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Iraq hails withdrawal of int'l coalition forces as achievement of gov't
Xinhua News Agency
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi military on Monday said the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international coalition forces from Iraq is "one of the achievements of the government." Sabah al-Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the...
Iraq, US hold talks on oil dispute in Kurdish region
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met late Sunday with US Chargé d’Affaires Steven Fagin in Baghdad to discuss the ongoing dispute over oil in the country’s northern Kurdish region, the Foreign Ministry said. According to a ministry statement,...
‘A crime that shocks the mind’: Iraq exhumes mass grave site left by ISIS
Straight Arrow News
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi officials have exhumed human remains from what they believe is a mass grave that the Islamic State (ISIS) left behind in the Middle Eastern country, The Associated Press reported. The Iraqi Martyrs Foundation confirmed to the state-run Iraqi...
Cristiano Ronaldo likes post by Iraqi actress Maryam Ghareeba, who is she?
Al Bawaba
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August 18, 2025
ALBAWABA - Portuguese football star and Al-Nassr player Cristiano Ronaldo recently sparked debate on social media after liking an Instagram story post by famous Iraqi actress and influencer, Maryam Ghareeba. This isn't the first time the legendary...
Iraqi fintech Qi Card, Turkish Airlines launch Mastercard debit card
Khaleej Times
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Qi Card, Iraq’s leading digital payments provider, and Turkish Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, have signed a landmark partnership in Istanbul to launch a new co-branded Mastercard debit card for Iraqis. The partnership will benefit...
Iraq’s judiciary rules death of Basra psychiatrist as suicide amid public debate
The National News
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Iraq’s judiciary on Monday ruled that a female psychiatrist in the southern city of Basra died by suicide, closing a case that sparked public debate and speculation she was killed. Dr Ban Ziyad Tariq, a prominent mental health advocate, was found...
Iraq’s disappearing marshes: A cultural and environmental alarm
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T09:23:22+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Paris Iraqi photographer Aymen al-Ameri has opened a Paris exhibition documenting the rapid decline of Iraq’s Mesopotamian marshes, warning that the ancient wetlands could...
Iraqi officers protest over delayed housing land
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T15:27:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Army officers in Baghdad staged a protest on Monday to demand long-promised housing plots, accusing the Officers’ Housing Association of corruption and diverting land...
Iraq pledges support for al-Khasfa mass grave investigation
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T12:34:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Monday, the Iraqi government pledged to assist efforts to identify victims of the al-Khasfa mass grave in Nineveh and ensure their rights are protected. In a...
Iraq’s judiciary: Dr Ban Ziyad died by suicide
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T10:51:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced on Monday the closure of the investigation into the death of Dr. Ban Ziyad, a young psychiatrist from Basra. In a statement,...
Iraqi FM warns PMU, Lebanese Hezbollah cannot be disarmed by force
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on August 18 that efforts to pass a new law in the parliament to regulate the status of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) are coming at the wrong time, while at the same time emphasizing the...
Iraqi president meets UN envoy to discuss cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid met on Monday with the Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Iraq Mohamed al-Hassan to discuss bilateral cooperation. Their talks focused on Iraq's...
Iraq to end presence of US-led military coalition by September, PM's advisor says
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
The Iraqi government announced on Sunday that the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq will officially end in September 2025, according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s advisor, Hussein Allawi, as reported by the state-run...
Iraq says mission of anti-ISIL coalition to end in September
Hurriyet Daily News
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BAGHDAD The U.S.-led coalition fighting the ISIL terrorist organization will withdraw from Baghdad and the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq by the end of September, a senior advisor to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said. Baghdad...
Iraq allocates 1,000 acres for youth housing project
Zawya
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Iraq has allocated 1,000 acres of land for the development of a low-cost residential city dedicated to young people in the 18 to 40 age group, a government adviser said on Saturday. Ali Hilal, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Executive Director...
Iraq begins work on IS mass grave thought to contain thousands
Iran Front Page
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August 18, 2025
The first phase, which was launched on August 10, includes surface-level excavation at the Khasfa site, director Ahmed al-Assadi said. An AFP correspondent visiting the site in northern Iraq on Sunday stated the team unearthed human skulls buried...
PMF Law faces uncertain future in Iraq’s Parliament
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T08:22:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Amid heightened political maneuvering, efforts to pass the long-debated Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Authority Law in the Iraqi parliament face obstacles,...
US: Global Coalition in Iraq moving from combat to partnership
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T08:46:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed on Monday that the Global Coalition will begin shifting its mission in Iraq from a military deployment to a bilateral security...
Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Yahoo News
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On July 27, two brigades from the mostly Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) stormed the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, clashing with police. While the incident could be seen as a power struggle for position, it also indicates a certain degree...
High-quality flour imports undermine Iraq’s domestic wheat market
Shafaq News
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August 18, 2025
2025-08-18T16:10:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq continues to import high-quality flour through private sector channels despite officially declaring self-sufficiency in wheat production, prompting widespread...