The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that it would launch a first flight on a “voluntary basis” for the repatriation of Iraqi migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland. “Iraq will make a first flight for those wishing to return voluntarily on the 18th of this month,” Belarus said in a statement issued Friday […]
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Iraq – Turkey ‘close’ the canal for the transfer of migrants to Belarus
LAST UPDATE: 19.04 The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced today that it was suspending direct flights to Belarus from Iraq in a bid to protect Iraqis from human trafficking gangs amid the ongoing immigration crisis on Belarus’ border with Poland. “The Iraqi embassies in Moscow and Warsaw are coordinating Iraq’s efforts to voluntarily return those trapped […]
Iran: Tehran calls for ‘vigilance’ after attack in Baghdad
Iran today condemned the attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qadimi in Baghdad and called for “vigilance to prevent security plots” in its neighboring country. According to Kadimi’s office, the Iraqi prime minister escaped “attempted assassination” last night at his home in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack for which no responsibility has been claimed. […]
Iraq: Murder drone attack on PM’s residence
A drone bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more. A statement from the Iraqi military said the bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. No further details were given. Through twitter, […]
On the verge of emergency. Belarus illegally sends migrants from Iraq to Lithuania
Belarusian border guards facilitate the movement of illegal migrants from Iraq across the border to Lithuania. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Lithuania Agne Bilotaite, delfi.lt reports. The Minister noted that four times a week flights from Istanbul and Baghdad fly to Minsk, from where migrants head towards Lithuania. According to […]
Pope Francis to Visit Iraq in March
Pope Francis will be visiting Iraq in March, the Vatican office announced. This will be the first ever visit of the Pope to the Western Asian state. Pope Francis, like much of the world leaders, had to limit his international visits amidst the Corona Virus crisis. The up coming visit in March will be the […]
Supreme Court tosses ruling against Iran central bank in case over 1983 bombing
Edwin Marian Johnston hold up a photo of her son US Marine CPL Edward Johnston who died in the bombing of his Lebanon barracks in 1983 outside Federal Court September 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a decision by a federal appeals court in […]
US slaps new sanctions on Iran following strikes on US targets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions Friday on Iran’s metal exports and eight senior Iranian officials. The penalties came days after Iran fired missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation for an American airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iran’s top military leader, Qasem Soleimani, last week. After […]
‘Don’t know precisely’ when or where Soleimani would attack
The U.S. did not know exactly when slain Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani had planned to attack Americans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said while maintaining the Trump administration’s line that such strikes were about to happen. “There was no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by Qasem […]