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ECONOMY
‘Iraq to 'soon' begin work on railway link to Iran’
A senior Iraqi official says construction is to begin for a rail line linking the Arab country to Iran.
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ECONOMY
Iran to start building major railway to Iraq
Iran says preparations are underway for construction of a major railway line to neighboring Iraq.
IRAQ
Staff evacuation of ExxonMobil unacceptable: Iraqi min.
The Iraqi oil minister denounces ExxonMobil’s evacuation of its foreign staff from the Arab country as “unacceptable and unjustified.”
IRAQ
10 Daesh militants killed in airstrikes in central Iraq
Iraqi Air Force fighter jets have killed 10 Daesh Takfiri terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in the province of Salahuddin.
IRAQ
Turkey agrees to increase water supplies to Iraq
Iraq says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to increase releases of water to neighboring Iraq.
POLITICS
Iraq officially rejects US claim of Iran role in Basra violence
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry dismisses accusations by the United States that Iran is to blame for recent violence — including through alleged militant groups — in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
IRAQ
Basra governor raps US move, says Iran role 'exaggerated'
The governor of Basra says a US decision to close its consulate in Iraq’s Basra is politically-motivated.
POLITICS
Iran FM swipes back at US after Iraq claims
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif fires back at his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, who had earlier claimed that the US would hold Iran to account for attacks on American targets in Iraq.
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