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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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Iranian Medical Student Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

The Iranian regime's judiciary has sentenced Sepehr Amirzadeh, a medical student and political prisoner held in Isfahan Prison, to...

Purchasing Power of Iranian Workers at Very Low Levels

The livelihood situation of workers in Iran has entered a worrying stage. The continuous rise in the prices of...

Egypt And Bahrain Condemn Iranian Regime Attacks on Oil Tankers

In a statement, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Iranian regime's attack on two United Arab Emirates oil tankers...

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Advisor to IRGC Commander: Our Doctrine Has Changed from Defensive to Offensive

Mohammad-Reza Naqdi, adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic...

Retirees in Iran Demand Action on Their Grievances

On Sunday, August 9, retirees and pensioners in several...

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Reuters: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Mohamed...

US favours diplomacy in Iran nuclear row: Rice

AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on...