8+ hour, 46+ min ago   (321+ words) Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — Minister of Health and National Approach Alliance (Al-Nahj Al-Watani, formerly Al-Fadhila) leader Abdul Hussein Al-Musawi addressed growing political divisions among Shiite leadership regarding the federal mandate to […] The post Shiite political rift widens over militia disarmament appeared…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (702+ words) Up to 8.7 million Zambians are eligible to vote Lusaka – Zambians vote Thursday in a closely watched presidential election that will test whether recent economic gains can offset frustration over the high cost of living in one of Africa’s most stable…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (541+ words) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian strikes had wounded eight people in Odesa overnight Kyiv – Russian strikes killed two people and wounded dozens across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (726+ words) Israel has rejected outright a new US-backed plan that would see its forces pull back in Gaza as Hamas disarms Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (777+ words) Iran has set preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages, complicating a potential deal Tehran – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (268+ words) Iraqi News Baghdad (IraqiNews.com)— Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi held a high-level telephone discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, August 8, 2026, focusing on expanding economic partnerships, regional security, and the conclusion of the international coalition’s military mission…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (299+ words) Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — Abu Ala al-Walai, Secretary-General of Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, commented on Saturday, August 8, 2026, regarding the decision by the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” to pause planned military […] The post Kata’ib Sayyid Al Shuhada clarifies delay in retaliatory strikes against…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (807+ words) Settler attacks and economic conditions are increasingly driving Palestinian Christians to emigrate from the occupied West Bank Ramallah – Palestinian Christians call themselves “living stones” and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (486+ words) Buildings burn following Russian missile strikes on the Kyiv region, in an image released by Ukrainian officials Belgrade – President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia — a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow — on Saturday…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (333+ words) US President Donald Trump speaks to the press near the construction site of his proposed ballroom at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2026 Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has compared President Donald Trump’s…...