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The file photo shows fighters from the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in an undisclosed location in Iraq. (Photo the PMU media bureau) A senior Iraqi lawmaker says a proposed truce by anti-terror resistance groups, which are part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name …

Yemen’s popular Ansarullah revolutionary movement released two American prisoners as part of a deal that also secured the return of more than 200 Yemenis stuck in Oman as a result of the Saudi-led blockade of the war-torn country. The Wednesday swap apparently involved Saudi Arabia and Oman, which frequently plays …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described preventing the purchase of medicine and food for the Iranian nation as a “crime against humanity.” Zarif made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi. During the phone talk with his Japanese counterpart, Zarif exchanged views on international …

Translated by Staff The Hezbollah and Amal Movement Command issued the following statement: Given the formation of the negotiating delegation on the demarcation of borders, which holds its first meeting on Wednesday, we are concerned to present the following: The frame agreement that was announced by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri …

Commander: IRGC to Use All Medical Capacities to Help Coronavirus Patients TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami said that the IRGC will provide coronavirus patients and medical staff with all its possibilities and capacities to fight against the disease. “Upon the order issued …

US President Donald Trump is joined by (L-R) US Vice President Mike Pence, Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner and US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2020. (AFP photo) By Kevin Barrett The Trump …

Palestinians gather to commemorate the Second Intifada (Uprising) and to protest normalization deals between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel, in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on September 28, 2020. (Photo by AFP) A prominent Kuwaiti political expert has denounced attempts by a number of Arab states to …

Heidar Ali Balouji, Iran’s permanent envoy to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee (also known as the Disarmament and International Security Committee) Iran has called on the international community to press Saudi Arabia to immediately implement the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in full. …

The Arab media outlets reported that the US has sent messages to the Iraqi resistance groups to asks them for a halt in military operations against the American military men. The Arabic-language al-Mayadeen news channel reported on Monday that the US has sent desperate messages to the Iraqi resistance groups, …

News   /   Sports NBA Finals: Miami Heat top LA Lakers in Game 5 https://youtu.be/iohISlADESA Over the NBA, in game 5 of the NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers have been made to wait to lift the trophy after suffering a 111-108 defeat against Miami Heat. The Heat managed to take …