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Erbil (IraqiNews.com) Kurdish security services have arrested around 1700 Islamic State militants among the displaced civilians at refugee camps, according to Karim Sinjari, Interior Minister of the Kurdistan region. During a meeting on Sunday with a Kuwaiti media delegation in Erbil, Sinjari said, “despite the liberation of Mosul, the war against IS will last for […]

China has pledged to sacrifice its own economic interests in order to properly enforce the new sanctions on North Korea that slash the rogue country’s imports. Both Moscow and Beijing, however, call for the six-party talks to resume. Acknowledging that it is mostly China that will bear most of the brunt of the new economic […]

The election management system encountered “massive failures” in parts of Kilifi when Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday, NASA chief executive Norman Magaya has said. The problems were reported at Roka Primary School and Chumani Primary School in Kilifi North and Kamale Primary School in Magarini. “NASA Elections Operations Centre notes with concern, serious […]

Convicted Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, who served jail time for inciting racial hatred, has died in Germany at the age of 78, local media reported on Monday. Zündel, one of the leading figures in the denial movement, died on Saturday at his home in the southwestern spa town of Bad Wildbad, his sister Ingrid was […]

The damage outside of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, after an explosion damaged a room and shattered windows as worshippers prepared for morning prayers The damage outside of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, after an explosion damaged a room and shattered windows as worshippers prepared for morning […]

© Ruptly / Ruptly A four-year-old Chechen boy has been brought back to Russia after living with his jihadist father, who was fighting alongside ISIS in Mosul. Russian authorities are now seeking the return of several dozen such children from Iraqi orphanages. Bilal Tagirov’s mother hadn’t seen him for two years. In October 2015, the […]

In Summary Mr Obama said that for the nation to advance, Kenyans must embrace inclusive democracy. Former US President Barack Obama has urged Kenyans to vote for the right leaders in Tuesday’s elections in order to secure a bright future for the country. Former U.S. President Barack Obama visits with youth leaders at the University […]

urkish troops held joint military exercises with Qatari troops on Monday, Qatari media reported, showcasing their strategic alliance two months into a boycott by Arab neighbors, which caused a region-wide crisis. The maneuvers are aimed at preparing Qatar’s armed forces to defend “vital economic, strategic and infrastructure facilities,” state-owned newspaper Al-Sharq reported. Montingent of Turkish […]

A hunt for possible accomplices to the terrifying abduction of a British model in Italy was underway Sunday after the alleged mastermind told police he planned to auction her off as a sex slave on the dark web. Italian police have confirmed they are looking for at least one other man following the arrest of British-resident […]