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The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

How water cooperation can provide geopolitical stability in MENA

The Blue Peace Strategy promotes water sustainability as an asset for political and social peace in the region.

Al Jazeera

Iraq Exports $11.07 Billion of Oil During March, Highest for 50 Years

Iraq exports of oil reached $11.07 billion last month, the highest level for half a century, as crude prices soared amid shortfall fears following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil ministry said. The second largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Iraq exported "100,563,999 barrels for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is it racist to help Ukraine?

We all have our tribal tendencies and must strive to recognize that all God’s children are of equal moral worth. We’ve done pretty well on that score.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Iraqi cleric steps back, asks rivals to try form government

A powerful Iraqi cleric says he will step back for the next 40 days and give his Iran-backed rivals the chance to form the next government

The Independent UK

Fitness a big concern, says Thai U23 coach after losses

Thailand U23 coach Worrawoot Srimaka admitted that he had a lot of work to do after his men finished last in the Dubai Cup friendly tournament on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Iraqi Kurdish Businessman Says Not Involved in Gas Export Talks, Region’s Capacity Low

A Kurdish businessman whose home was hit by Iranian ballistic missiles this month has said he is not involved in and has no knowledge of plans to export natural gas from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region to Europe. Baz Karim Barzanji, the CEO of a major domestic energy company called KAR…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Kurdish businessman says not involved in gas export talks, region's capacity low

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US Imposes Sanctions on Key Actors in Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based man and his network of companies it accused of helping Tehran obtain materials for its ballistic missile program, acting after missile attacks by suspected Iranian-backed proxies on countries in the region. In a statement issued as talks on reviving the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US sanctions Iranians after missile strikes in Iraq, Gulf

The United States is sanctioning Iranian defense companies and figures after a spate of ballistic missile attacks on targets in Iraq and the Gulf

The Independent UK

Iraqi MPs Try for Third Time to Elect New President

Iraqi lawmakers were Wednesday set to try for a third time to elect a new national president after two previous attempts failed because of boycotts. Half a year after October 2021 legislative elections, Iraq still does not have a new president or prime minister, keeping the war-scarred country in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chuck Schumer, Jon Stewart demand passage of Gillibrand’s bill granting full benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — When Gina Cancelino’s veteran husband Joe died in 2019 of cancer linked to toxic exposures in Iraq, he was still fighting for benefits at his home in Seaford, Long Island.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court hears case of veteran who lost job as state trooper after returning from Iraq sick from burn pits

Le Roy Torres says the TDPS refused to reassign him to a different role after he returned from deployment sick, forcing him to resign

The Independent UK

US Senate leader vows to bring ‘burn pit’ legislation to a vote

Backed by US veteran groups, bill would provide health benefits for US troops exposed to toxins in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

The Independent UK

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‘You cannot be American first when you put veterans last’: Jon Stewart calls on Senate to pass burn pits bill

The bill to give access to healthcare and benefits to veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure to burn pits passed the House earlier this month and is now heading to the Senate

The Conversation

'Putin is Hitler': why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace

The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. Vladimir Putin is Hitler. Volodymyr Zelensky is a Nazi. Ukraine could become like Afghanistan or Korea. Russia should accept its borders, just as post-colonial African countries did. The invasion is no different to what the west did in Iraq.…

The Independent UK

Devastation of war in Ukraine ‘repetition of Syria’ and Iraq, says Amnesty

‘What is happening in Ukraine is a repetition of what we have seen in Syria’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq’s Kurds Face Iranian Resistance to Energy Development, PM Says

The development of oil and gas in Iraq's northern Kurdish region may not be in the interest of major regional energy producer Iran, Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Tuesday. Attacks on the region's capital Erbil and the federal government's legal actions have demonstrated the resistance to development in…

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Reuters

Iraq's Kurds face Iranian resistance to energy development, PM says

The development of oil and gas in Iraq's northern Kurdish region may not be in the interest of major regional energy producer Iran, Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Many in Middle East See Hypocrisy in Western Embrace of Ukraine

Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts.…

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US Trial Begins for ISIS Militant who Beheaded American Hostages in Iraq, Syria

An alleged member of a group of ISIS militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a US criminal trial beginning on Tuesday. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, will stand trial in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, on charges…

The Independent UK

Many in Mideast see hypocrisy in Western embrace of Ukraine

Western countries have invoked international law within days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

U.S. trial begins for member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell

An alleged member of a group of Islamic State militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a U.S. criminal trial beginning on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

‘Enforced disappearance’: Iraq’s jailing of Australian Robert Pether is arbitrary detention, UN finds

Pether and colleague Khalid Radwan sentenced to five years’ prison after business dispute with Central Bank of Iraq

Evening Standard

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi praises ‘fantastic ethos’ of grammar schools

The DNA of grammar schools should be spread throughout the system, he said

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