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Iraqi asylum seeker can stay in Britain after being mocked in his home country over his speech impediment - as tribunal rules he'd be persecuted there because of his political beliefs
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
By FREYA BARNES Published: 10:28 EDT, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 10:28 EDT, 9 July 2025 An Iraqi asylum seeker who claimed he was discriminated against in his home country because of a speech impediment has won the right to stay in the UK. The unnamed...
Iraq’s Defense Ministry dismisses F-16 ineffectiveness claims
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T12:08:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Ministry of Defense rejected, on Wednesday, claims that its US-made F-16 fighter jets are ineffective. Earlier, media reports quoted members of the...
Trump unveils 30% tariff on Iraq in latest batch of trade letters
The National News
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Donald Trump unveiled a 30 per cent tariff on Iraqi imports on Wednesday, with Iraq becoming the latest in a series of countries to have received a so-called trade letter from the US President. The latest tariff on Baghdad is 9 per cent lower than...
Iraq appoints spokesperson for religious pilgrimage committees
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T09:01:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad Iraq has appointed Maj. Gen. Muqdad Miri as the official spokesperson for the security and service committees managing the country’s major religious pilgrimages, a...
Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki missing from Sunderland training – Sky Sports reveal reason for absence
Sunderland Echo
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July 9, 2025
Diarra and Sadiki await clearance to join training, with Talbi transfer announcement expected later today New Sunderland signings Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki are yet to join full first-team training as they continue to wait for UK work permits to...
Iraqi forces arrest two individuals on charges of spying for Israel
Press TV
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Iraqi security forces have arrested two individuals on charges of affiliation to the Israeli Mossad spy agency and suspected collaboration with other foreign intelligence services, a source with knowledge of the matter says. The source, speaking...
Iraq’s Higher Education Ministry to sue TV channels over “defamatory” university reports
Shafaq News
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2025-07-08T20:31:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced, on Tuesday, that it has initiated formal legal action against two television channels, accusing...
Confession in Hisham al-Hashimi Killing Sparks Outrage in Iraq
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 9, 2025
A leaked video showing the confession of the man accused of killing prominent Iraqi researcher Hisham al-Hashimi has reignited public scrutiny of the 2020 assassination and raised fresh questions about those behind the killing and the judiciary's...
Iraq moves to settle KRG budget rift
Shafaq News
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2025-07-08T22:04:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered the formation of a high-level ministerial committee to address pending financial arrangements between...
Iraq’s drug fight sees gains but faces deep-rooted challenges
Shafaq News
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2025-07-08T20:28:56+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Drug trafficking in Iraq is on the decline due to intensified security operations, but eradicating the problem entirely remains a long-term challenge, according to...
International coalition to withdraw troops from Ain al-Asad base in Iraq soon — TV
TASS
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July 8, 2025
CAIRO, July 8. /TASS/. The contingent of the international coalition led by the United States will withdraw from the Iraqi Ain al-Asad airbase in the Anbar province very soon, Iraqi TV channel As-Sumaria reported. According to a source in the...
Iraq Presidencies urge action on Khor Abdullah agreement
Shafaq News
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2025-07-08T13:23:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s three presidencies agreed on Tuesday that the Parliament must take the necessary legislative action following a ruling by the Federal Supreme Court requiring...
Abu Dhabi Police excel in global sport event in US
Gulf News
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Abdullah Rashid Al Hammadi is an accomplished Emirati journalist with over 45 years of experience in both Arabic and English media. He currently serves as the Abu Dhabi Bureau Chief fo Gulf News. Al Hammadi began his career in 1980 with Al Ittihad...
‘The Goal Is to Put the Words “Iran” and “Nuclear” in the Same Sentence’: CounterSpin interview with Adam Johnson on media in war mode
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
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July 8, 2025
Janine Jackson interviewed Citations Needed‘s Adam Johnson about media in war mode for the June 27, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript....
Iraq’s Al-Sudani tackles border security with Turkish Intel Chief
Shafaq News
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2025-07-08T09:35:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Ankara On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with the Head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ibrahim Kalin, to discuss...
4 Times Country Music Was Way Ahead of Its Time
Wide Open Country
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July 8, 2025
Country music has for decades been a staple in homes all across America. The songs are often synonymous with faith, family values, feel-good stories and more. Still, there are several artists who bravely broke the mold, and the genre is better for...
Best vpn for sports betting in 2025: Full Guide and Review
SNJ Today - New Jersey
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July 8, 2025
There is no need to tell you how much having a good VPN actually matters for all sports betting fans. It’s obvious. What’s not obvious is which VPN is up to the challenge. They all advertise well and look perfect on paper, in theory. However, when...
Rahma Riad Talks About Fear, Iraqi Music & Creating Timeless Songs
Billboard
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July 8, 2025
“I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career.” It’s a surprisingly candid confession from a star who, despite reaching stardom back in...
Dylan Earl Is Reclaiming Country Music’s Working-Class Heritage
Paste
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At the White Horse in Austin, Dylan Earl is three sheets to the wind, having just played a sweaty set to a bunch of line-dancing, shit-kicking Texans at the Gar Hole Records x Western AF party. South by Southwest is happening, which means the...
Turkey confirms 12 soldiers killed in Iraq methane gas accident
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
Istanbul, July 8, (dpa/GNA) – The number of Turkish soldiers who died in Iraq after being exposed to methane gas inside a cave has risen to 12, authorities announced on Monday. Turkish authorities on Sunday reported the deaths of five soldiers....