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Severe Water Shortages Strain Wheat Harvest in Iraq

Salah Chelab crushed a husk of wheat plucked from his sprawling farmland south of Baghdad and inspected its seeds in the palm of one hand. They were several grams lighter than he hoped. "It’s because of the water shortages," he said, the farm machine roaring behind him, cutting and gathering…

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Baghdad on Alert over Possible Attack on Airport, Green Zone

The Operations Command on Saturday revealed that outlawed armed factions were seeking to attack Baghdad's international airport and Green Zone. The information was leaked in a secret cable overnight on Friday. The military said the attack was likely to take place on Saturday night or Sunday. The factions would resort…

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Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country.

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Sandstorm forces closure of Iraqi airports, public buildings

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country, authorities said.

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Iraq Trial of Briton and German for Antiquity Theft Adjourned

An Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defense lawyer called for more investigations. James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist, have been in custody…

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Iraq trial of Briton and German for antiquity theft adjourned

Baghdad (AFP) - An Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defence lawyer called for more investigations.

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Erbil Requests a UN Envoy to Organize Relations with Iraq

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq announced that the Security Council approved a request submitted by Erbil to send a UN envoy to organize the relationship with Baghdad and find radical solutions for their differences. The Presidency said in a statement that Council members expressed their support of…

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Israel Uncovers New Hezbollah Route to Transfer Weapons from Iran to Lebanon

Israel accused on Friday a senior official in the Hezbollah party of opening a new route to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said that Rida Hashem Safieddine was overseeing the route. Safieddine is the husband of Zeinab, the daughter of slain Iranian Quds Force…

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Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out

Hamrin (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday.

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Iraq's communist poet Muzaffar al-Nawab dies aged 88

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's renowned communist poet Muzaffar al-Nawab, who faced jail time and exile in the 1960s, died Friday in an Emirati hospital aged 88, Iraqi authorities announced.

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Bush gaffe on 'unjustified' war draws Iraqi ire

Baghdad (AFP) - An embarrassing slip of the tongue by former US president George W. Bush may have drawn laughter from his American audience, but it raised the ire of Iraqis.

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Iraq’s Kadhimi Ends ‘Green Zone Era,’ Vows Restoring Neighborhoods’ Original Names

Iraqi Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi dropped a bombshell by announcing that the era of Baghdad’s “Green Zone,” which was set up during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, is nearing its end. Kadhimi, during a Tuesday visit to the Municipality of Baghdad, pledged that the Green Zone in the…

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Sandstorm engulfs Baghdad turning sky orange with thousands struggling to breathe

Hundreds living in Baghdad and Iraq's southern cities have been admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties as a series of heavy sandstorms continue to batter the country

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Iraqi merchants struggle on amid series of strong sandstorms

Iraqi merchants say they have no choice but adapt as the latest in an unrelenting series of intense sandstorms swept their country

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Thousands hospitalised as latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

Baghdad (AFP) - Another sandstorm that descended Monday on climate-stressed Iraq sent at least 4,000 people to hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.

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Family of detained geologist hope he will be returned ‘safe and sound soon’

Jim Fitton, 66, insisted he had not acted with criminal intent and had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws during his court appearance in Baghdad.

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Latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

Baghdad (AFP) - Another sandstorm that descended Monday on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.

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Sandstorm Closes Schools, Offices and Halts Flights in Iraq

A heavy sandstorm in Iraq, the latest of what Iraqis say is an unprecedented number to hit the country in recent weeks, closed some state schools and offices and halted flights at Baghdad International Airport on Monday. Authorities in Baghdad, including the Education Ministry, declared a day off for local…

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Sandstorm closes schools, offices and halts flights in Iraq

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Iraq at a standstill during latest sandstorm

Baghdad (AFP) - Another sandstorm descended Monday on Iraq forcing the closure of airports, schools, universities and public administrations across the country, officials said.

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Briton, German on Trial in Iraq over Pottery Shards

A Briton and a German allegedly found with ancient pottery shards in their luggage told the start of their trial Sunday in Iraq that they had no intention of breaking the law. James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist, appeared dressed in the…

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Briton, German on trial in Iraq over pottery shards

Baghdad (AFP) - A Briton and a German allegedly found with ancient pottery shards in their luggage told the start of their trial Sunday in Iraq that they had no intention of breaking the law.

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Briton, German deny smuggling antiquities in Iraq court

Two tourists — a Briton and a German — accused of smuggling ancient shards out of Iraq have appeared in yellow detainees’ uniforms in a Baghdad court

AFP

Iraq strikes deal with Iran to secure summer gas imports

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq has agreed to pay $1.6 billion in debt to Iran by June 1 to secure a steady gas supply for power generation through the summer, its electricity minister said.

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Baghdad-Erbil Crisis Looms after Oil Talks Collapse

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar has dropped a bombshell by acknowledging that no agreement has been reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over oil and energy, warning of a crisis erupting between Baghdad and Erbil. Last March, the Federal Supreme Court announced a binding and final decision for…

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