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Iraq PM sworn with partial cabinet as lawmakers disagree
Middle East

Iraq PM sworn with partial cabinet as lawmakers disagree

  SULAIMANIYA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in on Wednesday with only a…
Concern for Khashoggi
Opinion

Concern for Khashoggi

Some have questioned the global attention surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul.…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East

As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources

BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Car bomb kills six, wounds 30 near Iraq’s Mosul
Middle East

Car bomb kills six, wounds 30 near Iraq’s Mosul

  MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – At least six people were killed, including two soldiers, and 30 wounded in a car…
KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election
Middle East

KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan…
The Kurdish women fighting ISIS
Middle East

The Kurdish women fighting ISIS

(CNN)  ̶  The image of the braided Kurdish female fighter, donning military camouflage and taking up arms against the militant…
Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says
Middle East

Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says

(CNN)  ̶  US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders Friday to discuss the conflict in Afghanistan, a…
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East

Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…
Iraqi parliament elects Kurdish moderate Barham Salih as new president
Middle East

Iraqi parliament elects Kurdish moderate Barham Salih as new president

  The Iraqi parliament has elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as president. The vote threw a spotlight on the…
Iran foreign minister blasts Trump officials over consulate closure
Middle East

Iran foreign minister blasts Trump officials over consulate closure

  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday denied that his country was responsible for increased threats against a…
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