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Nechirvan Barzani was sworn in as new president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region
Jun 11, 2019 00:50The parliament of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has sworn in Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of the region, as its president, in an attempt to complete the formation of the cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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New US ambassador in Iraq after mysterious pullout
Jun 10, 2019 08:01The new US ambassador to Baghdad has submitted his credentials to the Iraqi foreign minister, just weeks after Washington pulled out some of its diplomatic staff, citing unspecified threats.
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German FM urges Europeans to play mediating role amid rising Iran-US tensions
Jun 09, 2019 02:05German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warns that strains between Iran and the United States have "reached a fever pitch", calling on European powers to take a lead in negotiations to help resolve the situation.
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Iraq seeking to gain US’ waiver for importing gas from Iran
Jun 09, 2019 01:55Iraq has diplomatic leverages to force the US to issue a waiver for Baghdad for importing Iran’s gas, Member of the Iraqi Parliament from al-Bina Coalition Misaq al-Hamidi said on Saturday.
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Over dozen displaced Iraqi Izadi families return home from Syria
Jun 05, 2019 02:29More than a dozen families from the Izadi minority group have repatriated to Iraq’s Northern Province of Nineveh, after four years of displacement caused by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group’s occupation of their homeland and brutal atrocities committed against them.
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Iraq sentences last two French nationals to death for joining Daesh
Jun 03, 2019 09:14An Iraqi court has sentenced to death the last two French nationals on trial in the Arab country for joining the terrorist Daesh group and involvement in acts of terror.
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Israeli paper betrays scandalous details of 'deal of century'
Jun 02, 2019 02:05US President Donald Trump's "the deal of the century" wants Palestinian refugees to be naturalized and settled in several countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq, Israeli daily Haaretz reports.
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Iraq breaks with Saudi Arabia on Iran during Mecca summit
May 31, 2019 02:07Iraq has opposed the final statement of an emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia, which condemned what it called Iran's "interference" in countries of West Asia region.
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Zarif congratulates Barzani on election as KRG president
May 31, 2019 00:59Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Turkey says airstrikes ‘neutralized’ 19 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
May 30, 2019 15:02Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have “neutralized” 19 PKK militants in a string of airstrikes targeting their hideouts in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Anadolu news agency reports.