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Baghdad’s booksellers won’t let coronavirus close them down
Middle East

Baghdad’s booksellers won’t let coronavirus close them down

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — They survived censorship under Saddam Hussein and the years of violence that followed his downfall, so the…
Egypt’s Higher Committee for Nile Water in permanent session over GERD
Egypt

Egypt’s Higher Committee for Nile Water in permanent session over GERD

Egypt’s Higher Committee for Nile Water announced on Sunday a permanent session to discuss Egypt’s position on the Grand Ethiopian…
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Middle East

Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock

Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secure parliamentary support…
Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus
Middle East

Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears…
Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads
Middle East

Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shia shrines that attract tens of millions of visitors annually have come under focus…
Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover
Middle East

Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — An Iraqi family of four who returned from a visit to Iran tested positive for the coronavirus,…
To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric
Middle East

To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When the grip of Iraq’s Tehran-backed Shia Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing…
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
Middle East

Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — When Iraq’s top Shia cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers…
Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military source
Middle East

Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military source

Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq’s capital early Sunday, an American military source said, the latest in…
Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street
Middle East

Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi women took to the streets of central Baghdad and southern Iraq on Thursday in…
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