A German woman kidnapped earlier this week in Baghdad has been released, according to Iraqi officials. Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said in a statement on Friday that Hella Mewis was released by the security forces, without providing additional details. A spokesman for the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, Abdelsattar Bayraqdar, …
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on a trip to Tehran on Tuesday that Iraq would not allow any aggression against Iran from its territory. Speaking at a press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, al-Kadhimi alluded to Iraq’s concern not to become a battleground between arch-enemies Iran and the …
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on his first visit abroad since he took office more than two months ago. Al-Kadhimi, who was greeted by officials at Mehrabad airport on Tuesday, is expected to meet with senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and …
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Iran’s foreign minister arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday to discuss various issues related to political, trade and security issues, in an attempt to straighten relations with the government. Ties between Baghdad and Tehran have been strained since the United States assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, head …
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RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …
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