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Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra
Middle East
August 22, 2020
Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra set fire to parliament’s local office on Friday…
Can Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stay the course?
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Can Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stay the course?
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi headed to Washington for the first time this week since taking office in May —…
Record temperatures, pending deals inflame Iraq’s power woes
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Record temperatures, pending deals inflame Iraq’s power woes
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of…
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as…
Iraq PM calls early election for June 6, 2021
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Iraq PM calls early election for June 6, 2021
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Friday called an early general election for June 6, 2021, roughly…
Officials: 2 protesters killed in new clashes in Baghdad
Middle East
July 27, 2020
Officials: 2 protesters killed in new clashes in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two anti-government protesters were killed and 21 were injured in Baghdad in new clashes between demonstrators and…
Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs
Middle East
July 26, 2020
Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs
BAGHDAD (AP) — At 24, Sama al-Diwani and her college sweetheart had big dreams. He was working on opening a…
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
Middle East
July 24, 2020
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
BAGHDAD (AP) — A German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces,…
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
Middle East
July 23, 2020
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the COVID-19…
UN: Arab economies to shrink by 5.7% amid virus fallout
Economy
July 23, 2020
UN: Arab economies to shrink by 5.7% amid virus fallout
BEIRUT (AP) — The pandemic will exact a heavy toll on Arab countries, causing an economic contraction of 5.7 percent…