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US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
Middle East
February 13, 2020
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital…
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
Middle East
February 12, 2020
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help…
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials
Middle East
February 10, 2020
US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to…
Iran to launch satellite; US says program linked to missiles
Middle East
February 9, 2020
Iran to launch satellite; US says program linked to missiles
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will launch a satellite on Sunday, a government minister said, as part of a fledgling program…
Khamenei says Iran should increase military might to prevent war
Middle East
February 8, 2020
Khamenei says Iran should increase military might to prevent war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran should increase its military might to prevent a war, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
Not a break, but fissures in US-Iraqi military alliance
Middle East
February 6, 2020
Not a break, but fissures in US-Iraqi military alliance
BAGHDAD (AP) — A new watchtower rose over an American military base in northern Iraq, and cranes lifted hefty slabs…
Islamic State steps up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN experts
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Islamic State steps up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN experts
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are mounting increasingly bold attacks in Syria and Iraq following their loss of…
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
Middle East
February 2, 2020
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked…