November 9, 2025

Special Voting Begins in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections

Baghdad: Special voting for Iraq’s 2025 parliamentary elections began on Sunday morning, enabling security forces, service personnel, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and eligible detainees to cast their ballots ahead of the general election next …

Three Al Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somali Military Operations

Doha: Somali authorities have announced that three Al Shabaab group fighters were killed in two separate military operations in the country’s south-west.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Somali Ministry of Defense said in a statement that special…

5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tonga

Doha: An earthquake measuring 5 Magnitude on the Richter scale struck Tonga on Sunday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the earthquake occurred 221 km east of Neiafu, at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Tonga, an archipe…

Russia Announces Capture of Ukrainian Town

Doha: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had taken control of a new town in southeastern Ukraine.

According to Qatar News Agency, in a statement, the ministry said units from its Eastern Group of Forces had seized the town of Ryb…