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German tapped to head INSTEX withdraws after Israel controversy

8:51 pm August 9, 2019

Berlin: A German senior diplomat who had been designated to run INSTEX, a mechanism to allow trade with Iran despite US sanctions, will not assume the post, it emerged Friday, following controversial comments he made on Israel. German’s foreign office told AFP that Bernd Erbel, 71, had informed it “that he is not available for […]

Son of Iraq’s late Yazidi prince takes over as leader

10:47 pm July 27, 2019

Baghdad: Hazem Tahsin Bek on Saturday succeeded his late father as prince of the Yazidi religious minority that was brutalised by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. He was enthroned in a ceremony in Lalish, the Yazidis’ holiest site in Iraq’s mountainous northwest, after having been named by their five-member High Spiritual Council which […]

Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green

10:59 am May 20, 2019

Baghdad: A rocket crashed Sunday night in the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone, landing less than a mile from the sprawling US Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The apparent attack, which Iraq’s state-run news agency said did not cause any casualties, came amid heightened tensions across the Persian Gulf, after the White House ordered warships and bombers to the […]

IS claims responsibility for Iraq blast that killed 8

9:00 pm May 10, 2019

Baghdad: The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Baghdad market the previous day that killed 8 people. The extremist group released a statement early on Friday saying the bomber detonated his explosives vest at the Jamila marketplace in Baghdad’s sprawling Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City on Thursday evening. Fifteen […]

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