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Iraq oil minister calls Exxon Mobil’s evacuation of foreign staff ‘unacceptable’
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Iraq oil minister calls Exxon Mobil’s evacuation of foreign staff ‘unacceptable’

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil’s decision to evacuate its foreign staff from the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq…
For Iranians, economic crisis looms larger than US tensions
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For Iranians, economic crisis looms larger than US tensions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Across Iran’s capital, the talk always seems to come back to how things may get worse.…
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
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Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready…
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
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Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women…
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
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Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran

BAGHDAD (AP) — When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as…
Iraq has contingency plans in case Iran gas imports halted: minister
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Iraq has contingency plans in case Iran gas imports halted: minister

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has contingency plans for any stoppage of Iranian gas imports for its power grid but hopes…
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
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Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO
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Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO

Famine is on the rise in the Near East and North Africa with more than 52 million people undernourished, most…
In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years
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In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years

BAGHDAD (AP) — Every evening at the Muntada al-Masrah theater on Baghdad’s Rashid street, the cast and crew of the…
Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change
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Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change

YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq (AP) — After years of meager rains and scorching summers, the wettest winter in a generation has revived…
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