)
An Iran-backed Iraqi militia group announced drone and missile attacks on "vital targets" in Israel on Sunday.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the strikes but did not provide specific details about the targeted (...)
During the Viking Age (late 8th to 11th century), Norse seafarers, known as Vikings, embarked on remarkable voyages across Europe, bringing them into contact with diverse cultures, including Muslim Arabs. While there are no records of Viking (...)
BAGHDAD — Iraq's Al Shorta managed to secure a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr Club in their opening match of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 League Stage on Monday.
Playing without key players Cristiano Ronaldo and Aymeric Laporte, (...)
RIYADH — Al Nassr FC has announced on Sunday that the team's captain, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, is suffering from a viral infection, as stated by the club's doctor. Ronaldo has been advised to rest and will not accompany the team to (...)
The United States and Iraq have reached a tentative agreement on the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces, with hundreds of troops expected to leave Iraq by September 2025 and the remaining forces by the end of 2026, Reuters reported, citing (...)
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held wide ranging talks with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the Presidential Palace in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday.
The two leaders discussed bilateral (...)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signed off on his unexpected plea deal on Wednesday morning.
Assange walked out of the courtroom as a free man into the bright Saipan sunshine, raising one (...)
DAMMAM — The first direct flight from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam to Najaf Airport in Iraq has arrived on Saturday, marking a step towards diversifying destinations within Iraq and supporting travel between the two countries.
Saudi (...)
Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Friday night, a Baghdad police source told CNN.
The attack took place in the Zayouna area east of Baghdad, and was (...)
DAMMAM — Saudi Arabia has announced new direct flights between Dammam and the Iraqi city of Al Najaf.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Friday that the move was in line with the Kingdom's national aviation strategy aimed at (...)
A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said.
Iraq's military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the (...)
The day after the stabbing attack on a bishop, a forensics expert was sweeping a fingerprint brush over a nativity scene by the entrance of the Sydney church.
A small car parked outside Christ The Good Shepherd Church had its window screen smashed (...)
US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The country's parliament recently passed a measure — backed by PM Anthony Albanese — calling for the return (...)
