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UN envoy urges Europe to blacklist Hezbollah movement after Iraq rocket attack
Dec 29, 2019 05:00The US ambassador to Germany has called on European countries to outlaw Hezbollah in its entirety after pointing the finger at the Lebanese resistance movement for a recent rocket attack on an Iraqi military base housing American occupation forces.
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Iraqi resistance groups decry Salih’s resignation as submission to US interests
Dec 28, 2019 09:53Iraqi resistance groups have denounced President Barham Salih’s resignation as a violation of the constitution and have accused him of caving to pressure from the United States.
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Iraqi president submits resignation after rejecting nominee for prime minister
Dec 26, 2019 15:57Iraqi President Barham Salih has submitted his resignation to parliament after refusing to designate the nominee for premiership, Assad al-Eidani, arguing that he would rather step down than appoint the position to a figure strongly rejected by protesters.
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Iraqi official rejects Israeli army chief's seditious claims on chaos, Iran’s role
Dec 26, 2019 04:10An Iraqi official has dismissed recent claims made by the Israeli military chief against the Arab country’s government and neighboring Iran, saying such “incorrect” claims are actually meant to divide the two nations.
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Iraq parliament approves new electoral law
Dec 24, 2019 16:45In a move to stem public anger and drawn-out street protests, Iraq’s parliament has approved a new electoral law, which enables the electorate to choose individual candidates instead of picking from party lists.
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Daesh rears head again amid unrest in Iraq, kills four policemen
Dec 22, 2019 08:34Daesh terrorists have killed four police officers at a checkpoint in Iraq’s Salahuddin province after reports that the US and its regional allies were trying to facilitate the resurgence of the Takfiri outfit in the Arab country.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani demands early elections to end crisis in Iraq
Dec 20, 2019 12:52Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has called for early elections in order to put an end to a months-long political paralysis in the country, saying that a new government should be formed soon.
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US forces detain top Hashd al-Sha’abi commander in western Iraq
Dec 19, 2019 11:01US military forces have reportedly conducted an operation and arrested a leader of tribal fighters affiliated to the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in the country’s western province of Anbar, but refused to give any reasons for the detention.
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Over 100 children born to Daesh terrorists to repatriated to Turkey from Iraq
Dec 19, 2019 03:55The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says a group of more than one hundred Turkish children, whose parents are being held in the Arab country for membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, are going to be repatriated from Baghdad later this month.
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Arba’een hospitality, provision of services attains UNESCO heritage status
Dec 19, 2019 03:50The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has praised the Iraqi nation for its warm hospitality and provision of services to millions of pilgrims heading to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, which marks 40 days after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the Shias’ third imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).