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Floods Hit Kurdistan Region as Drought Leaves Many Iraqis in Need

Floods Hit Kurdistan Region as Drought Leaves Many Iraqis in Need

Al-Monitor Muddy torrents rushed violently through some parts of the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the surrounding area on Dec....

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An Iraqi Sheikh Describes Muhammad Ramadan with Racist Words and the Audience Showers Him with Precious Gifts at His Last Concert in Baghdad

An Iraqi Sheikh Describes Muhammad Ramadan with Racist Words and the Audience Showers Him with Precious Gifts at His Last Concert in Baghdad

Archyde In turn, Muhammad Ramadan responded to the Brahimi clip through his official account on Instagram, by saying: “How does...

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Iraqi Kurdistan Records 119 New Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths: Health Ministry

Iraqi Kurdistan Records 119 New Coronavirus Cases, 9 Deaths: Health Ministry

EKurd Kurdistan Regional Government KRG’s Health Ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday that 119 new cases of coronavirus were...

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Baghdad Acid Attack Survivor Recounts Traumatic Incident

Baghdad Acid Attack Survivor Recounts Traumatic Incident

Rudaw Maryam Rukabi, 16, dreamed of a career in media after completing her education. She did not know that refusing...

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Iraq Flies Hundreds Back From Belarus Border as EU adds Sanctions

Iraq Flies Hundreds Back From Belarus Border as EU adds Sanctions

Al-Monitor Iraq has brought back over 400 of its citizens who chose repatriation after weeks stranded in dire conditions on...

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The Youth Movements and the Last Elections in Iraq: From the Square of Nasiriyah to the Iraqi Parliament

The Youth Movements and the Last Elections in Iraq: From the Square of Nasiriyah to the Iraqi Parliament

“We are entering the Green Zone and crossing the Al-Jumhuriya bridge, in memory of the martyrs of the October 2019...

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The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border

The Suffering of Kurdish Migrants Intensifies Amid a Standoff on the Poland-Belarus Border

A rain cloud arrived in the Belarus-Poland border sky on the night of November 8, hours after hundreds of migrants...

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Militias Protest After Losses in Iraqi Election

Militias Protest After Losses in Iraqi Election

al-monitor The results of Iraq’s Oct. 10 parliamentary elections came as a shock to political parties affiliated with the Popular...

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Man Acquitted in Wife’s Murder After She was Found Alive

Man Acquitted in Wife’s Murder After She was Found Alive

The Siasat Daily In the details of the incident, as per the media reports, the case dates back to July...

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My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

My Name is My Mother’s, Campaign for Thousands of Children

kirkuknow A campaign is launched by non-governmental organizations in order to register children under the names of their mothers instead...

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The Iraq Report: Baghdad Hosts Regional Summit to Paper Over Domestic Woes

The Iraq Report: Baghdad Hosts Regional Summit to Paper Over Domestic Woes

THE NEW ARAB In an attempt to promote Iraq as the neutral ground from which regional rivals can hash out...

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October Protestors Displaced to Erbil: Some People Sold Us to the Parties in the Power

October Protestors Displaced to Erbil: Some People Sold Us to the Parties in the Power

Since October 1, 2019, nearly two years ago, young Iraqis have taken to the streets and asked the government to...

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