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(MENAFN) Syria has officially reopened the Al-Yarubiya–Rabia land border crossing with Iraq, restoring operations after a 13-year shutdown, according to the General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs on Monday.

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(MENAFN) A landmark convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers crossed into Syria on Wednesday through the al-Tanf-al-Waleed border crossing, formally restoring a strategically vital transit route that had remained severed for over ten years.

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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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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) The first convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers entered Syrian territory on Wednesday via the Al-Tanf–Al-Walid border crossing, heading toward the Baniyas coastal refinery for eventual export to international markets, according to reports.

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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) Iraq's parliament has set April 11 as the date for a long-awaited session to elect the country's next president, as the nation's protracted political impasse shows little sign of self-resolution.

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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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(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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(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) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned an attack on the residence of Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), as reported on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced Wednesday it would summon the American chargé d'affaires in Baghdad in response to a lethal airstrike on the Habbaniyah base that left seven soldiers dead and 13 others wounded.

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(MENAFN) Iraq moved swiftly Wednesday to summon the American chargé d'affaires for the second consecutive day, this time to formally protest a deadly morning airstrike that struck a military medical clinic at the Habbaniyah base, the Iraqi...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, a group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq stated that Iraqi factions carried out 23 separate attacks targeting US military bases in Iraq and other parts of the region within a 24-hour period.

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(MENAFN) Iraq has drastically reduced oil extraction in the Basra fields by roughly 70%, cutting production from 3.3 million barrels per day to about 900,000 barrels, following the suspension of crude shipments from its southern ports, according...

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Security Media Cell stated on Monday that the recent withdrawal of NATO personnel from the country was a temporary precautionary measure, coordinated with the Iraqi government, and clarified that the mission had not been attacked,...

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced on Sunday that it is making preparations for a new virtual meeting of Arab League foreign ministers to address escalating security developments in the region, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran has announced that part of its oil revenue will be allocated toward rebuilding oil and gas infrastructure damaged in recent US-Israeli attacks, according to reports.