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As a direct result of the violent controversy born of a football match in Baghdad, in all the cities of Iraq, the names of streets related to the Algerian culture or which pay homage to Algerian towns and localities are Read more
Care-taking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Thursday indicated that he would not seek a new term in office after he lost the support of the country’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. “We respect and obey the instructions of the religious Read more
Hundreds of Iraqi protestors took to the streets Wednesday in capital Baghdad to denounce U.S. alleged interference in talks for the formation of a new government after the country’s top court rubber-stamped May 12 elections. The protestors gathered at the Read more
The Emirati city of Dubai has topped US-based consulting firm Mercer’s survey for Quality of Life in the Middle East as it ranks 74th globally over 231 cities studied. Mercer is a top global human resource agency and is consulted Read more
Saudi Arabia will inaugurate several diplomatic missions in Iraq during Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s visit in April to mark full normalization of ties between the two countries, since Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The Crown Prince’s visit is Read more
The UN expressed concern over the return of normal life in Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, citing the presence of thousands of mines in the wake of the defeat of the Islamic State group (IS). For Pehr Lodhammar, program director Read more
After the declaration of the defeat of IS in Iraq, the US is planning to redeploy its forces there to Afghanistan where terrorists are resurfacing taking control over swathes of tribal areas. US media speaks of a drawing dawn of Read more
Saudi Arabia Wednesday resumed air links with neighboring Iraq by directing flights of its low-cost carrier flynas to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, 27 years following last direct flights between the two countries. “We worked hard to see that flynas flights Read more
An explosion said to be from a car bomb killed several people Monday in Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, at a busy wholesale market, situated in Shia-populated area of Jamila. The explosion ripped through the crowd killing at Read more
Minister Haider al-Abadi informed members of his cabinet during a Council of Ministers meeting that Baghdad will neither be lenient in its dealings with members of the Islamic State group nor entertain criticisms from civil rights organizations that have not Read more