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Iranian FM says Iraq proposes to faciliate talks between Iran, Egypt
Tehran: Iraq has put forward a proposal for holding talks between Tehran and Cairo at political and security levels to restore relations between the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.…
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8 Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk
Baghdad: Eight policemen were killed and three others wounded on Sunday in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk province. At least two roadside bombs struck a federal police patrol near the…
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6 IS militants, civilian killed in Iraq’s Salahudin province
Baghdad: Six Islamic State (IS) militants and a civilian were killed during a clash in Iraq’s Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi soldiers, paramilitary fighters from…
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2 dead, 10 injured in Iranian missile attack on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad: At least two people were killed and 10 injured in a series of Iranian missile strikes that targeted, on Monday, the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish party in the Koysanjak district of Erbil…
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Iraq: 5 IS militants killed in Salahudin province
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have killed five IS militants in Salahudin province and captured three others, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi warplanes conducted an airstrike on an IS position in the province,…
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Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
Baghdad: Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary officers in Iraq, some of those…
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American aid worker shot dead in Baghdad; Iraq PM orders probe
Baghdad: An American citizen working for a non-governmental relief organization was killed after being shot in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, after a failed attempt to kidnap him, local media reported. Stephen…
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF establishes 5 regional investment companies
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday announced that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has established five regional companies in Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan,…
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Abdul Latif Rashid elected as new President of Iraq
Baghdad: After months of bargaining, negotiations, verbal battles, and overt and secret deals, Abdul Latif Rashid on Thursday elected as President of the Republic of Iraq, succeeding President Barham Salih. In the…
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Gulf countries condemn Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan
Gulf countries on Thursday strongly condemned the attacks launched by Iran on the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Wednesday, which left 13 dead and more than 58 injured. 13 people were killed and…
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Dead Iraqi woman wins Parliamentary elections, social media goes beserk
Baghdad: An Iraqi woman who passed away two months ago has won the country’s parliamentary election that took place on Sunday, October 10, the local media reported. The independent candidate Ansam Manuel…
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July 30: Caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad on this day in 792
On July 30, 762, Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, officially known as Madinat-Al-Salam (city of peace) on the western bank of Tigris. Baghdad grew rapidly to become the largest…
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US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
Washington: The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, has conducted airstrikes against what it said were facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups near the border between Iraq and Syria.…
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4 rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone
Baghdad: Four Katyusha rockets on Thursday hit the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad without causing casualties, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place after midnight when the four rockets landed in…
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COVID-19 scare: Iraq on total lockdown until March 28
Baghdad: Iraq on Sunday imposed a total nationwide lockdown until March 28 to fight the novel coronavirus, as the number of cases grew and the death toll climbed to 20. Most of…
