Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq’s PM: corruption is the main challenge in Iraq

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani, said the primary challenge in Iraq is “corruption.” In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, Al-Sudani considers ISIS a threat in the country, but corruption is the number-one challenge. Concerning foreign intervention, the prime minister stressed that “neither the United States nor other country …

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UN Secretary-General renews confidence in Iraqis

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his confidence that the Iraqis will overcome the challenges they face, while the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, affirmed that Iraq has interactive and strong relations with the United Nations. In a joint press conference held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, …

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Iraqi Defense Minister discusses bilateral ties in Iran

The Iraqi Minister of Defense, Thabet Al-Abbasi, headed a high-level delegation visiting Iran to discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries. Al-Abbasi arrived in Iran on Saturday after he received an invitation from his Iranian counterpart, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA). The Iraqi Ministry of Defense mentioned …

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Arab parliamentary summit in Baghdad to support Iraq

The 34th session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union started on Saturday in Baghdad, under the title ‘Arab support to enhance Iraq’s stability and sovereignty.’ “Welcome to Baghdad,” the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, told participants in the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference via Twitter. The Media Center of the …

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Al-Sudani reaffirms commitment to regional stability

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani, on Sunday, stressed Iraq’s keenness to maintain fruitful communication and confront economic challenges. This came during al-Sudani reception of the President of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, who attended the 34th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in Baghdad. A statement by …

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Five terrorists killed in Saladin

Five terrorists were killed in an air raid in Saladin on Friday, the Security Media Cell announced. The Cell said in a statement that the raid was carried out according to an accurate plan set by the Saladdin operations command.

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Eight persons with ties to ISIS captured in Nineveh, Kirkuk

Iraq’s federal intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State terrorist group in a security operation in Nineveh. “Documents obtained by the agency have proven that the arrestees carried out missions for the terrorist gangs under different aliases,” a statement by the …

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Iran FM hails Iraq’s efforts to restore Iran’s ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed his gratitude to the Iraqi government for its endeavors to restore Tehran’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian thanked Hussein and the Iraqi government for their …

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Iraqi forces arrest four ISIS terrorists, including a prominent leader

The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate reported, on Monday, that four wanted on “terrorism” charges were apprehended in two governorates. In a statement, the Directorate’s media office said three “terrorists” were ambushed in the Makhmur district and the Dora region and were handed to the relevant authorities. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Security …

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