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Lebanon was the only country apart from Iran that has condemned the resolution voted after the emergency meeting held by the Arab League and attended by foreign ministers of member countries. Beirut and Baghdad abstained from voting, but the Lebanese Read more
Baghdad wants to play the role of a mediator in the Saudi-Iran diplomatic row as its Foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari visited Tehran on Wednesday and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif. U.S President, Barack Obama, in a telephone Read more
As tensions continue to rise in Iraq over the execution of Shia cleric sheikh al-Nimr by Saudi, the oil-rich diplomatic mission in Baghdad which opened its doors last week after 24years increased security around its premises as a precautionary measure Read more
The Iraqi forces have recorded their first major success against the Islamic State since the war started as they push its militants out of central Ramadi. The advance is being hailed as a giant step in the march towards Mosul Read more
Bahrain has called for the immediate release of the Qataris who were abducted in the Iraqi desert of Samawa in Al-Muthanna province last week while on a hunting expedition and urged Baghdad to do all that it can to free Read more
The diplomatic ties between Baghdad and Riyadh have been reignited with the arrival of Saudi embassy officials in the country on Tuesday and the Ambassador is expected to land on Thursday. The diplomatic relations between the two Arab countries was Read more
Turkish president RecepTayyip Erdogan told a news conference that Turkish forces that entered Iraqi territory and currently in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan are there to stay as long as their mission is not accomplished thereby irking the anger of Read more
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during a meeting with German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized Turkey for not upholding its promise to stop terrorists from entering into Iraq and battling the crucial smuggling of petrol by the Islamic State. Turkish Read more
After reports emerged on Turkish media that around 150 Turkish soldiers alongside 10 to 25 tanks had reached the town of Bashiqa to train Peshmegra forces, Baghdad, which said it had not been informed about Turkey’s move, ordered the departure Read more
U.S will be sending at least 100 troops to Iraq as part of a specialized expeditionary force targeting ISIS leaders but the move is not welcomed by authorities in Baghdad. Sources hinted that the number of troops could be around Read more