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Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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