World
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Region
6/12/2023 9:49:31 AM
Iraq’s parliament belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget for 2023 on Monday, after months of wrangling over the sharing of oil revenue between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region in the north.
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World
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Region
6/4/2023 12:27:04 PM
Syria's foreign minister on Sunday discussed humanitarian aid and combating the illegal drugs trade with key ally Iraq during a visit to Baghdad as Damascus emerges from years of diplomatic isolation.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/16/2023 8:13:03 PM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is expected in Baghdad on Monday on his first visit to Iraq since Russia invaded his country, the foreign ministry said.
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Books
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Reviews
4/15/2023 6:55:13 PM
To mark the 20-year anniversary of the US occupation of Baghdad on 9 April, 2003, Ahram Online Spoke to the Paris-based Iraqi Journalist turned literary author Inaam Kachach.
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World
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Region
4/2/2023 5:05:31 PM
Authorities in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region said Sunday they have reached a preliminary deal with the central government in Baghdad that will allow oil exports from the northern Kurdish region by way of Turkey to resume.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 10:32:37 AM
Turkey stopped oil exports from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday following arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce, the Iraqi oil ministry said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/24/2023 3:13:00 PM
The fortunes of Saadoun Street in Baghdad serve as an indicator of the history of Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti in Baghdad.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/8/2023 6:27:00 PM
In his first official visit to Egypt since taking office in October, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani stressed on Sunday Baghdad’s keenness to bolster cooperation with Egypt and benefit from its expertise in various fields in light of Egypt’s prominent role in fostering joint Arab action mechanisms in the face of the current crises and challenges in the region.
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World
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Region
3/1/2023 9:56:33 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Iraq Wednesday for talks with senior officials in a show of "solidarity" after a drawn-out political crisis.
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World
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Region
2/27/2023 6:52:32 PM
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Baghdad on Monday to denounce a draft elections law that would increase the size of the country’s electoral districts, potentially undermining independent candidates.
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World
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Region
2/26/2023 2:29:18 PM
Egypt’s speaker of parliament headed to Syria for talks with President Bashar Assad, among a delegation of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union. The trip follows a mini-summit in Baghdad that affirmed the Arab League's intentions of bringing Syria back into the region's fold in the wake of the devastating quake that hit the country.
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World
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Region
2/16/2023 5:13:50 PM
Four Iraqi soldiers were killed Thursday during a counter-terrorism operation north of Baghdad, security forces said, as the majority-Shia country marks a key religious rite.
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Business
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Economy
2/3/2023 6:15:48 PM
On Friday, most exchange stores in Baghdad were closed, while in the northern city of Irbil, the dollar was trading at around 1,710 Iraqi dinars.
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World
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Region
2/2/2023 3:58:18 PM
Iraq's foreign minister on Thursday called for more economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, namely in investment and electricity, during a visit to Baghdad by his Saudi counterpart.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/31/2023 9:14:59 PM
Despite the international campaigns against it, there is every sign that the Islamic State terrorist group may be experiencing a resurgence in the Middle East and Europe, writes
Hany Ghoraba
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World
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Region
1/25/2023 1:02:28 PM
Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday near the Central Bank in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, angered by the recent devaluation of the Iraqi dinar and demanding the government take action to stabilize the currency.
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World
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Region
1/8/2023 2:52:52 PM
Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years.
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World
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Region
1/7/2023 4:53:31 PM
Baghdad International Airport resumed its air traffic on Saturday after a temporary suspension due to bad weather conditions.
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World
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Region
12/21/2022 6:10:47 PM
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday he held a 'friendly conversation' with his Saudi counterpart in Jordan, despite Tehran's repeated accusations that Riyadh has fanned months-long protests in the Islamic republic.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/20/2022 11:52:00 PM
Regional powers and participants at the second edition of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership held in Jordan underscored their solidarity with Iraq in the face of all challenges, including terrorism, over which Baghdad has achieved a historic victory, the conference’s final communique read on Tuesday.
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