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Sadr meets Amiri in Iraq’s Najaf
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr met with head of al-Fateh Alliance Hadi al-Amiri in Najaf…
Amiri condemns attacks on Green Zone, parties’ headquarters in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Head of al-Fateh alliance Hadi al-Amiri on Friday condemned attacks on parties’ headquarters and the…
Rocket attacks on embassies ‘callous attempts’ to destabilize Iraq: U.N.
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Rockets that target embassies in Iraq are “callous attempts” to destabilize the country, the United…
Iraqi forces thwart drone attack on Balad air base – military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces thwarted a drone attack on Balad air base in Saladin province early on…
Sadr’s push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash – report
SULAIMANI — Iraq might for the first time in years get a government that excludes Iran-backed parties if…
Explosion hits building of Iraq parliament speaker’s party, 2 wounded – police
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An explosion from a hand grenade hit the headquarters of Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi’s…
Woman, child injured in rocket attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A woman and a child were wounded in a rocket attack directed against the U.S.…
Power cuts heat up interest in Syria’s traditional bathhouses
SULAIMANI — Syria’s traditional bathhouses once drew in customers seeking to relax in their leisure time. Now some…
Iraqi federal court temporarily suspends presidency of parliament
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to temporarily suspend the work of the new…
Barham Salih and Hoshyar Zebari candidates for Iraqi presidency
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The two major Kurdish parties have nominated candidates for the position of Iraqi president, as…
European archaeologists return to Iraq – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — European archaeologists returned to Iraq in search of millennia-old cultural treasures, AFP reported on Wednesday.…
Iraqi forces arrest 62 Syrians on Iraq-Syria border
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Sixty-two Syrians were arrested by the Iraqi forces on the border between Iraq and Syria,…