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Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest

Facing their biggest challenge in years, Iran's religious leaders are trying to portray the angry protests over the death of Mahsa Amini as a breakaway uprising by her fellow Kurds threatening the nation's unity rather than its clerical rule.

Reuters

Iraq, Algeria, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain Affirm Support for OPEC+ Production Cut

OPEC+ member states lined up on Sunday to endorse the production cut agreed this month after the US had accused Riyadh of coercing some other nations into supporting the move. Algeria's Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab called the decision “historic” and expressed his full confidence in it, Algeria's Ennahar TV reported.…

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Iraq Confirms, Probes Theft of $2.5 Billion from Tax Agency

With corruption being pervasive at all levels of government in Iraq, the vanishing of around $2.5 billion from a bank fund of Iraq’s General Tax Authority has emerged as one of the biggest scandals in the country’s recent history. Many Iraqis believe that the theft, announced on Sunday, proves that…

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Wife of Scottish dad jailed in Iraq fears he is unwell after distressing prison phone call

The dad from Fife, was due to start work as a construction engineer at BP oil refinery but was instead detained after flying into Basra International Airport on September 4.

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Wife of Scots dad jailed in Iraq fears he is unwell after distressing prison phone call

Brian Glendinning, from Kincardine, Fife, was due to start work as a construction engineer at BP oil refinery but was instead detained after flying into Basra International Airport on September 4.

Daily Record

Iraq’s Sadrist Camp Refuses to Join New Government

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's movement on Saturday announced its refusal to join a new government being formed by prime minister-designate Mohammad Shia al-Sudani. The announcement came two days after lawmakers elected Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq's new president, and he swiftly named Sudani as prime minister in a bid…

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Iraqi outgoing PM appoints new acting finance minister -state news agency

Iraqi outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi appointed Hayam Nemat as acting finance minister after accepting Ihsan Abdul Jabbar's resignation, the state news agency said on Saturday.

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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Iraqi President on His Election

The Saudi leadership congratulated on Friday Abdul Latif Rashid on his election as president of Iraq. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent separate cables of congratulations to Rashid, who was sworn in on Thursday. King…

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‘They tried to wipe us out’: Kurds shelled as Iran seeks scapegoats for unrest

Exiled Kurdish forces in Iraq feel abandoned by west and say they need weapons like in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Wife of man in Iraq jail rallying hundreds of supporters to oppose new Iraqi embassy in Ireland

Desree Pether fears for her husband Robert, who has been locked up in Baghdad since April of last year

Irish Mirror

What’s Next as Iraq Moves to End Deadlock?

Iraqi lawmakers have elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in the hope of ending a year of political gridlock and deadly violence. But major challenges lie ahead for the crisis-hit nation. How will government talks play out? Iraq's parliament, dominated by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework of…

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Critics say Biden is lying about how his son Beau died in Iraq – they are ignoring the full story

‘My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,’ the president told US marines during his Japan visit

The Independent UK

Who is Abdul Latif Rashid, the New President of Iraq?

Iraq’s newly elected president, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the 1960s, before engaging with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the mid-1970s, within a student opposition movement. Rashid was born on Aug. 10, 1944, in the Kurdistan region of Sulaymaniyah, where he…

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Family of Scottish dad detained in Qatar turn to David Beckham in desperate plea

Brian Glendinning, from Fife, arrived in Iraq for a new role within BP oil refinery but found himself in handcuffs and later taken to Qatar over a debt built up through the Middle Eastern country's national bank

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U.S. welcomes end of Iraq deadlock after parliament elects new president, PM named

The United States said it welcomed the end of a deadlock in Iraq as its parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who then immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate.

The Independent UK

Critics say Biden lied about how his son Beau died – here’s why they may be wrong

‘I say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the conspicuous service medal, and lost his life in Iraq,’ president says

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate: Who is Mohammed al-Sudani?

Al-Sudani nominated by Iraq’s new president, but the move will be fiercely opposed by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr.

The Independent UK

Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire

Iraqi lawmakers elected a new president in a key step toward ending a year-long political vacuum

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Braving Rocket Attack, Iraqi MPs Elect New State President

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation. Iraqi Kurd Abdel Latif Rashid, 78, was elected as the new Iraqi head of state, replacing Barham Salih, by the…

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Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president

Election breaks months-long political deadlock and came hours after rockets struck areas near Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Wales Online

Family of man facing jail in Qatar pleads with David Beckham to help free him

Dad-of-three Brian Glendinning, 43, could be jailed for two years after he was arrested in Iraq over an unpaid debt owed to Qatar National Bank

France 24

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect president

At least three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday as a parliamentary session was about to meet to elect a new president and break a political gridlock.

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Crisis-hit Iraq Makes Latest Bid to Elect President

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Oil-rich Iraq has yet to form a new government after general elections more than a year ago that were…

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Rockets Target Khor Mor Gas Field in Iraq’s Kurdistan

At least eight Katyusha rockets were fired at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday, but the attack did not result in casualties or affect the operations, sources said. The rockets fell in the vicinity of the field, security and local Kurdish sources told Reuters. Khor…

The Conversation

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?

As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions.

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