Iran executes ‘Crocodile of the Gulf’ drug kingpin
(UTV|TEHRAN) – Iran has executed a drug kingpin nicknamed the “Crocodile of the Persian Gulf” and dismantled his smuggling ring, state media report. The “crocodile”...
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Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad amid protests
(UTV|IRAQ) – At least three rockets struck the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday. One rocket hit the embassy cafeteria while two...
Saudi-led military committee moves heavy weapons outside Aden
(UTV|Saudi-Arabia) -A military committee led by Saudi officers in Yemen has transported heavy weapons from bases in the southern port city of Aden, a committee...
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Al-Sistani calls for formation of new government as protesters killed
(UTV|IRAQ) – Iraq’s leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, urged Iraq’s political parties on Friday to form a new government as soon as possible,...
The prince Charles visit the Mosque of Omar, which is named after Caliph Omar -[ IMAGES]
(UTV|PALESTINE) –The prince visited the Mosque of Omar, which is named after Caliph Omar, who conquered Jerusalem in 637 but guaranteed that Christians would be...
Huge rally as Iraqis demand US troops pull out
(UTV|Baghdad) – Huge crowds have taken to the streets of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, to demand that US forces leave Iraq. Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr...
French Christian charity says four employees missing in Baghdad
(UTV|IRAQ) – Four aid workers from a French Christian charity have gone missing in Iraq, with authorities from both countries investigating their disappearance, the organisation...
Nethanyahu warns of Iran threat at Holocaust forum – [IMAGES]
(UTV|The Holocaust) – Israel’s prime minister has vowed that “there will not be another Holocaust” in a speech at a forum in Jerusalem marking the...
Syria war: Jihadist assault ‘kills dozens of soldiers’
(UTV|Syrian civil war) – Up to 40 Syrian soldiers have been killed in an assault by hundreds of militants in north-western Syria, according to Russia’s...
Libya conflict: Haftar forces threaten to target civilian planes
(UTV|LIBYA) – Rebel forces in Libya have threatened to hit civilian planes flying over the capital Tripoli, declaring the city and its surrounding areas a...