Latest in Tag: Iraq Highlight
Latest in Tag: Iraq
5 IS suicide bombers, 2 security members killed near Baghdad
Iraqi force affiliated with the intelligence service surrounded an IS hideout housing five suicide bombers in a village located in the southwest of Baghda
Egypt, Iraq discuss preliminaries for joint economic cooperation committee
Minister Al-Mashat stresses importance of Egyptian private sector’s participation in Iraq’s reconstruction projects
Iraq’s prime minister-designate Allawi withdras his candidacy, blaming some factions
Iraqi president Barham Saleh will start consultations to choose an alternative candidate within 15 days
GB Auto to discontinue Hyundai representation in Iraq
Management decides to continue operations until mid-2020
New Iraqi PM assigned after 4 months of turbulence
Allawi faced a storm of anger from Iraqi demonstrators
What is in store for Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan?
These protests continue through 2020, affecting Egypt’s foreign policy, either directly or indirectly. In this article, Daily News Egypt views those protests, in addition to the impact of US-Iran escalation on the uprisings in Iraq and Lebanon.
Iran attacked US troops in Iraq, no casualties recorded
Tehran threatens to target Haifa and Dubai, UAE calls for de-escalation, Israel warns the region
Qassim Soleimani: the construction worker who spearheaded Iran’s Middle East ‘shadow wars’
Pentagon to deploy roughly 3,500 more troops to the Middle East after killing Quds Force commander
Thousands of Iraqis mourn assassinated Soleimani, Iran vows to revenge
World leaders call for de-escalation and self-restraint
Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq condemn US strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US carried out airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Battalion) in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting three Kataib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq and two in Syria, killing 25 fighters, and wounding 55 others, according to Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman.
Shells hit military base housing US troops in northern Iraq
The brief statement gave no further details about the incident, saying that more details will be released later.
Al-Sisi expresses Egypt’s support for Iraq’s security and stability
Iraq’s President Barham Salih received on Wednesday, the Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Alaa Moussa at As-Salam Palace in Baghdad, where he conveyed a message from Al-Sisi expressing his full support for security and stability in Iraq.
Iraqi prime minister renews intention to resign amid deadly protests
Forty protesters were killed on Friday in clashes with security forces
Five Iraqi protesters killed, dozens injured in clashes with security forces
Iraq is working to avoid violence, says Abdul-Mahdi during Pence’s visit
Iraq’s demonstration: protesters block port Umm Qasr, regain control of Ahrar Bridge
The port’s operations will be stopped completely, if the blockage continues until afternoon, Reuters added, reporting that just one week of closure would cost the country more than $6bn.
Iraqi public employees, students go on general strike in Najaf, Karbala
Najaf police chief Brigadier General Ghanem al-Husseini said, “The safety of the demonstrators is our first concern, and it’s our national and humanitarian duty to protect them with our lives and blood,” the Iraqi News Agency reported.
Iraqi protesters control Khilani square, rushing towards Green Zone
Four dead and 12 wounded in a bomb explosion in Baghdad
Al-Sadr calls Iraqi parliament to make radical reforms or quit
Demonstrations are a valuable opportunity to find solutions to accumulated problems, says Iraqi PM
At least 305 killed and 15000 injured amid Iraqi protests, political class to protect the PM
At least four protesters were killed on Saturday, when security forces cracked down on protesters in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Baghdad, reported the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCH), after political leaders agreed to stand by Mahdi’s government.
At least seven killed and dozens injured in latest Iraqi protests defying the PM’s calls
The medical sources said that four protestors were killed while 34 were wounded, adding that one was killed by live fire, and two by rubber bullets and tear gas, but did not explain the fourth death.
Iraqi PM calls for halting protests, restoring normalcy
Unrest costs the Iraqi economy billions of dollars, says Abdul Mahdi
From Lebanon to Iraq: government leaders forced to resign following mass protests
Unlike Lebanon, Iraq protesters were faced by extreme violence
Iraqi protestors announce civil disobedience, blocking streets
In Baghdad, schools closed in response to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.
Protests continue in Baghdad demanding political, economic reforms
Friday’s protests were the largest since the former regime was toppled in 2003
Iraqi forces open fire on protesters killing 14, injuring 865 in one night
A moving car fired live rounds towards protesters, according to eyewitness
Iraq’s Protests: 74 killed in three days, 3,654 injured amid UN condemnations
Muqtada al-Sadr renews his calls for government resignation
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq, seeing 42 demonstrators killed
Clashes between civilians and security forces killed protests, says IHCHR
US troops withdraw from Syria and cross into Iraq, Kurdish SDF withdraws from Ras Al Ain
More than 100 vehicles carrying US troops crossed from Syria into Iraq’s northern governorate of Dohuk, Reuters witnesses said.
RCREEE participates in preparing renewable energy plans in Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and Sudan: Karam Eldein
SMEs movement towards Africa is essential for upcoming period
Pompeo expresses US concern over situation in Iraq
Death toll of Iraqi protests rose to 104 people, eight security forces were among them