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Iraq problems must be resolved without any foreign intervention: Hakim
Nov 15, 2019 03:11Senior Iraqi religious scholar and political leader Ammar al-Hakim says problems in the crisis-stricken country must be resolved without any foreign intervention, and that solutions to such troubles must be “indigenous and homegrown.”
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President Salih: Reforms in Iraq natl. decision, won’t be influenced by foreign diktats
Nov 12, 2019 17:04Iraqi President Barham Salih says reforms that the government of embattled Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has pledged to implement in the wake of anti-government protests are a domestic Iraqi issue par excellence and will not be influenced by foreign diktats.
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UN: Daesh militants’ home states must take them back
Nov 12, 2019 14:29UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the home countries of Daesh terrorists captured in Iraq and Syria must take back their terrorist nationals.
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Muqtada al-Sadr slams US for interfering in Iraq internal affairs
Nov 12, 2019 04:33Influential Iraqi Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has lashed out at the United States for its interference in Iraq's internal affairs, threatening to take millions of demonstrators to streets if Washington keeps meddling in the Arab country.
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Iran ships 100 tons of table eggs each day amid oversupply
Nov 12, 2019 02:42Iran is exporting around 100 tons of table eggs amid an oversupply that has forced the government to ease restrictions on exports.
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US calls for early vote as fresh unrest hits Iraqi capital
Nov 11, 2019 06:46The United States has called on Iraqi officials to hold early polls as more people fall victim to ongoing anti-government protests that Baghdad says are being hijacked by foreign-backed elements.
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Iranians, Iraqis launch online campaign to stress unbreakable bond
Nov 10, 2019 10:36An online campaign launched by Iranian and Iraqi users against foreign meddling has become a top trend on the social networking website Twitter, underlining their intimate bonds after recent attacks on Iran's consulate in Karbala.
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Iraqi PM promises electoral reform, discourages disturbance as factions reach deal to back govt.
Nov 10, 2019 04:08Iraq’s prime minister says he recognizes the contribution that protests can make to political reforms, but urges against their interruption of day-to-day life in the Arab country.
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For Iran, neighbors always come first, Zarif says at 24th ECO summit
Nov 10, 2019 03:54Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Turkey to attend the 24th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), says for Tehran “neighbors always come first.”
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17 rockets land near Iraqi airbase
Nov 09, 2019 05:28A barrage of 17 rockets have come down near an Iraqi airbase housing American forces in the Arab country’s north, causing some material damage but no casualties.