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Turkey rejects responsibility for attack on Iraq's Dohuk that killed eight

Iraq's government will call back the Iraqi charge d'affaires in Turkey for consultation after accusing Ankara of carrying out a strike on a mountain resort in the northern province of Dohuk, the state news agency INA reported.

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Six Iraq Police Killed in Attack Blamed on ISIS

Six Iraqi police were killed and seven wounded early Wednesday in an attack by militants on their position in a remote area north of Baghdad, a military source said. "Between 10 and 15 ISIS group militants attacked this federal police forward position around 12:30 am (2130 GMT Tuesday).

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Turkey Arrests 5 ISIS Members Who Were Active in Syria, Iraq

Turkish security forces arrested Tuesday five suspected ISIS terrorists in Adana, southern Turkey. Counter-terrorism forces had launched a raid in the city after receiving information about the presence of six suspects who were reportedly fought in Syria and Iraq, security sources said. Five were arrested, while efforts are ongoing to…

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Iraq Judiciary Launches Probe in Leaked Maliki Recordings

The Iraqi judiciary announced on Tuesday the launch of a probe in the voice recordings that have been attributed to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The Supreme Judicial Council said it had received a request from the general prosecution to take legal measures over the recordings. In the recordings, Maliki…

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Are we heading for war with Iran?

Urged on by Israel and the murderous Saudi prince, Biden may be on the verge of a truly catastrophic mistake

Salon

New Maliki Recording Reveals Coordination with Militia to Confront Sadrists

A new damning voice recording of Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been released. The fifth recording of what is now known in Iraq as the "Maliki WikiLeaks" revealed that the former PM was discussing partnering up with an armed Shiite faction to wage a confrontation with the Sadrist…

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Russia seeking oil payments from India in dirhams

Moscow replaced Saudi Arabia as the second biggest oil supplier to India after Iraq for the second month in a row in June

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Iraq’s Sadr Calls on Maliki to Turn Himself over to Judiciary

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement, called on Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to turn himself over to the judiciary in wake of his explosive and damning voice recordings. Known as the “Maliki WikiLeaks,” the recordings of the former premier include threats to Sadr and sharp criticism…

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Oil Dispute Sharpens Baghdad-Kurd Tensions amid Deadlock

Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say. The long-simmering dispute came to a head in February -- at a time of political deadlock in Baghdad -- when the…

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Iraq Prosecution to Probe 'Maliki WikiLeaks'

Iraq’s judiciary is expected to examine two complaints to probe the voice recordings attributed to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in which he criticized politicians, notably his rival cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Known in Iraq as the “Maliki WikiLeaks”, the former PM threatened to attack Najaf city to protect the country’s…

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A Shock-Proof Energy Economy

Taming Volatile Oil Markets Requires a New Kind of Government Intervention

Foreign Affairs

Zidane Iqbal sends message to Erik ten Hag as he plans to break into Man Utd first team

Iraqi international Zidane Iqbal has joined Manchester United on their pre-season tour after making his first team debut under Ralf Rangnick last season in the Champions League

Daily Mirror

Tender to Implement 1st Phase of Jordan-Iraq Power Grid Project Ends on Monday

The tender to implement the first phase of the Jordan-Iraq power grid project will end on Monday. The project, scheduled to be completed by late 2022, will supply Iraq with 400 kilovolts of electricity from Jordan. The kingdom and Iraq seek to build their electrical interconnection, which would allow for…

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‘I will have no regrets’ – Manchester United’s Zidane Iqbal out to impress

Having excelled on Manchester United’s pre-season tour, the Iraq international is hoping to force his way into Erik ten Hag’s plans

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Iraq's Date Palms: Rescuing a National Icon

Thousands of young date palms, Iraq's national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon. Iraq's prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a long-threatened ancestral culture, whose fruit historically presented prosperity across the…

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Saudi Arabia Calls on Iran to Cooperate with Regional Countries, US Says Won’t Leave Void to Be Filled by Others

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Saturday the Jeddah Security and Development Summit on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The summit was attended by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as well as…

The Times of India

Mumbai: Western suburbs get biggest Shia mosque that will coach poor kids

MUMBAI: On a recent rain-washed evening, preacher Maulana Zaki Hasan Noori sat on a delightfully decorated mimber (pulpit) while a group of faithful occupied the carpeted floor in the spacious hall. Speaking fluently in Urdu, Noori took the audience down history. When Ummaiyed king Yazid's army martyred Imam Hussain, Prophet…

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Australian government wrongly cancelled citizenship of man on death row in Iraq, family claim

Ahmad Merhi, who travelled from Sydney to Syria, says he is now stateless as he awaits hanging

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The Independent UK

MBS fired back at Biden with US controversies after confrontation over Khashoggi’s murder, says report

The Saudi crown prince brought up the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and incidents where US soldiers abused Iraqi prisoners

France 24

Secret recordings deepen political crisis in Iraq

The Iraqi political scene has been ablaze for the past 72 hours due to the emergence of recordings attributed to Nuri al-Maliki, the ex-Iraqi PM, in which he appears to be criticising and insulting Moqtada al-Sadr, one of Iraq's strongest Shiite political figures whose faction won big in the 2021…

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Saudi Crown Prince Calls for Unified Efforts to Support Global Economy

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, addressing an Arab-US summit, said on Saturday that unified efforts were required to support the global economy. COVID-19 and the geopolitical situation necessitated more joint efforts to support the global economy, he said, adding that the environmental challenges required a "realistic and responsible" approach…

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Biden: US 'Will Not Walk Away' from Middle East

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States will remain an active and engaged partner in the Middle East. Washington “will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by Russia, China or Iran,” Biden said in a speech during a summit with six Gulf…

Reuters

Saudi prince told Biden that U.S. has made mistakes too, Saudi minister says

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia had acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes like the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, including in Iraq, a Saudi minister said.

The Independent UK

Iraq's PM to push for regional dialogue at Mideast summit

Iraq’s caretaker prime minister, whose country is mired in political crisis, says it is in Iraq’s interest to keep pushing for a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions

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Biden Meets with Iraqi PM in Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden began his final day in Saudi Arabia by meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday. Biden said he wanted to support Iraq’s democracy. “I want the press and you to know we want to be (as) helpful as we can in doing that,” he…

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