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Kuwait signs MoUs with India, Iraq to bolster anti-money laundering, terrorist financing
California Telegraph
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KUWAIT, 9th July, 2025 (WAM) - - Kuwait's Financial Intelligence Unit and India's Anti-Money Laundering Bureau signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to beef up cooperation on information exchange and financial intelligence...
How oil spills are strangling the Arabian Gulf’s biodiversity
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
The turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf, a vital artery of global energy and a cradle of unique marine life, bear a heavy, recurring burden, and the recent collision of two oil tankers off the UAE coast last month serves as a stark reminder of...
Salehiyeh wetland identified as main source of Tehran’s dust pollution crisis
Iran Front Page
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July 8, 2025
As the Iranian capital, Tehran, remains engulfed in dust for several consecutive days, the deputy head of Iran’s Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Organization has identified the dried-up Salehiyeh Wetland in nearby Alborz Province as the...
Iraqis 'losing faith' in elections amid boycotts and alleged wrongdoing
The National News
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As Iraq gears up for the national elections later this year, the electoral process is becoming mired in controversy over allegations of vote buying and the use of illegally acquired political funds, as well as boycotts by some political parties....
Iraq, Bulgaria sign MoU to Boost Agricultural Cooperation
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Jabr Al-Maliki, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Bulgarian counterpart, Dr. Georgi Tahov, to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector. The official meeting,...
Islamabad, Baghdad to come in twin-city relationship
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Baghdad are set to enhance bilateral cooperation under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq. The agreement was reached during a...
Iraq to select global operator for Faw Port’s superstructure phase
Zawya
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The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) is preparing to select an international operator for the Al Faw Grand Port's superstructure phase, the state-owned company’s director general told Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Thursday. The mega port...
‘I needed to leave Man United to grow’: Zidane Iqbal on identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
The National News
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Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
ExclusiveZidane Iqbal on leaving Man United, identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
The National News
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Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
Iraq Situation ‘Difficult, Complex,’ Casey Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The senior U.S. troop commander in Iraq today expressed his belief that the country can be stabilized, while acknowledging the “difficult and complex” situation there. “Several factors add to the...
Iraq Situation Improving, But Challenges Remain, Sanchez Reports
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2003 Courtesy Story The situation in Iraq continues to improve, but challenges remain, according to the commander of the coalition ground forces there. "Noncompliant elements" continue to challenge the progress the...
Toyota Iraq and UN Habitat Drive Mosul’s Renewal
Iraq International News Agency
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July 7, 2025
In the aftermath of decades of conflict, Mosul, one of Iraq’s most historic cities, is rising from the ashes and beginning its journey of recovery. At the heart of this transformation is a pioneering collaboration between Toyota Iraq and...
Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’
JURIST
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July 4, 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off...
Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government may add as many as 15,000 more troops to its current 348,000-person security force to help decrease the country’s dependence on coalition forces, a top U.S. Army officer...
Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making a tangible difference on the ground, but cannot quickly undo 25 years of systemic neglect of the country’s infrastructure, the officer in charge...
Air pollution in Tehran, Karaj spark health warnings
Iran International
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July 7, 2025
In the capital, levels had reached 260 in the past 24 hours with other areas exceeding 300, entering the 'hazardous' category, the highest state of alert in the country's pollution indexes which range between zero and 500. Health officials have...
Iraqi militias kept quiet in the Israel-Iran war. Will it last?
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
In Iraq, where US and Iranian interests exist in uneasy proximity, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran are often felt on the ground. During last month’s 12-day Israel-Iran war, which entailed Israeli and American strikes on Iranian...
Iraq secures Turkish water boost as drought crisis deepens
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
The deal comes amid one of Iraq’s most severe water crises in decades. [AFP] Iraq has secured a pledge from Turkey to increase water discharges to 420 cubic metres per second in a bid to ease a worsening drought that has strained the country's...
The war lasted 12 days. The environmental impact on Iran may last decades
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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July 7, 2025
Tehran is surrounded by mountains which trap pollution, an issue that could've been exacerbated by the attacks on Tehran Refinery and Shahran fuel and gasoline depot. Image: Matyas Rehak via Adobe On June 15, Israel struck two sites in Tajrish, a...
Iraq's drilling success: 113 new oil wells completed in H1 2025
Shafaq News
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2025-07-03T09:01:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Thursday, Iraq’s Ministry of Oil reported that the Iraqi Drilling Company completed drilling and rehabilitating 113 oil wells during the first half of 2025. In a...