Erbil International Airport officials have denied persistent rumors that the transport hub will be closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kurdistan Region.

"We as Palestinians believe, if a Palestinian state were created with Jerusalem as its capital, the abidance of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian state and the Palestinian leadership, we would contribute to the building of peace in the world."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced US approval for a global financial watchdog’s decision yesterday to blacklist Iran.

Among major concerns, parents of young children cite the lack of alarm systems, untrained staff, and inefficient emergency response.

Many Americans supported the drone strike against Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday, but many others fear that war is on the horizon as thousands of additional US troops are being deployed to Kuwait.

"We do not seek regime change. However, the regime's aggression in the region, including the use of proxy fighters to destabilize its neighbors, must end and it must end now."

Republicans praise strength and Democrats fear war in wake of targeted killing in Baghdad.

According to the IRGC, US Helicopter gunships fired four rockets at an Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), convoy leaving Baghdad Airport.

The storming of the embassy was led by members and supporters of Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite paramilitary force counted amongst Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)

Rep. Ilhan Omar: use of white phosphorus against Kurdish civilians would be a “war crime and a crime against humanity.”

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