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Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president who names Sudani as PM-designate
Oct 13, 2022 15:24Iraqi lawmakers have elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the Arab country’s new president, who immediately named a prime-minister, thus breaking a months-long political deadlock and paving the way for the formation of a new government.
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Iran writes to UN, stresses right to self-defense against terror attacks from Iraq
Oct 13, 2022 10:39Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations defends Tehran’s resort to military force against terror groups based in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, saying the country reserves the inherent right to self-defense against the security threats posed by the terrorists to the Iranian soil and nation.
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Katyusha rockets target gas complex in Iraq's Kurdistan, no casualty reported
Oct 13, 2022 08:04At least eight Katyusha rockets have reportedly hit a gas complex in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest attack on the facility owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) energy firm Dana Gas.
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Iraq: Parliament set to convene Thursday to elect ‘President of the Republic’ a year after elections
Oct 11, 2022 16:17Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi has announced that the legislative body is scheduled to convene on Thursday to elect a new president in an effort to end a months-long political crisis in the West Asian country in the absence of a functional government.
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Iraq in talks to increase gas imports from Iran after paying debt
Oct 11, 2022 10:56The spokesman of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity says Baghdad is in talks with Tehran to increase its imports of gas from Iran.
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US military tankers smuggle crude oil from Syria’s Hasakah to bases in Iraq: Report
Oct 08, 2022 05:50The US military has reportedly used dozens of tanker trucks to smuggle crude oil from Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq, where American forces and trainers are stationed, as Washington continues to loot energy resources in the war-ravaged country.
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Iran tells Iraq will not tolerate terrorist acts from Kurdistan
Oct 06, 2022 14:49Iran’s Foreign Minister has told his Iraqi counterpart that the Islamic Republic will not tolerate continued acts of aggression against it by terrorist groups based in the West Asian country.
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Iraq's PM: Baghdad preparing ground for ‘high-level’ meeting between Iran, Saudi Arabia
Oct 04, 2022 13:58Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has announced plans for a fresh round of reconciliation talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying Baghdad is preparing the ground for a “high-level” meeting between the two countries’ officials.
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Dozens of tankers enter northern Iraq as US continues to steal Syrian oil
Sep 30, 2022 02:51The military forces of the United States have smuggled a new consignment of stolen Syrian oil into northern Iraqi regions as Washington continues plundering the natural resources of the Arab country through illegal border crossings.
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Rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone for second day amid political unrest
Sep 29, 2022 10:01Four rockets fired from eastern Baghdad have landed in the capital’s fortified Green Zone amid intensified political unrest.