Iran judiciary chief threatens US, Israel after reappointment

“Criminal America, the killers of all our martyrs, the killers of our martyred Imam(s), we will grab you by the collar, and we will not let go, know this,” Ajei said during a Sunday speech aired by state broadcaster IRIB. 

News

Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town

Last month, Trump promised to make Erdogan "very happy" when asked about Turkey looking to secure F110 jet engines and being readmitted to the F-35 fighter jet programme. Analysts said it would likely mean freeing up fighter jet engines Turkey wants to use in its flagship KAAN stealth fighter project.

News

Iraq says 3,300 arrest warrants pending for former regime officials

“Approximately 3,300 arrest warrants remain unexecuted against loyalists of the former regime accused of crimes against humanity, both inside and outside Iraq,” Judge Saad al-Lami, head of the Iraqi Criminal Court, told state media. 

News

Syria announces expected Macron visit

A source from the Syrian Presidency told the state-run SANA news agency that Macron, along with an accompanying delegation, is expected to undertake an official visit to Syria, without specifying the date.

News

Iraq foils dollar smuggling attempt in Kirkuk as parallel market gap persists

The cash was “found in the possession of a traveler at the Kirkuk Airport Customs Center during inspection procedures in the departure hall, in violation of Central Bank of Iraq [CBI] instructions,” according to a statement from the customs authority.

News

Iraqi counterterrorism officer killed in clash with ISIS in Kirkuk

The agency identified the officer as Hassan Khudair Zughair, saying he was killed “during clashes with the terrorist ISIS gangs” and vowed that its forces “will spare no effort in cleansing our beloved land from the clutches of these terrorist gangs.”

News

Over 4,100 killed in Syria sectarian violence since Assad’s ouster: Watchdog

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) released a report detailing the toll of sectarian killings and extrajudicial executions it had documented since the fall of the Baath regime in December 2025, revealing that “to date, 4,163 people have been killed, including women and children.”

News

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing

Historically, the prime tasks of NATO’s top civilian official — always a European, never an American — have been to encourage consensus in an organization that makes its decisions unanimously, and to speak on behalf of all 32 member countries.

News

Baghdad to reward citizens who report corruption amid anti-graft crackdown

Zaidi on Saturday urged “all citizens to report any assets or public funds obtained through corruption crimes,” and directed that “a substantial financial reward be granted to informants.”

News