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Iraq’s New President Nizar Al-Amidi Officially Assumes Office in Ceremonial Transfer of Power at Baghdad Palace
Nizar Al-Amidi officially assumed the presidency of the Republic of Iraq on Sunday in formal ceremonies held at Baghdad Palace,...
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Prime Minister Al-Sudani Affirms Completion of Government Formation While Emphasizing Regional De-escalation and International Cooperation
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met Sunday with Takadum party leader Mohammed Rikhan Al-Halbousi to affirm the importance of...
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Iraq’s Border Authority Reports Sustained Commercial Activity with Iran as Truck Traffic Maintains Normal Operating Levels Despite Regional Tensions
Iraq's Border Authority announced Sunday that commercial movement across border crossings with Iran remained unaffected during recent escalation periods, with...
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Iraq’s Parliament Elects Nizar Amedhi as President with Overwhelming Majority
Iraq's Council of Representatives elected Nizar Muhammad Said Amedhi as president of the republic on Saturday with 227 parliamentary votes,...
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Airstrike Kills Three Civilians in Basra as Kata’ib Hezbollah Releases Detained American Journalist
At least three civilians were killed Tuesday in an airstrike targeting residential building in Khor Al-Zubair, Basra province, southern Iraq,...
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US-Israeli Airstrikes Strike Iraqi Border Crossings, Killing One, Wounding Multiple
US-Israeli airstrikes targeted major Iraqi border crossings with Syria and Iran on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding...
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Member of pro-Iran group in Iraq detained over US journalist kidnap: official
A senior Iraqi security official told AFP on Wednesday that authorities have arrested a member of a pro-Iran group believed...
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Despite war, Iraq euphoric after team qualifies for World Cup
Music, fireworks and the occasional round of gunfire erupted across Iraq's capital Baghdad early Wednesday after the national team qualified...
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Seven Iraqi Military Personnel Killed in Fresh Airstrike on Habbaniyah Military Site
Seven members of the Iraqi military were killed Wednesday morning in an airstrike on a military facility in Anbar province...
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Deadly Strikes on Iraqi Forces Attributed to US and Iran; Baghdad Protests Both Powers
Fifteen fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) died early Tuesday in an airstrike attributed to the United States that...
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