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GMR launches maiden direct flights from Hyderabad to Baghdad
Hyderabad: Fly Baghdad’s maiden direct flight service from Hyderabad to Baghdad launched on Sunday from the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL). The inaugural Fly Baghdad flight took off from Hyderabad at 3:17 pm.…
- Middle East
Iraq: Supporters of al-Sadr withdraw from Green Zone
Baghdad: Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to withdraw from the streets Tuesday, restoring a measure of calm after a serious escalation of…
- Middle East
Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
Baghdad: Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric who stormed the parliament last month and have since been holding…
- Middle East
Saudi crown prince and Iraqi PM meet over bilateral ties
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met here on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.…
- Middle East
Iraq hit by eighth sandstorm in a month, hundreds hospitalized
Iraq has been hit by its eighth sandstorm since mid-April, leaving hundreds of locals hospitalized and flights delayed, on Monday. The country’s capital Baghdad and southern cities were engulfed by the red…
- Middle East
Three IS militants killed, eight arrested in Iraq
Baghdad: The Iraqi security forces have killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested eight others, including two of the group’s local leaders. A statement issued by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS)…
- Middle East
Iraq exports 101 mn barrels of crude oil in April
Baghdad: Iraq exported about 101 million barrels of crude oil in April, bringing in revenues of $10.55 billion, the Oil Ministry said. The average selling price for crude oil in April was…
- Middle East
Four IS militants killed in airstrike in Iraq
Baghdad: Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed on Thursday in an Iraqi airstrike in a rugged area in Salahudin Province north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi government said.…
- Middle East
9 schoolteachers among 11 dead in Iraq’s traffic accident
Baghdad: Up to 13 people, including nine school teachers, were killed and four others wounded in a car crash south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Iraqi authorities and a source have said.…
