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US says clashes with Iran-backed militias won’t affect Tehran nuclear talks

Nuclear negotiations under way, as US-led mission against the Islamic State exchanges fire with armed groups in Syria and Iraq

The Guardian - US

Saudi-Iran talks to resume when conditions right in Iraq, says Iranian envoy

A delayed sixth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Baghdad will take place when the conditions are right in Iraq, Iran's ambassador to Kuwait said in published remarks confirmed by his embassy on Wednesday.

Reuters

Boiling Heat and No Water: Taps Run Dry in Southern Iraq

Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells. For everything from drinking to bathing and washing dishes and clothes, Ajil and his eight children wait at their…

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Iraq Crisis Heads Towards Unknown after Sadr Protesters Briefly Paralyze Judiciary

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a sit-in on Tuesday in front of the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad, in the latest chapter in the political crisis that has crippled the country for months. The protesters are demanding the dissolution of parliament, holding corrupt figures to…

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Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq

Al-Aghawat (Iraq) (AFP) - Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells.

AFP

Iraq's Sadr supporters hold sit-in outside judicial body

Baghdad (AFP) - Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr held a sit-in outside the top judicial body for several hours on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions in a showdown with a rival Shiite alliance.

AFP

Iraqi judiciary resumes work as political crisis ensues

Religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr asked his supporters to withdraw from in front of the Supreme Judicial Council.

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Kadhimi Cuts Short Egypt Visit, Urges Calm after Cleric Sadr Fuels Political Crisis

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cut short a trip to Egypt after supporters of an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. Kadhimi warned that disrupting the work of the judicial institution exposes the country to…

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Sadr supporters launch sit-in outside top Iraq judicial body

Baghdad (AFP) - Several hundred supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched a sit-in outside Iraq's top judicial body on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions in a showdown with a rival Shiite alliance.

AFP

Iraq Shiite Cleric's Supporters Demand Assembly Be Dissolved

Dozens of supporters of an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration outside the Supreme Judicial Council and parliament buildings in the Iraqi capital underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become, The…

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Iraqi judiciary to resume work amid political crisis fuelled by cleric Sadr

Iraq's judiciary will resume its activities on Wednesday after powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from outside its headquarters, the state news agency INA reported.

Reuters

Iraq Shiite cleric's supporters demand assembly be dissolved

Dozens of supporters of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are rallying in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone amid a monthslong political crisis

The Independent UK

Karbala Probes Shrine Collapse, Seeks Help of Geologists

Nasif al-Khattabi, governor of Iraq’s Karbala region, has officially formed an investigation committee to probe a landslide that struck the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine on Saturday. The landslide had hit the ceiling of the Qattarat al-Imam Ali, which then collapsed on top of Shia pilgrims inside.

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‘Fraternal Meeting’ Brings Together Leaders of Five Arab Countries in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at al-Alamein International Airport on Monday, in the presence of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said Sisi welcomed the visit of the…

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Eighth body pulled from Iraq shrine landslide

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - The body of an eighth pilgrim was pulled from an Iraqi shrine on Monday, two days after its partial collapse in a landslide, with rescuers announcing an end to the search for more victims.

AFP

China cements influence in Iraq through oil, infrastructure deals

Baghdad (AFP) - China has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in fields from energy to construction, even as some warn that infrastructure projects could leave Baghdad in debt.

AFP

Two more bodies pulled from Iraq shrine landslide

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - The bodies of two pilgrims were pulled from an Iraqi shrine Monday, two days after its partial collapse in a landslide, taking the overall toll to seven dead, rescuers said.

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More Bodies Pulled from Iraq Shrine after Landslide

Two bodies were recovered on Monday from a shrine in Iraq's Karbala province after a landslide caused it to partially collapse, bringing the overall toll to seven dead, rescue services said. "Unfortunately, we found this morning two bodies, a man and a woman", under the rubble of Qattarat al-Imam Ali,…

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The Independent UK

Officials: Landslide at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills 7

Iraqi officials say a landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at least seven people, including a child

AFP

Two more bodies pulled from Iraq shrine after landslide: rescuers

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - The bodies of two pilgrims were pulled from an Iraqi shrine on Monday, two days after a landslide caused it to partially collapse, taking the overall toll to seven dead, rescuers said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five-Way Summit Anticipated in Egypt

Arab and regional observers have turned their eyes towards Egypt’s northwestern coastal city of New Alamein, where the North African state is expected to hold a five-way summit that will see the participation of leaders from Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq. Meanwhile, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed…

Reuters

Landslide hits Shi'ite shrine in Iraq, killing at least four

At least four people were killed after a landslide demolished a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the central Iraqi province of Kerbala, the health ministry said on Sunday.

AFP

Five pilgrims killed in landslide at Iraq Muslim shrine

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Rescue workers searched through the rubble of a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Iraq into Sunday night, after a landslide killed at least five people including a child.

Al Jazeera

Frantic rescue effort under way at Iraq shrine hit by landslide

Operation continues to save people trapped under the rubble at the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine in Karbala province.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Keeps Up Search after Bodies Pulled from Collapsed Shrine

Iraqi rescue workers Sunday were desperately searching for survivors trapped under rubble after a landslide hit a Shiite Muslim shrine, killing at least four people. "We have found four bodies, including of a woman" at the site near Karbala, central Iraq, civil defense official Abdelrahman Jawdat told AFP.

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