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IS takes advantage of coronavirus to ramp up attacks in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
May 4, 2020
IS takes advantage of coronavirus to ramp up attacks in Iraq, Syria
The “Islamic State” has taken advantage of a nationwide lockdown and withdrawal of US-led coalition troops to ramp up attacks.…
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
World
May 3, 2020
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
BAGHDAD (AP) — The man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of…
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia…
Iraq suspends Reuters for 3 months over report on coronavirus cases
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Iraq suspends Reuters for 3 months over report on coronavirus cases
LONDON (Reuters) – Iraq has suspended the license of the Reuters news agency after it published a story saying the…
UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now
Middle East
April 12, 2020
UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoys in Middle East hot spots urged all warring parties on Saturday to…
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iranian-backed militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq, the State Department’s top diplomat for…
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of coronavirus contagion
Middle East
April 7, 2020
Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of coronavirus contagion
BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed al-Dulfi’s 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but…
Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns
Middle East
April 6, 2020
Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns
Longstanding uprisings that have brought down leaders from Lebanon to Iraq have largely left the streets as COVID-19 stifles public…
Three rockets target US oil company in south: Iraqi military
Middle East
April 6, 2020
Three rockets target US oil company in south: Iraqi military
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets hit near the site of an American oil field service company in southern…