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France and the UNESCO partnered in a project aiming to promote reconciliation and peaceful coexistence in Kurdistan and Iraq through community radio programs. the project, dubbed: “Voices of Peace: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence in the Liberated Areas of Iraq through Community Read more
President Hassan Rouhani Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of using his country as a scapegoat to cover up its defeats in the region. “Saudi Arabia was unsuccessful in Qatar, was unsuccessful in Iraq, in Syria and recently in Lebanon. In all Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, aka MbS, who was hosting a meeting of top defense officials of Muslim-majority countries Sunday in Riyadh, urged for stronger action to erase terrorism from the surface of the earth. The Sunday gathering, held Read more
Iraq announced that it plans to build a new pipeline that will ship oil from Kirkuk’s oilfields to the Ceyhan port in Turkey, in an attempt to reduce dependence on the pipeline crossing the territories under the administration of the Read more
Iraqi militia groups fighting on the side of national army to quash the Islamic State group (IS) said Thursday they will return weapons they use to the Iraqi army as US and Saudi Arabia worry the groups might be used Read more
Iraq announced that it will resume reimbursements to Kuwait to fully pay the remaining $4.6 billion for the destruction it has caused during the 1990-1991 invasion. The U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC) said Iraq will restart payments to Kuwait for the Read more
Iraqi forces have recaptured the border town of Rawa from the Islamic State leaving the terrorist group on the verge of total defeat with no territory left in Iraq. Iraqi army and paramilitary forces “liberated Rawa entirely, and raised the Read more
A deadly tremor hit the Iraq-Iran border overnight killing more than 330 people and injuring thousands more, most of whom on the Iranian side. The casualty toll of the 7.3-magnitude quake is expected to rise as rescue operations progress. The Read more
Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to recapture the last pocket of territory still held by IS, the town of Rawa. The Euphrates valley town of Rawa and nearby villages were bypassed by government troops and allied militia when they Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday warned Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salman not to try warfare with his country. The warning came after Riyadh accused Iran of “direct military aggression” following the landing of a missile launched by Read more