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3 persons killed, injured in blast in western Baghdad
Date: 2017-09-30 11:46:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7016559
One person was killed, while two others were wounded when an explosive charge went off in western Baghdad, the Iraqi Media News Agency reported on Saturday. The explosive charge was placed by the side of the road in al Sakalat area in western ....
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Macron invites Iraqi PM to France to discuss Kurdish vote
Date: 2017-09-30 09:32:19 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7016257
President Emmanuel Macron has invited Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to visit Paris on October 5 to discuss the Kurdish independence referendum, offering France's help in calming tensions over the vote, France 24 channel reported ....
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Four civilians killed in bomb blast in Iraqi Fallujah city
Date: 2017-09-30 08:52:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7016186
Four Iraqi civilians were killed on Saturday in a bomb blast in southern Fallujah city in the Iraqi province of al Anbar, Iraqi security source said. A bomb left by Daesh terrorist group, exploded when a number of civilians were passing near it ....
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Yemeni army mount attack on Houthi sites in Sirwah
Date: 2017-09-30 08:42:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7016163
The Yemeni army forces have launched a fierce attack against some Houthi sites in Sirwah district of Ma'rib governorate, killing and injuring a number of Houthi militants, local sources reported on Friday. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition ....
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Iraqi Defense Ministry: 96 Daesh militants killed in Kirkuk
Date: 2017-09-29 17:29:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7015742
As many as 96 Daesh militants were killed and 13 vehicles were destroyed in Hawija district, south west Kirkuk province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell reported. In a statement released on Friday, the cell said that Iraqi warplanes ....
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Kurdistan terminal control to prevent corruption, says Iraqi PM
Date: 2017-09-29 16:25:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7015638
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said Friday that the Iraqi government's decision to control the terminals of Kurdistan was meant to prevent corruption and smuggling, not to starve residents of the region after a controversial independence ....
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Iraq: Four Daesh militants killed in northeastern Diyala
Date: 2017-09-29 16:16:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7015622
Four elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed after their vehicle was shelled in northeastern Diyala, Commander of Tigris Operations, Major General Mazhar al-Azzawi told Alsumaria news channel on Friday. The terrorists' vehicle was ....
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Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2017-09-29 16:14:02 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7015608
Iran temporarily prohibited the loading and transportation of fuel from Iran to Iraqi Kurdistan and from it in connection with the latest developments in this region, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Iran had already halted flights to and ....
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Syria: Army repels Daesh attack on Deir Ezzor-Palmyra highway
Date: 2017-09-29 15:53:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7015542
The Syrian army units repelled an attack by Daesh on the international Deir-Ezzor-Palmyra highway in the Syrian Badia, official SANA news agency reported Friday. Groups of Daesh terrorists launched over the past hours an assault against points of ....
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ICRC expects suspected cholera cases in Yemen to reach one million
Date: 2017-09-29 14:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7015481
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach one million by the end of 2017, Sky News channel reported on Friday with no further details. International charity Oxfam announced on ....