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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 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) The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent evacuation warning Thursday, calling on American nationals to leave Iraq without delay amid intelligence indicating imminent attacks in the capital within the next 24 to 48 hours.

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(MENAFN) The US Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent advisory on Thursday, urging all American citizens to leave Iraq immediately due to potential attacks in the capital over the next one to two days.

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(MENAFN) The US Embassy in Baghdad has issued an urgent warning for American citizens to leave Iraq immediately, citing potential attacks in the capital within the next 24 to 48 hours.

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(MENAFN) Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday emphasized the need for immediate and comprehensive political reforms, arguing that such steps are essential to protect both the nation and its governing system during the ongoing war,...

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(MENAFN) Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called for immediate and comprehensive political changes, arguing that such steps are essential to protect both the country and its governing system during the ongoing conflict....

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) stated early Tuesday that several of its positions were struck by US-Israeli air attacks.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) report that US-Israeli airstrikes struck its positions early Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated on Wednesday that the United States fabricated false claims as a pretext for launching an "unnecessary war" against Iran. "The United States got involved in an unnecessary war in Iran,...

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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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|Published on: 24th July 2026|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Greece provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...

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(MENAFN) A drone came down at the West Qurna 1 oil installation in southern Iraq on Tuesday, Iraq's Security Media Cell confirmed, according to Iraqi media, as regional hostilities continue to simmer.

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(MENAFN) Switzerland has declined the majority of requests from the United States to allow military aircraft to pass through its airspace en route to Iran, pointing to its longstanding neutrality laws, according to reports released Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military reported on Wednesday that ten soldiers have been killed and 309 others wounded since the outbreak of hostilities involving Lebanon and Iran. Army data indicates that all ten fatalities occurred in southern Lebanon...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi factions on Tuesday pledged full support for Iran in the event of a US attack, as tensions between Tehran and Washington continue to rise.

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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...