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Jordan
Iraqi, Jordanian leaders discuss boosting bilateral relations in various fields
iraqinews.com - Mohammed Ebraheem
Iraqi President Barham Saleh and Jordanian King Abdullah IIAmman (IraqiNews.com) – Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday held talks with visiting …
Exports
Iraq restarts some Kirkuk oil flows after year-long halt - sources
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* Kirkuk exports had been halted since October 2017 * Iraq took over Kirkuk after failed Kurdish independence vote * Washington was pressing Baghdad, …
Exports
Iraq resumes Kirkuk oil exports after yearlong pause
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq began piping oil from its fields around the disputed city of Kirkuk on Friday, more than a year after exports were halted over …
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Exports
Iraq Resumes Oil Exports From Kirkuk After Year-Long Halt
Bloomberg - Khalid Al Ansary, Grant Smith
Iraq said it resumed oil exports from Kirkuk to Turkey, which had been halted for a year by a political dispute between the central government and …
France 24
Exports
Baghdad strikes deal with Kurds to restart Kirkuk oil exports
France 24 - France 24 EN
KIRKUK (IRAQ) (AFP) - Iraq's central government has agreed with Kurdish authorities to resume oil exports from Kirkuk, the oil ministry said Friday, a year after federal forces seized the lucrative fields.
Donald Trump
Scarborough: Pence giving Baghdad Bob a bad name
thehill.com - Joe Concha
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Thursday said Vice President Pence is "now giving Baghdad Bob a bad name," referring to Iraq's information officer under …
St. Louis
Trump seeks confirmation of new US ambassador to Iraq
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asking the Senate to approve a new ambassador to Iraq as the U.S. ratchets up pressure on neighboring …
News (China)
IS executioner killed in eastern Iraq - World
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BAGHDAD -- A wanted militant of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, who had executed dozens of people, was killed in a bomb explosion in Iraq's …
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Army Sgt. 1st Class Tung Nguyen, 38, Tracy; killed as his unit is attacked with small-arms fire in Baghdad
Los Angeles Times
His love for the military began as a youngster in Vietnam. Sgt. 1st Class Nguyen was always interested in hearing war stories from family members, many of whom were South Vietnamese soldiers and officers
France 24
Salaries & Wages
Iraq recovers property worth millions after illegal sale
France 24 - France 24 EN
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The Iraqi government said Wednesday it had retaken ownership of a piece of property in Baghdad worth millions of dollars after it was unlawfully sold to a government official's wife. In
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Sanctions
Iraq rejects US deadline to halt Iran gas imports
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Iraq has rejected a US deadline to stop importing Iranian gas, warning that any halt to the supplies would create a real power crisis which sparked …
Radio Free Europe
Iraq Seeking To Trade Food For Iranian Energy Supplies, Officials Say
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Baghdad has agreed with Tehran to exchange Iraqi food items for Iranian energy supplies and has requested permission from the United States to extend …
Marawi City
Task group: 98 percent of Marawi 'ground zero' cleared of unexploded bombs
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The military has cleared around 98 percent of Marawi City's Most Affected Area, also called "ground zero", of …
News (China)
UN pledges to support Iraq with reconstruction
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A man cleans the scene of a car bomb explosion at Jamila wholesale market in Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr city, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2017. …
Associated Press
Sanctions
Iran, feeling sanctions bite, looks for outlet in Iraq
Associated Press - By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and PHILIP ISSA
BAGHDAD (AP) — At this year’s Baghdad International Fair, Iranian businessmen displayed thick, colorful Persian rugs to impressed onlookers while others showcased the latest in Iranian manufacturing in
Reuters Canada
Iraq
Iraq PM says IS militants seeking to cross to Iraq from Syria
Reuters Canada - by Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that hundreds of Iraqi Islamic State militants at Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria were trying to cross into Iraq. The militants have launched
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Lifestyle (UK)
Honeymoon in Baghdad: Veteran who fought alongside her husband in Iraq reveals what it was like to spend the first months
dailymail.co.uk - Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
A veteran has recounted how she and her husband spent the first few months of their marriage fighting side by side in Iraq after they were both …
Reuters UK
Sanctions
Iranian firms dominate Baghdad expo as Saudis steer clear
Reuters UK
BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (Reuters) - While Saudi Arabia courted Iraqi leaders behind closed doors at the weekend, its arch-foe Iran made a more public showing by turning out at the Baghdad International Fair, shop
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Veterans
Family gets a Veterans' Day shock as father stationed in Baghdad surprises them on the TODAY plaza in New York
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A military family got a very welcome Veteran's Day surprise when they were reunited live on TODAY. Army Sgt. Dennis Glass, who had been stationed in …
News (China)
45th session of Baghdad Int'l Fair held in Iraq
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Iranian carpets are seen in the 45th session of Baghdad International Fair in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Nov. 10, 2018. The ten-day Baghdad …
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World News
Iraq urges U.S. to consider its position in talks on Iran sanctions
Reuters - by Ahmed Hagagy
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iraq's president on Sunday urged the United States to consider Baghdad's political and economic position as the countries negotiate on relief for Iraq from Washington's reimposed sanctions
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Saudi Arabia
Iraq and Saudi Arabia agree to work together to stabilize oil markets
Reuters - by John Davison
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to work together to stabilize oil markets, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said, without giving further details. During a meeting Baghdad,
Reuters
Natural Gas
U.S. grants Iraq 45-day waiver over Iran sanctions to import gas, electricity: U.S. Embassy
Reuters - by Raya Jalabi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq can continue to import natural gas and energy supplies from Iran for a period of 45 days, the United States has said, several days after reimposing sanctions on Tehran’s oil sector.
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Film Festivals
2018 Indonesian Film Festival: Full list of nominations
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The Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) announced its nominations on Friday evening. Kompas.com reported that the selection and nomination stage were led …
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Yogi Adityanath
Viral Video of Kuwaiti Singer Demanding Ram Mandir Is Doctored
thequint.com - Arpan Rai
A viral video uploaded by a Facebook page ‘Politics Solitics’ shows Kuwaiti singer Mubarak Al-Rashid rendering a song demanding Ram mandir, in the …
Suzuki
東京拠点のテクノパーティーUndulationがレーベルとして始動
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東京拠点のテクノパーティーUndulationが同名のレーベルを立ち上げ、第1弾としてデジタルコンピレーションEPをリリースした。 Undulationは、2014年にMasashi …
France 24
Sanctions
Iraq gets US sanctions break to keep the lights on
France 24 - France 24 EN
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq has won an exemption allowing it to buy Iranian electricity despite US sanctions, as the country plagued by chronic power shortages walks a tightrope between rivals Washington and
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s New Approach in Iraq
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November 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia appears to be pursuing a policy of pragmatic diplomacy with Iraq by aiming to build ties across the sectarian landscape. …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily Mirror
Moment ISIS bride's children are reunited with dad four years after she abducted them
mirror.co.uk - Kelly-Ann Mills
Two children who were kidnapped by their ISIS bride mum have been reunited with their dad after four years of hell. A video shows Umit, eight, and his …
The Washington Times
Kurdistan
What's next for the Kurds
The Washington Times
ANALYSIS/OPINION: In the past, skeptics used to criticize former President George W. Bush for thinking that it was possible to build a better Iraq. …