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Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
Middle East

Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south

Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing…
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Middle East

Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members

Iraqi officials say they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of Islamic State fighters, at…
Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Middle East

Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS

Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared the town of Tal Afar “fully liberated” from the Islamic State group after a…
Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing, vital to trade
Middle East

Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing, vital to trade

Jordan and Iraq reopened their only border crossing on Wednesday after a two-year closure, taking a step toward stabilizing an…
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
Middle East

Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official

Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and…
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
Middle East

PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS

The operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group began Sunday morning,…
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Middle East

Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town

Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…
Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave
Middle East

Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave

The Iraqi government has announced a mandatory official holiday due to a heat wave. Wednesday’s late night statement calling for…
Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries
Egypt

Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Abdel Moneim al-Banna said on Monday that a new system to export strawberries is…
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
Middle East

IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed

The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside…
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