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President speaks of strength of the UAE on Union Pledge Day

President speaks of strength of the UAE on Union Pledge Day

President Sheikh Mohamed said unity was the strength of the UAE as the country marks Union Pledge Day. It was on this date, July 18, in 1971 that UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, signed the declaration of the Union...

Iraq's Kurdish Oil Exports Restart is Not Imminent

Iraq's Kurdish Oil Exports Restart is Not Imminent

A restart of Iraq's Kurdish oil exports is not imminent, sources close to the matter said on Friday, despite Iraq's federal government saying on Thursday that shipments would resume immediately. Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government have...

Bogotá conference calls for action against Israeli violations of international law

Bogotá conference calls for action against Israeli violations of international law

A dozen countries have committed to taking action against Israeli violations of international law following a two-day conference which brought together representatives of 30 states, including Ireland. Irish Legal News understands that Irish...

President Ilham Aliyev attended opening of tobacco products manufacturing facility at Aghdam Industrial Park

President Ilham Aliyev attended opening of tobacco products manufacturing facility at Aghdam Industrial Park

On July 18, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of a tobacco products manufacturing facility owned by “Tabaterra” LLC at the Aghdam Industrial Park, APA reports. Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov first...

Twelve-nation bloc defies US, enforces law to halt Israeli genocide in Gaza

Twelve-nation bloc defies US, enforces law to halt Israeli genocide in Gaza

By Musa Iqbal For almost two years, the world has watched as political institutions, including the United Nations (UN), have failed to meet the moment in the wake of the most horrific crime that can be committed: genocide. The United Nations...

Iraq’s shopping centre fire leaves 61 dead, many missing

Iraq’s shopping centre fire leaves 61 dead, many missing

A fire that tore through a five-storey shopping centre in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut has left at least 61 dead, local officials said. The blaze at the mall, which opened seven days ago, broke out on Wednesday night and has since been brought...

Barry Eisler on Political Thrillers, AOC, and how “The System” Justifies War

Barry Eisler on Political Thrillers, AOC, and how “The System” Justifies War

Barry Eisler is a former CIA agent and bestselling novelist, known for political thrillers like The Killer Collective and The Chaos Kind. Today, he joins Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his newest book, The System. Eisler discusses how power...

Iraqis find bomb factory, tunnels on long road to Mosul

Iraqis find bomb factory, tunnels on long road to Mosul

KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces explored a network of tunnels and uncovered a bomb-making facility on Thursday in a village near Mosul that was recently retaken from the Islamic State group, offering a glimpse of the challenge they will face as...

Oman U-23 edge Bahrain in Bishkek International friendly opener

Oman U-23 edge Bahrain in Bishkek International friendly opener

MUSCAT, JULY 18 The Oman U-23 Olympic team began their campaign in style at the four-team international friendly in Bishkek city, Kyrgyzstan with a 1-0 victory over Bahrain on Thursday. The only goal of Oman team scored by Abdulaziz al Shaqsi in...

Iraq Resumes Kurdistan Oil Exports after over Two-Year Halt

Iraq Resumes Kurdistan Oil Exports after over Two-Year Halt

Fri 18 Jul 2025 | 05:38 AM The Iraqi federal government has officially resumed crude oil exports from the Kurdistan Region after a suspension that lasted more than two years, in a move expected to ease tensions between Baghdad and Erbil and boost...

World News in Brief: Spurs violence in Syria, Israeli forces cross the blue line in Lebanon, Mall Fire kills dozens in Iraq

World News in Brief: Spurs violence in Syria, Israeli forces cross the blue line in Lebanon, Mall Fire kills dozens in Iraq

Thursday, nearly 2,000 families were moved to the areas affected by violence in Sweida govern and currently refer to a dozen collective sites. Many are unable to go home due to damage, looting or destruction of their homes. Sweida’s health systems...

US, UK condemn drone attacks targeting energy sites in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

US, UK condemn drone attacks targeting energy sites in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

The Kurdistan Region’s city of Dohuk, one of the areas targeted by drone strikes. (Kurdistan Regional Government video) Drone attacks targeting the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq increased in July, leading to condemnations by the US, UK, and...

Azerbaijani President extends condolences to Iraqi counterpart

Azerbaijani President extends condolences to Iraqi counterpart

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has extended condolences to President of the Republic of Iraq Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, APA reports. The letter reads: "Dear Mr. President, We were deeply shocked by the news of numerous...

OIC expresses solidarity with Iraq following fire at mall in Kut

OIC expresses solidarity with Iraq following fire at mall in Kut

Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed its solidarity with Iraq over the fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the city of Kut. Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Ibrahim Taha offered his...

Officials try to identify 18 bodies after fire in Iraq shopping mall

Officials try to identify 18 bodies after fire in Iraq shopping mall

BAGHDAD — Officials struggled Friday to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly shopping mall fire in Iraq, amid ongoing investigations into what caused the blaze. An Iraqi medical official who spoke on condition of anonymity...

Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan oil fields for second day in a row

The attack targeted a DNO-operated oil field in Tawke, located in the Zakho area. A day earlier, the US-based Hunt Oil facility at the Ain Sifni oilfield in the Dohuk region was also attacked. No group has claimed responsibility, but local...

Tehran’s strategic blindness: The political fallout of Iran’s 12-day war with Israel

Tehran’s strategic blindness: The political fallout of Iran’s 12-day war with Israel

By Maria Mahmoudian · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Law360 Canada (July 18, 2025, 10:15 AM EDT) -- In the early hours of June 13, 2025, the Islamic Republic of Iran was jolted into a geopolitical reckoning....

Over 10 years after ISIS takeover, Iraq's Mosul Airport reopens: What to know

Over 10 years after ISIS takeover, Iraq's Mosul Airport reopens: What to know

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated Mosul’s newly restored airport on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the city's recovery more than 10 years after it was reduced to rubble during the fight against the Islamic State....

Nutley Mayor Will Be Deployed For Military Service Overseas

Nutley Mayor Will Be Deployed For Military Service Overseas

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley’s mayor is being deployed overseas for military service, township officials reported Friday. John Kelly III will be deployed to Iraq in August, according to a statement from the township. “We are so very proud of our mayor,...

Iraq Agrees on Oil Plan With Kurds

Iraq Agrees on Oil Plan With Kurds

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years. The Kurdistan Regional Government will supply Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO with...

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