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Iraq to continue gas imports from Iran regardless of US sanctions: Minister
Sep 11, 2019 01:39Iraq’s minister of electricity says gas imports from neighboring Iran would continue despite US sanctions, insisting the Arab country can’t afford replacing Iran’s crucial supply to its power plants.
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31 die in stampede during Ashura rituals in Iraq
Sep 10, 2019 13:51At least 31 pilgrims lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries in a stampede during the Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, the Iraqi Health Ministry says.
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Expatriate Iraqis mourn for Imam Hussein (PBUH) in southern Tehran ceremony
Sep 09, 2019 10:10As Muslims are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the Shias’ third Imam, Dowlatabad district in southern Tehran, largely populated by Iraqi expats, has also stepped up its unique traditions of marking the occasion.
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Tasu'a mourning ceremonies underway in Karbala
Sep 09, 2019 09:07Tasu'a mourning ceremonies are underway in Imam Hussein's (PBUH) holy Shrine at Karbala in Iraq. The culmination of the mourning ceremonies will be on Tuesday the 10th of the lunar month of Moharram, the day of Ashura.
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Israel claims drone attack near Syria's border with Iraq
Sep 09, 2019 06:54The illegal Zionist entity has claimed a drone attack on Iraqi forces and members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah near Syria's border with Iraq.
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Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a
Sep 09, 2019 03:54Millions of Iranians are partaking in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the lunar month of Moharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias’ imam.
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Israel uses its firepower, far and wide
Sep 08, 2019 06:11The escalated Israeli military campaign exhibits some longstanding attributes of wrong Israeli policies and practices, such as a right to seek absolute security even if that means absolute insecurity for everyone else.
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US judge reduces jail terms of Blackwater guards involved in Iraq massacre
Sep 08, 2019 01:54A US federal judge has drastically reduced prison terms of three American guards involved in massacring unarmed Iraqi civilians – including women and children -- in Baghdad in 2007 while working for the notorious Blackwater security firm, praising the killers as “fine young men.”
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Four, including a civilian, killed across Iraq in day of terrorist attacks
Sep 08, 2019 01:33At least three members of Iraq’s security forces and one civilian have been killed in separate attacks by terrorists across various parts of the Arab country.
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Iraq reopens Khosravi border crossing before Arba’een
Sep 06, 2019 08:09Iraq has reopened a border crossing point with Iran after years to facilitate the Arbaeen pilgrimage to the Arab country.