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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher walks into military court in San Diego, California in June 2019

Navy SEAL Cleared By Trump Called 'Freaking Evil' By Comrades

Navy SEAL cleared by Trump called 'freaking evil' by comrades

Pompadour & Rooster Cuts: Iraqi Styles Sculpt 'Revolution'

As new hairstyles are shared on social media in Iraq, the trend is towards ever more elaborate looks

Pompadour & rooster cuts: Iraqi styles sculpt 'revolution'

China Importing Record Breaking Amounts Of Crude Oil With No End In Sight

Tianjin Port, CNOOC in talks for LNG terminal

China has imported a record amount of oil this year, with Saudi Arabia as its top supplier.

Erdogan has in recent weeks vowed to increase military support to the GNA

Turkey's Erdogan Paves The Way For Troop Deployment In Libya

Turkey's Erdogan paves the way for troop deployment in Libya

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The anger in the streets of Iraq shows no sign of abating amid the political impasse in Baghdad

Paralysis In Iraq As Protesters Harden Position

Paralysis in Iraq as protesters harden position

AFP News Dec 24, 2019

Iraqis have resumed protesting in Baghdad and across the south after parliament missed another deadline to appoint a prime minister

Iraq Protests Resume As Political Paralysis Deepens

Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens

AFP News Dec 23, 2019

Humanitarian aid currently flows into Syria through UN-designated checkpoints in Turkey and Iraq

China Slams Pompeo Criticism Of Syria Aid Veto

China slams Pompeo criticism of Syria aid veto

AFP News Dec 23, 2019

Protesters gather outside Kufa University in the central Iraq on Sunday

Iraqis Step Up Protests As Deadline For New PM Looms

Iraqis step up protests as deadline for new PM looms

AFP News Dec 22, 2019

Displaced Syrians, who fled their homes in the border town of Ras al-Ain, receive humanitarian aid on October 12, 2019, in the town of Tal Tamr -- a UN resolution that would have extended aid for a year has been vetoed

Russia, China Veto UN Extending Syria Cross-border Aid

Russia, China veto UN extending Syria cross-border aid

AFP News Dec 20, 2019

Iraqi women walk past a mural inspired by ongoing anti-government protests in Tahrir square in Baghdad while political leaders are struggling to choose a new prime minister

Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Urges Elections To End Crisis

Iraq's top Shiite cleric urges elections to end crisis

AFP News Dec 20, 2019

Computer systems in New Orleans were hobbled by a ransomware attack, in the latest incident affecting local governments targted by cyber criminals

Cyber Attacks And Mass-Casualty Terror Strikes Ranked Top Security Concerns For US In 2020

Experts surveyed by the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action's survey identified 13 conflicts as top priorities for the United States next year.

Byron Cayetano Dec 19, 2019

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang

Why Did The IMF Loan $280 Million To The Brutal, Corrupt African Dictatorship Of Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea is rich in oil but scarred by poverty and corruption

Palash Ghosh Dec 19, 2019

Iraq has been rocked by weeks of anti-government protests in Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south

Iraq Deadline To Appoint PM Looms, Protesters Unyielding

Iraq deadline to appoint PM looms, protesters unyielding

AFP News Dec 19, 2019

The US Congress has authorized $738 billion in defense spending in 2020, including for the creation of a Space Force, the sixth branch of the US military

US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions

US Congress approves space force, Russia pipeline sanctions

AFP News Dec 17, 2019

World map showing the countries where journalists were killed in 2019, according to Reporters without Borders

49 Journalists Murdered In 2019

49 journalists murdered in 2019

AFP News Dec 17, 2019

US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper acknowledged Tehran's involvement in attacks in Iraq was difficult to prove

Baghdad Must 'Take Actions' After Strikes On US Interests, Washington Says

Baghdad must 'take actions' after strikes on US interests, Washington says

AFP News Dec 17, 2019

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said the UN has no alternative but to keep on shipping aid into war-ravaged Syria

UN Chief Says No Choice But To Ship Aid Across Syria's Border

UN chief says no choice but to ship aid across Syria's border

AFP News Dec 16, 2019

The World Economic Forum said the worldwide gender gap in the workplace had widened further since last year, when parity appeared to be only 202 years off

Gender Workplace Equality 257 Years Away: WEF

Gender workplace equality 257 years away: WEF

AFP News Dec 16, 2019

Indiana Jones, aka Harrison Ford, searched for the Holy Grail in Jordan's red rock archaeological city of Petra, one of the many locations chosen by Hollywood filmmakers to shoot movies

Jordan, A Blockbuster Location For Hollywood

Jordan, a blockbuster location for Hollywood

AFP News Dec 16, 2019

US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said Pyongyang's demands were hostile and unnecessary

North Korea News: What US Envoy Said To Kim Jong Un's Regime About Resuming Nuclear Negotiations

North Korean and U.S. negotiations for a nuclear deal have been stalled since early October.

Wesley Dockery Dec 16, 2019

Iraqi President Barham Saleh said he'd received the acceptance of prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's resignation on December 4, making the deadline for parliament to name a successor Thursday

No Consensus Yet On New Iraqi PM As Deadline Looms

No consensus yet on new Iraqi PM as deadline looms

AFP News Dec 16, 2019

Incirlik Air Base

Turkey Threatens To Close Incirlik Air Base If US Sanctions Imposed

A closure of the base would put the U.S. at a disadvantage in the region as it is likely that Russia would then rent the base.

Benjamin Minick Dec 16, 2019

Saudi defence ministry spokesman Turki bin Saleh al-Malki displays pieces of what he said were Iranian cruise missiles and drones recovered from the attack site that targeted Saudi Aramco's facilities

War With Iran Would Be A Disaster With No Clear Victor: More Blood On The Sand, For What?

Rising tensions in the Middle East, and provocations, may cause things to boil over between the U.S. and Iran.

Benjamin Minick Dec 13, 2019

At the White House in November 2019, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) warned that "allegations are being used in order to dynamite our reciprocal and bilateral relations"

US Congress Recognizes Armenian Genocide

US Congress recognizes Armenian genocide

AFP News Dec 12, 2019

Iraq's anti-government protest encampment in Baghdad's Tahrir Square has become a mini state providing the kind of services demonstrators say their government has failed to provide

Iraq Protesters Form 'Mini-state' In Baghdad's Tahrir Square

Iraq protesters form 'mini-state' in Baghdad's Tahrir Square

AFP News Dec 11, 2019

Michelle Obama at campaign rally in Phoenix, AZ

Michelle Obama Attacked, Questioned For Allegedly Rehabilitating Ex-POTUS George Bush

Michelle Obama was attacked by some Twitter users after she defended her friendship with ex-president George Bush.

Catherine Armecin Dec 11, 2019

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