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Iran Hands over ‘Iraq’ to Soleimani Successor

The US and Iran have appointed new ambassadors to Iraq. The diplomats come from an intelligence and military background and were involved in the region's crises at different levels. What does this mean for a politically dysfunctional country that has been unable to form a new government since the October…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Six months on from elections, Iraqis frustrated by political deadlock

Six months on from elections that failed to deliver a new president or prime minister, Iraq remains in a state of complete political deadlock. A dispute between the two largest political blocs has led to a boycott of parliament, meaning quorum cannot be reached. Ordinary Iraqis are feeling the economic…

France 24

New Demographics Alter Syria's Identity

The long years of war in Syria did not only leave behind millions of victims and vast destruction, but also created new demographic realities that changed the identity of areas nationwide. In the Syrian capital’s southern countryside lies a town, Sit Zaynab, which is home to the Shrine of Sayyida…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iraqi Gov’t Seeks to Address Chronic Power Outages

Iraq’s government has been working on increasing power production to confront a potential electricity crisis, especially in the summer. Spokesman for Iraq’s electricity ministry Ahmed Moussa said the ministry will add 4,500 megawatts into the grid and seeks 25,000 megawatts of electrical energy production. In remarks to the Iraqi News…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: For a US-led global order to survive, America must lead by example

For globalization to survive the war in Ukraine, the United States must do better and be better. It is unclear whether the world’s greatest democracy has the wherewithal to manage this.

Chicago Tribune

Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq

Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

The Independent UK

Iraqi Officials: No Proof of Mossad Base in Erbil

No evidence has been found that supports Tehran's claims that Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, operated a permanent spy station in the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq, two Iraqi officials told Asharq al-Awsat on Monday, discussing the country's investigation into a March 13 missile attack by Iran’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkey Says its Warplanes Hit Kurdish Militant Targets in Northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes, helicopters and drones hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq in an air and land operation that targeted facilities ranging from camps to ammunition stores, Turkey's defense ministry said on Monday. The military action was part of a long-running Turkish campaign in Iraq and Syria against the Kurdistan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq- state news agency

Turkish warplanes, helicopters and drones hit Kurdish militant targets, camps, tunnels, shelters, and ammunition storage areas in northern Iraq, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

Reuters

US Military Changes Explanation of Attack on Base in Syria

The US military says explosions earlier this month on a base in eastern Syria that injured several US service members were not, as it originally reported, caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. Instead, it is now believed the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Was Pressured to Increase Oil Output Away from OPEC, Says Oil Minister

Iraq was pressured to increase its oil production outside the remit of OPEC's policy on output, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said on Saturday. He also told Al Hadath TV that OPEC was committed to providing the oil supplies needed to compensate for any shortages. OPEC has resisted calls by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq: 9 Schoolteachers Among 11 Dead in Minibus Crash

Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan meal, Iraqi authorities said Saturday, blaming speed. The accident happened in Babylon province around midnight as the group was returning in a minibus from Karbala, a police source said, AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qaani Says Israel's Destruction 'Gaining Ground', Defends Missile Attacks on Erbil

After a notable absence from the media, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Esmail Qaani threatened on Thursday to destroy Israel, while defending Tehran's firing of ballistic missiles on Erbil. Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Qaani said, according to the semi-official Nour News agency.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nandine: South London’s Kurdish culinary gem deserves all the hype

Pary Baban fills a hole in London’s culinary landscape with a restaurant serving dishes bursting with flavour and character from her homeland, Kurdistan, writes James Schaak

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Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change

Water shortages leading to rising salt concentrations and sandstorms are eroding world’s ancient sites

Salon

Russia's war crimes — and ours

Americans are rightfully horrified by Mariupol. But most of us don't even know what the U.S. did in Mosul or Raqqa

Reuters

U.S. jury finds member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell guilty of terrorism offenses

A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in U.S. court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

‘Our place’: Iraqi women joining police corps defy patriarchy

Saja al-Abayji hopes to one day see females in leadership positions throughout Iraq’s internal security forces.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Qaani: Iran Will Harshly Confront Israel 'Wherever It Feels Necessary'

Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Nour News agency. In March, Tehran targeted what it called "secret Israeli bases" during a missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of…

Benzinga

Ericsson Shares Drop Post Q1 Results; Acknowledges DOJ Penalty, Russia Business Suspension

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) reported a first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 11% year-on-year to SEK 55.1 billion. Group organic sales grew by 3% Y/Y, driven by Networks in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Organic sales in Networks rose 4% Y/Y, and Digital Services sales down by 2% Y/Y. It reported an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Urges Iran to Resolve Security Issues through Diplomacy

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein urged his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran to “solve the security problems that occur between their countries” through dialogue. Speaking at a joint press conference with Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Wednesday, Hussein said that he had “important” and “frank” talks in which he stressed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ericsson Warns of Possible Fine Over Payments to ISIS in Iraq

Sweden's Ericsson, under fire for its handling of a bribery investigation in Iraq, warned on Thursday of a potential fine by US regulators and reported a fall in first-quarter core earnings over its suspension of business in Russia. Last week, investors publicly rebuked Chief Executive Borje Ekholm and the board…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Commander Says Death of All US Leaders Would Not Avenge Soleimani Killing

The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the death of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general said. Soleimani was killed in January 2020 by the US military while on a visit to Iraq. Iran vowed a "crushing revenge" on all…

Al Jazeera

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt.

Salon

Neocon war hawks: They're back!

The warmongering buffoons who drove the U.S. to disaster in Iraq and Afghanistan are now eager for war with Russia

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