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BADGDAD, Oct. 11 (YPA) - Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said early Monday morning that primary turnout in the general elections was 41 percent. Preliminary results are expected to be announced later today. More than…

Aleppo, Oct. 11 (YPA) - A Turkish officer was killed and three soldiers were injured in a rocket attack on  their  positions in Aleppo countryside, Syria. According to identical local and media sources, a military vehicle belonging…

AMMAN, Oct. 11 (YPA) - Several Jordanian ministers submitted on Sunday their resignations to Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh in preparation for a government reshuffle that is considered the fourth in the life of the current government, an…

WEST BABK, Oct. 10 (YPA) – the Zionist enemy forces launched a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank and al-Quds ( Jerusalem), at dawn Sunday. According to Palestinian sources, the enemy forces arrested two young men from the town of…

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 10 (YPA) - Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme has passed away, local media reported on Sunday. He was 85. AQ Khan was brought to the hospital on Saturday night after his health started…

BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 (YPA) – Voting in the Iraqi parliamentary elections began Sunday morning, amid very tight security measures near polling stations and widespread international monitoring. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. Baghdad time in…

MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (YPA) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia retains a prominent position in the production of grain and other crops despite the COVID-19 epidemic. Congratulating agriculture and manufacturing workers on their…

NAJAF, Oct. 10 (YPA) - The leader of the Sadrist movement, Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr, cast his vote in the parliamentary elections. "Sadr arrived at a polling station in Najaf province to cast his vote," Sumerian News reported. Polling…

SANAA, Oct. 10 (YPA) - At least 20 people were killed in Nigeria's Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the northwest part of the country, Reuters reported. Idriss Gobir,…

BAGHDAD, Oct. 09 (YPA) - The Iraqi forces announced on Saturday the destruction of a hideout for the terrorist organization (ISIS), south of Khanaqin in Diyala province, east of the country. The Iraqi News Agency, INA, quoted the Iraqi…