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On November 11, Iraqis head to the polls amid a tense climate marked by boycotts, regional interference, and hopes for change.
This is Beirut, 17/09 16:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The US State Department issued a statement on Wednesday designating four pro-Iranian militias as “terrorist organizations.” The four groups are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali. The State Department also stressed that “Iran continues to provide support enabling these ...
This is Beirut, 10/09 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov arrived in Israel on Monday, a day after she was released more than two years after her kidnapping in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the release of Tsurkov, who had been held hostage since March 2023. "Elizabeth Tsurkov, ...
This is Beirut, 08/08 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iraqi authorities denied on Friday that the country had played any part in Iranian efforts to evade US sanctions on oil exports after Washington last month linked a local businessman to the practice. In early July, the US State Department sanctioned six entities and identified four vessels as having "knowingly engaged in a significant transaction ...
This is Beirut, 15/07 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A drone strike forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Tuesday, amid a wave of similar attacks targeting the region's energy infrastructure. The Kurdistan natural resources ministry said the Sarsang oil field in Duhok province was hit, calling the strike "an act of terrorism against the ...
This is Beirut, 03/07 23:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A drone was intercepted late on Thursday near Arbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. "At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an explosive-packed drone was downed near Arbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the ...
This is Beirut, 19/06 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani warned against targeting Iran's leadership and said that the Iran-Israel war could plunge the whole region into chaos. Sistani said in a statement Thursday that any targeting of Iran's "supreme religious and political leadership" would have "dire consequences on the region". He warned that it ...
This is Beirut, 05/05 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In Lebanon, electricity has become synonymous with the rumble of private generators. According to recent regional media reports, the country ranks first in the Arab world for dependence on private generators, with a staggering 90% of the population relying on them for power. This widespread use highlights the depth of Lebanon’s chronic ...
This is Beirut, 23/04 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will meet officials in Baghdad on Wednesday as part of a regional tour to push for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In a statement, the French foreign ministry said that Barrot, who will also visit Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, is on a tour to help "prepare for the ...