9,000 Syrian refugees reach Iraq
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 22 (IANS)Iraq's Kurdish region has received up to 9,000 Syrian refugees looking to flee their homeland following ongoing violence, Xinhua quoted a Kurdish official as saying."The camps, which ... Read more...
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Interpol red corner notice against fugitive Iraqi vice president
May 8th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 8 (IANS) Interpol issued Tuesday a red corner notice against fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, over alleged terrorist acts."At the request of Iraqi ... Read more...
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U.S. teacher shot dead by student in Iraq
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:11 am ICT by BNO News
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (BNO NEWS) -- An American teacher who worked at a Christian school in northern Iraq was shot dead by a teacher on Thursday, according to media reports on Friday. The ... Read more...
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One killed in Iraq protest
February 17th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 17 (IANS) One protestor was killed and over 20 were injured Thursday in a demonstration in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Xinhua reported.Hundreds of protestors took to the streets at the Al-Aaray ... Read more...
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At least 7 killed in plane accident in northern Iraq
February 5th, 2011 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
SULAIMANIYA, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A small plane on Friday crashed at an airport in the northern city of Sulaimaniya, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.The cargo plane crashed during landing at ... Read more...
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30,000 prisoners in Iraq without trial: Amnesty
September 13th, 2010 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 13 (DPA) Iraqi authorities are holding some 30,000 people without trial and denying them access to lawyers, leaving them at risk of torture, the leading human rights organisation Amnesty International ... Read more...
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Flydubai launches flight to Iraq
July 17th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS/WAM) The low cost airline Flydubai has launched its first flight to Iraq by flying to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, the company announced ... Read more...
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6 killed in Turkey clash
June 22nd, 2010 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 22 (DPA) The latest skirmish Monday between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey left six people dead, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' ... Read more...
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Moms of US hikers ask for Iran’s mercy
May 20th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tehran, May 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The moms of the 'arrested US hikers' met their children on Thursday, for the very first time since their arrest almost a year ago. It ought to ... Read more...
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Iraq’s January election could be delayed, warns official
November 24th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 24 (DPA) Iraq's planned election for January was again in doubt Tuesday, after an election official said that the vice-president's rejection of an electoral law governing the poll left little ... Read more...
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US urges Iran to grant access to three Americans
August 11th, 2009 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (DPA) The US urged Iran Monday to provide access to three Americans arrested more than a week ago after allegedly crossing into the country from Iraq.
State Department deputy spokesman ... Read more...
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Islamic terror group commander held in Iraq
August 5th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 5 (DPA) US and Iraqi forces have captured a senior commander of terrorist organisation Ansar al-Islam in Iraq, the US military command in Baghdad said Tuesday.
A statement said the outfit's ... Read more...
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American writer detained in Iran
August 4th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 4 (IBNS) Sarah Shourd, a writer and a contributor to New America Media as well as Matador Pulse, was among the three held near the Iranian border of northern Iraq recently.Reportedly, ... Read more...
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Gates to examine role of US troops in Iraq
July 28th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 28 (DPA) US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arrived in Iraq Tuesday on an unannounced visit to examine the future role of the US military in Iraq.
According to Iraqi government ... Read more...
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High turnout in elections in Iraq’s Kurdish region
July 26th, 2009 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Arbil (Iraq), July 26 (DPA) Voter turnout was high in parliamentary and presidential elections in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region Saturday, with authorities allowing an additional two hours for voting before polls ... Read more...
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Kurds cast votes in Iraq’s regional elections
July 25th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Arbil (Iraq), July 25 (Xinhua) Iraqis went to polls Saturday in the Kurdish regional parliamentary and presidential elections that will determine the leadership of the country's Kurdish region.
Voting started at 8.00 a.m. ... Read more...
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Iraq arrests suspects in Kirkuk restaurant bombing
December 24th, 2008 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 24 (DPA) Iraqi police Tuesday arrested suspected perpetrators of a restaurant bomb attack in Kirkuk that left 45 dead and 85 injured including many women and children.The attack took place ... Read more...
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Kurdish PM predicts US troops will remain in Iraq until 2020
October 25th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Baghdad is unlikely to sign an agreement with Washington on the future of US forces in Iraq by a critical year-end deadline, Prime Minister of countrys largely ... Read more...
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UAE gas giant announces $500 mn investment
May 19th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS) Dana Gas, the largest private natural gas company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced that it will invest more than $500 million this year in ... Read more...
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