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Security forces thwart suicide bombing amid Ashura ceremony in Diyala
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi security forces in Diyala governorate foiled a suicide bomber to blow up himself amid…
No early election takes place unless Parliament resumes its sessions: Nouri al-Maliki
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki concerning calls for holding an early election on Monday…
Kirkuk health director removes Kurdish language in official documents
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The health directorate in Kirkuk removed the Kurdish language from the official documents according to…
Seven died amid blast in Saraya al-Salam military hospital in Najaf – reports
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Seven people died amid an explosion in a military hospital in Najaf according to Iraqi…
Iraqi PM Kadhimi meets parliament speaker al-Halbousi to discuss political situation
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The state news agency on Sunday reported that Iraqi Prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with…
Court in Baghdad imposes life sentence on four people for attacking airport
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Four people faced life sentences by an Iraqi court on Sunday charged with carrying out…
PMF to take military action if government sits idly for Turkey’s aggressions – leader
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A leading figure of the Iraqi al-Fateh alliance on Saturday threatened to take military action…
Protesters brought ‘positive’ reaction to parliament dissolution issue, Sadr says
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday in a statement released on his Twitter account…
Police detain Iraqi father after he trafficked his daughter’s kidney
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Father detained in Baghdad after he was trafficked by his daughter’s Kidney police in…
KRG announces public holiday on Aug. 8 due to first day of ‘Muharram’ month
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that Monday will be an official holiday in the…
Muqtada al-Sadr visits Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah al-Sistani’s house
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met supreme religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf…
Iraqi parliamentary speaker supports calls for early election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The speaker of the Iraqi parliament on Friday announced his support to hold an early…