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Four-way Arab summit discusses effects of global conditions on food and energy security
Egypt
March 26, 2022
Four-way Arab summit discusses effects of global conditions on food and energy security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Friday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed…
Iran’s strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks
Middle East
March 20, 2022
Iran’s strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – The United States appears to be keen to tell the world that it wasn’t the…
Egypt, Arab League condemn terrorist attack on Iraqi city of Erbil
Egypt
March 13, 2022
Egypt, Arab League condemn terrorist attack on Iraqi city of Erbil
Egypt on Sunday harshly condemned a terrorist attack at the Iraqi city of Erbil, which was hit by ballistic missiles…
Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say
World
March 13, 2022
Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say
(CNN) – A dozen ballistic missiles struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said. The…
Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
Middle East
February 22, 2022
Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
Abu Dhabi (CNN)He’s arguably Iraq’s best-known face abroad. Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, was the country’s longest-serving foreign minister, often hobnobbing…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack
World
January 30, 2022
Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack
BAGHDAD (AP) — Kuwait suspended flights to Iraq for a week starting Sunday citing security fears after a rocket attack…
Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq
Middle East
January 30, 2022
Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq
BEIRUT (AP) — With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq,…
Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
BAGHDAD (AP) — Six rockets struck Baghdad’s international airport facility on Friday, damaging two commercial planes but causing no casualties,…
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…