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President speaks of strength of the UAE on Union Pledge Day
The National News
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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
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 18, 2025
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
Irish Legal News
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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
APA
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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
Press TV
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July 19, 2025
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
The Chronicle News Online
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July 18, 2025
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
Current Affairs
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July 18, 2025
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
Samoa Observer
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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 Observer
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July 18, 2025
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
Sada Elbalad
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July 18, 2025
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
The European Times
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July 17, 2025
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
Long War Journal
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July 18, 2025
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
APA
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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
The Peninsula
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July 18, 2025
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
The Columbian - Washington State
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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
Iran International
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July 17, 2025
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
Law360 Canada
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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
Al-Monitor
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July 18, 2025
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
Patch
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July 18, 2025
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
Rigzone
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July 17, 2025
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...