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(MENAFN) According to reports, the US Embassy in Baghdad has renewed its travel warning for Iraq, urging American citizens currently in the country to depart immediately due to heightened security concerns.

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(MENAFN) The United States moved aggressively on Friday to tighten the financial noose around Iran-aligned armed factions operating in Iraq, imposing sweeping sanctions on seven senior militia commanders accused of orchestrating a sustained...

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The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture of a mansion located in Beverly Hills, California, alleged to have been purchased and...

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(MENAFN) On Friday, the United States imposed sanctions on seven Iraqi militia commanders described as “Iran-aligned,” accusing them of “planning, directing, and executing attacks against US personnel, facilities, and interests in Iraq.” The move...

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(MENAFN) The United States has imposed sanctions on seven Iraqi militia commanders it describes as “Iran-aligned,” accusing them of orchestrating attacks against US personnel, facilities, and interests in Iraq, according to reports.

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The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture of a mansion located in Beverly Hills, California, alleged to have been purchased and...

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(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the President of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, on Saturday during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026 in southern Türkiye.

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(MENAFN) Iraq has taken in 450 ISIS detainees, including senior figures, transferred from Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Hisham al-Alawi said on Sunday. “The number of ISIS members transferred to Iraq is very limited out of around 7,000 currently...

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(MENAFN) Iraq's parliament has scrapped Sunday's scheduled session to select the nation's president—marking the second consecutive postponement—as the country's dominant Kurdish factions remain deadlocked, a state news agency confirmed, though it...

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(MENAFN) Iraq has taken in 450 detainees linked to ISIS (Daesh), including high-ranking members, according to Iraqi officials.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s parliament on Sunday postponed a scheduled session to elect the country’s president for the second time, as disagreements continue between the main Kurdish political blocs, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s legislature delayed a scheduled meeting on Sunday for the second time to choose the country’s president, as disputes persist between the country’s leading Kurdish political factions.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s parliament on Sunday postponed a scheduled session to elect the country’s president for the second time, amid continuing disagreements between the main Kurdish political parties, according to the state news agency INA. Shortly...

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has reaffirmed the importance of strictly following constitutional deadlines for naming the country’s next president and prime minister, cautioning that delays or external involvement could threaten...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia escalated diplomatic tensions Sunday by summoning Iraq's Ambassador Safia Taleb al-Suhail to lodge a formal protest over what Riyadh described as "continued attacks and blatant threats" against the kingdom and neighboring...

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(MENAFN) On Sunday, Saudi Arabia called in Iraq's Ambassador Safia Taleb al-Suhail to address concerns over ongoing drone attacks and threats targeting the kingdom and other Gulf nations, allegedly launched from Iraqi territory.

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his formal congratulations Saturday to Nizar Amidi following the latter's election as Iraq's new head of state, the Kremlin announced.

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(MENAFN) Nizar Amidi has been elected Iraq's new president in a commanding parliamentary vote, securing 227 of 249 ballots cast in the second round on Saturday to become the country's sixth head of state since 2003. The Patriotic Union of...

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(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended formal congratulations to Nizar Amidi after his election as president of Iraq, according to a statement released by the Kremlin.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi authorities have decided to set up a dedicated security body to supervise the relocation of ISIS (Daesh) detainees held in Syrian prisons to detention facilities inside Iraq and to manage their legal cases until prosecution is...