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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.

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(MENAFN) Iran plans to allocate a portion of its oil revenues to repair oil and gas facilities damaged in recent US-Israeli attacks, the country’s oil minister said Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Iran has issued a warning that it could obstruct exports and imports through major regional sea routes, including the Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea, if what it describes as a US naval blockade continues, according to Iranian...

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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) Approximately ten blasts were reported Tuesday evening near Baghdad International Airport in the vicinity of US installations, according to reports from Iraqi media.

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, March 17, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Iraqi capital Baghdad witnessed the opening of the largest mall in Iraq — Iraq Mall — making Baghdad home to the third-largest mall in the Middle East. Iraq Mall represents the largest...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Airways announced early Sunday that it has begun evacuating Iraqi nationals stranded overseas, returning them home amid escalating regional tensions linked to the ongoing conflict involving Israel, the United States, and Iran....

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(MENAFN) Iraq has denounced a drone attack targeting the US Embassy in Baghdad, describing the incident as a “terrorist assault” on the country’s sovereignty and labeling it a criminal act, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Electricity Ministry announced on Wednesday that gas flows from Iran have stopped, sharply reducing power generation and taking approximately 3,100 megawatts offline.

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced on Tuesday that the targeting of the US Embassy in Baghdad amounts to a “terrorist assault” against the nation’s sovereignty, denouncing the incident as a criminal offense.

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(MENAFN) A coalition of Iraqi factions reported carrying out 21 attacks on US military bases across Iraq and the wider region within the last 24 hours, according to a statement from the group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. The statement...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi armed groups reported carrying out 21 separate attacks on US military bases across Iraq and the surrounding region within the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the coalition calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq....

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(MENAFN) Iraq has resumed oil exports through Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, restarting crude shipments from the Kirkuk fields after nearly three years of suspension, according to reports Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced on Monday that it is extending the closure of its airspace for an additional three days, citing escalating tensions following the outbreak of hostilities involving Iran, the US, and Israel.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) announces that it has reached an agreement with Baghdad to restart oil shipments through the region to Türkiye’s Ceyhan port.