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U.N. envoy says new year won’t be ‘easy ride’ for Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.N. Envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said on Thursday that the new year would not…
Top U.S. officials agree options to give Trump for any attacks on Americans in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Top U.S. national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to…
Iraq urges U.S. to reconsider Trump’s pardons for Blackwater guards
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Foreign Ministry urged the United States to reconsider President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon…
Iraq to sign $2.625 billion Grand Faw port contract with S.Korea’s Daewoo
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s government has agreed to sign a $2.625 billion contract with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering…
Iraq bans travel from several countries due to new COVID-19 strain
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq on Tuesday imposed bans on travel from several countries to stem the transmission of a…
Iraqi forces kill 12 ISIS remnants in western Mosul: spokesman
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi counter-terrorism forces killed 12 Islamic State (ISIS) remnants in western Mosul, said an Iraqi…
Iraqi PM says rocket attack on Green Zone was ‘a cowardly, terrorist move’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Monday that a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green…
Iraq agrees with Pfizer to import 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s health ministry said on Monday it had agreed with Pfizer to import 1.5 million…
Iraq’s cabinet approves 2021 draft budget bill, sends it to parliament
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Council of Ministers approved a draft budget bill for fiscal year 2021 on Monday,…
Iraq won’t allow threats against diplomatic mission’s security – spokesman
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi government will not allow threats against the security of diplomatic missions in Baghdad,…
Iran-backed militias ‘most serious impediment’ to helping Iraq return to peace: Pompeo
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Iran-backed militias attacking diplomatic facilities…
Iraq’s Sadr calls on government to declare state of emergency after rocket attack
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday called on the government to declare a state…