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The Iraqi judiciary has moved to arrest a group of people for attending a conference advocating the normalization of ties between Bagdad and Tel Aviv. Arrest warrants were issued against the head of the Sunni Awakening Movement, Wissam al-Hadran, former Read more
Egypt will begin exporting from October this year up to 3,000 MW/h of electricity to Cyprus and Greece, the Arab republic’s electricity ministry said in a statement. The department headed by Mohamed Shaker, did provide details on revenues that the Read more
The Islamic state group, ISIS, Sunday claimed responsibility for the overnight attack that claimed the lives of 10 Iraqi policemen in the city of Kirkuk, Reuters reports. The group active in the area took to its Amaq News Agency on Read more
France’s energy giant Total has signed $27-billion with Iraq to invest in four giant energy projects, reports say, citing Iraqi Oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar. The deal according to Jabbar aims to reduce Iraq’s reliance on fossil fuel. The company Read more
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have inked a maritime agreement to increase the movement of commercial vessels between the two countries, supporting trade exchange and facilitating port access procedures, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The agreement, signed Thursday in Riyadh, also Read more
The Iraqi army launched Tuesday a military operation to secure its borders with Syria, an area which recently witnessed attacks by the Islamic state group. Hamid Al-Husseini, commander of the Iraqi Border Guards, reports say, indicated that operation, code-named “Revenge Read more
A roadside bomb hit Thursday a convoy of trucks carrying logistics equipment belonging to the US-led coalition forces in southern Iraq, reports say. A police officer told Turkish news agency Anadolu that the attack took place on the highway linking Read more
Iraq is set to invite Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi to attend a regional conference in Baghdad late this month that will also include Saudi Arabia. Iraqi top diplomat Fouad Hussein, according to his department, landed in Teheran Wednesday in Read more
Some unidentified gunmen mowed down Tuesday the mayor of Karbala province in Southern Iraq Anadolu news agency reports, citing the governor. Nassif Jassem al-Khattabi in a statement said Abir al-Khafaji was assassinated while on an inspection campaign against violations in Read more
Iraq and the US are expected to announce the withdrawal of the American troops from the Middle East country by end of this year as Baghdad strives to reduce pressure from Iran-backed Shiite factions. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi who Read more