Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Tuesday his country was at war with "terrorists" threatening the region and intent on dividing Muslims, as he met top officials in key ally Iran./ As mainly Shiite neighbours, Iran and Iraq have been close since the ouster of Sunni dictator Saddam ...
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is pledging lasting Iranian support for neighboring Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants. The official Iranian news agency reported Tuesday that Rouhani told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that his government will support Baghdad "from ...
People look for their loved ones in front of al-Khairat Mosque after a suicide bomber blew himself up among Shiite worshippers after midday prayers as they were leaving the mosque, killing and wounding tens of people, in a commercial area of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Militants ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will stand by its neighbor Iraq in its fight against the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group./ Rouhani told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Abadi on Tuesday that Iran "will remain on the path until the last day," ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gives a press conference on October 20, 2014 in the Iraqi central shrine city of Najaf (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani )/ Tehran (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi arrived in Tehran late Monday on his first visit to Iran since taking office after the ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani answers a question during press conference in New York on September 26, 2014. Rouhani said Friday that talks with international powers on Tehran's nuclear program must move forward more quickly, saying limited progress had been made in recent days. 'The remaining ...
Iran's President Hassan Rohani said his country will support neighboring Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Rohani told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on October 21 that Tehran will continue to provide Iraq with military advisers and weapons. Abadi ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gives a press conference on October 20, 2014 in the Iraqi central shrine city of Najaf (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)/ Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Monday ruled out any foreign ground intervention to assist government forces in ...
“should have to take a cognitive test," only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. , who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as "Ronny Johnson.” The moment ...
A file image of Israeli soldiers along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip/ Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast in southern Gaza on Saturday, Israel’s military said, the deadliest incident for the army in the war since January. The soldiers were in an armoured vehicle that was ...
Mexico's future President Claudia Sheinbaum waves before the start of her press conference at her campaign headquarters, in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)/ MEXICO CITY (AP) — A highway accident Friday involving an SUV carrying aides to who won Mexico’s June 2 ...
UNICEF's James Elder says Gaza a 'horror show' for children/ The UN children's agency Unicef has told the BBC a convoy carrying aid was denied entry to northern Gaza, despite having all the necessary documents, adding that this is a common occurrence. Unicef spokesman James Elder, who was on a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he ...
Mediators presented the latest ceasefire proposal more than two weeks ago/ Hamas has pushed back after being criticised by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for not yet accepting a ceasefire proposal, saying it had shown "positivity" towards the negotiations. The group said it had "dealt ...
Parents of freed Russian-Israeli hostage tell BBC his return was a "miracle"/ "They were forced to speak in a whisper," says Michael Kozlov, whose son was one of four hostages dramatically rescued by Israeli special forces from Hamas captivity in central Gaza on Saturday. For the parents of ...
University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her competing in elite women’s races ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke after discussing Hamas's response with Qatar's prime minister in Doha/ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas has proposed "numerous changes" to a US-backed plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, which currently hangs in the ...
Pictures from the scene show the fire-damaged building/ At least 35 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the interior ministry says. Video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower part of the building and thick black smoke ...