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Iraq’s new PM Ali al-Zaidi sworn in with partial cabinet
Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, left, was sworn in with partial cabinet, the parliament, Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026....
Saudi warplanes hit pro-Iran Shiite militias in Iraq during war: Reuters
A Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter jet in 2010. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia RIYADH,— Saudi fighter jets struck targets tied to...
Israel’s Iron Dome shows 99% success rate against missiles: Rafael’s chairman
An Iron Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as a rocket is launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel,...
US sanctions Iraq’s deputy oil minister, pro-Iran militias
Iraq's deputy oil minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, April 2026. Photo: Bahadly's fb WASHINGTON,— The United States imposed sanctions on Iraq’s...
US wants Iraq’s next PM to take concrete action on pro-Iran militias
Iraqi PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi, center, Sulaimani city, Iraqi Kurdistan, May 2, 2026. Photo: Channel8.com WASHINGTON,— The United States is seeking...
Hany Shaker, Egyptian singer, dead at 74 in Paris
Egyptian singer Hany Shaker 1970s. Photo: iKurd.net/screengrab video tv/YT. CAIRO,— Egyptian singer Hany Shaker, widely known as the Prince of Arab...
Egyptian belly dance icon Soheir Zaki dies at 81
Egyptian belly dance icon Soheir Zaki, 1970s. Photo: Screengrab film/YT/via iKurd.net CAIRO, Egypt,— Egyptian belly dancer icon and actress Soheir...
It’s High Time for Baghdad to Make Some Hard Decisions
Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, who is also known as Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of the pro-Iran Shiite Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada...
Iraq president asks PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi to form government
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi, 2nd left, appoints Ali al-Zaidi, 2nd from right, the candidate of the Shiite Coordination Framework, as...
Israel sent Iron Dome system to UAE during Iran war
An Israeli Iron Dome launcher launching a missile, 2021. Photo: Creative Commons/IDF/wikipedia JERUSALEM,— Israel deployed an Iron Dome air defense...
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