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November 14, 2021

Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty

KUWAIT, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait released a group of prisoners on Sunday pardoned by the emir in an amnesty…

October 17, 2021

Oct 16 (Reuters) – Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the electoral commission said late…

March 6, 2021

One highlight of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq is his meeting Saturday with a revered religious leader for Shia…

March 6, 2021

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – Pope Francis held a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on…

October 3, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — In the span of 30 seconds, Ali Jasb, a young rights lawyer, vanished into the night in…

September 13, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shia cleric on Sunday threw his support behind the prime minister’s announcement to hold parliamentary…

August 26, 2020

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots…

January 25, 2020

Two anti-government protesters were killed in clashes with security forces in the Iraqi capital on Friday, hours after thousands of…

December 25, 2019

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections…

December 24, 2019

Thousands of protesters blocked roads and bridges across southern Iraq on Monday, condemning Iranian influence and political leaders who missed…