Fri, 2019-12-06 21:39 BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say 12 people have been killed in Baghdad’s Khilani Square after unknown assailants fired live ammunition from cars. Security and medical officials say at least two of the dead were policeman. Protesters fearing for their … read more
Author: Amal BELALLOUFI | AFP ID: 1575652212363894900 Fri, 2019-12-06 17:07 ALGIERS: A vast crowd rallied in Algiers on the final Friday before a contentious presidential election many see as an elite attempt to cling to power despite months of protests, … read more
Fri, 2019-12-06 19:43 WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq, the US Treasury Department said. They are the latest US sanctions to target Iraqi individuals or armed … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1575576786316988200 Thu, 2019-12-05 20:10 RABAT: Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo visited Morocco on Thursday, the highest-ranking American official to travel there since the election of President Donald Trump. Pompeo met his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita to discuss … read more
Thu, 2019-12-05 22:45 BAGHDAD: Two mortars landed inside Iraq’s Balad air base on Thursday, two Iraqi military sources said. No casualties have been reported in the mortar attack against the air base, said the sources. Balad base hosts US forces and contractors … read more