Iraq

Iranian airline ‘fuelled Middle East’s coronavirus crisis by continuing flights to China’

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An Iranian airline fuelled the Middle East’s coronavirus crisis by flying infected passengers into Lebanon and Iraq and continuing flights to China, an investigation has found. Mahan Air, a private company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of lying about these passenger flights after Tehran barred all flights to China on … Read more

ISIS takes advantage of Covid crisis to launch attacks on Iraq and Syria

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Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.  There are between 2,500 to 3,000 Islamic state fighters in Iraq, security officials estimate, and a further 500 have escaped from prisons in Syria, fuelling a spike in violence in the region.  Three security … Read more

Army generals urge Chancellor to reward frontline NHS workers with cash bonuses

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Ex-Army generals have urged the Chancellor to reward frontline NHS workers with cash bonuses as a thank you for risking their lives in the war against Covid-19. General Lord Richard Dannatt and ex-chief of the Defence Staff General Lord David Richards backed calls for nurses, doctors and care workers to be granted a tax-free allowance, … Read more

Terrorist pair who raised more than £2,000 for ISIS laugh as they are jailed

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Two terrorists who raised funds for ‘fighter brothers’ in the Middle East laughed as they were jailed for a total of more than 14 years. Ayub Nurhussein, 29, helped raise £2,699.19 for jihadis in Iraq while sharing footage of military beheadings on social media between 11 April and 11 July last year. Eritrean-born Nurhussein was … Read more

First ever proof of meteorite killing a man uncovered in 1888 report to Ottoman sultan

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First ever proof a meteorite killed a human: Study uncovers 1888 report to Ottoman sultan of a meteor ‘falling like rain’ and killing a man and paralysing another  Researchers at the Meteoritical Society found evidence of event in August 1888  Documents kept by Turkish government archives describe a meteorite in Iraq  It fell on village … Read more

Ben Affleck’s girlfriend Ana de Armas shares dirty blonde on-set snap of herself in Netflix’s Sergio

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She’s found herself thrust into the limelight as a result of her relationship with Ben Affleck. But Knives Out star Ana de Armas was already a star before she started dating the Oscar winner, a fact the actress reminded her followers of on Wednesday by sharing pictures from the set of her new movie Sergio, … Read more