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Five killed as policemen’s bodies set ablaze in Baghdad

AFP: Two policemen were shot dead and their bodies set ablaze at a Baghdad checkpoint on Saturday while two of their colleagues and an...

Ambassador leaves Iraq with much still unsettled

New York Times: Christopher R. Hill, the ambassador to Iraq charged with reshaping the American role here, on Thursday ended his 16-month tenure in...

Flow of oil from Iraq to Iran raises concerns

NPR: In northern Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, the long lines of tanker trucks carrying oil into Iran are under scrutiny. ...

Iraq agrees to Iran-Syria gas pipeline plan

AFP: Iraq will allow an Iranian gas pipeline which plans to take gas to Syria to cross its territory, a spokesman for the oil...

AP Interview: US. contractor recounts kidnapping

AP: A U.S. Army contractor kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year described how his captors easily maneuvered past Iraqi checkpoints as he was held...

Iraq tries to play down general’s remarks over US withdrawal

The Guardian: The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has made a sudden visit to senior defence officials a day after the country's most senior...

US sticks to Iraq timetable, says only ‘dozens’ might stay

AFP: Despite warnings from Iraq's top officer, the United States stuck Wednesday to its drawdown schedule and suggested just "dozens" of US embassy troops...

Iraqi general says planned US troop pull-out ‘too soon’

BBC: Iraq's top army officer has criticised the planned US troop withdrawal by the end of next year as premature. BBC...

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Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

Every year on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification serves as an opportunity to focus on one...

Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

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