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Iraq's judiciary acquits powerful former speaker of forgery Baghdad (AFP) April 27, 2025  Iraq's judiciary has acquitted the influential former parliament speaker, Mohammed al-Halbussi, after dismissing him in 2023 over accusations of forging a document, his office announced Sunday. ... more |
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French FM says Iraq should not be dragged into regional conflicts Baghdad (AFP) April 23, 2025  France's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Iraq should not be pulled into conflicts in a turbulent Middle East during his first visit to the country, which has suffered from decades of instability. ... more |
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UN voices alarm over death of Iraqi in custody Baghdad (AFP) April 8, 2025 The United Nations mission to Iraq called for an independent investigation Tuesday after a detainee died under "unclear circumstances" in a Baghdad detention centre. ... more |
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Two injured in attack on Christians in north Iraq Dohuk, Iraq (AFP) April 1, 2025  Two people were injured on Tuesday in a cleaver attack on an Assyrian Christian celebration in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, officials said, pointing to the Islamic State jihadist group. ... more |
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Syria FM's Iraq visit focuses on security Baghdad (AFP) Mar 14, 2025  Syria's interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to "reinforce cooperation" with Iraq in the fight against remnants of the Islamic State group. ... more |
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Iraq investigating attack on Syrian workers Baghdad (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Iraq said Wednesday it was investigating an attack on Syrian workers in the country after a newly formed Iraqi group vowed to avenge the mass killing of Alawite civilians in Syria. ... more |
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Iraq restoration work brought back Mosul's 'identity': UNESCO chief Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 5, 2025  The director-general of United Nations heritage body UNESCO hailed the completion of their restoration work in the Iraqi city of Mosul, saying on Wednesday it had allowed it to recover its "identity" after destruction inflicted by the Islamic State group. ... more |
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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS Nimrud, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2025  A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments. ... more |
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Declassified files show UK anger at Chirac over Iraq London (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jaques Chirac for blocking UN-backed military action in Iraq in 2003. ... more |
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Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subculture Baghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024  The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq. ... more |