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(MENAFN) US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Wednesday welcomed a significant shift in Iraq's security landscape, praising Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's push to bring armed factions under formal state authority. "We extend our...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack has welcomed recent steps by Iraqi authorities aimed at integrating armed factions into state institutions and placing all weapons under government control.

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(MENAFN) Iraq's parliament announced Monday that the names of proposed cabinet members would be put to a parliamentary vote next week, advancing the country's government formation process under prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi.

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Looking back on his career as a U.S. Navy diver and explosive ordnance disposal officer, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao shared a personal perspective on the scientific and technological legacy of the Office of Naval Research (ONR). “While...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Türkiye has announced plans to modernize the historic Hejaz Railway and extend it toward Oman as part of an ambitious effort to create an alternative global trade route to the Strait of Hormuz.

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(MENAFN) Bahrain has prohibited its citizens from traveling to Iraq and Iran, citing heightened regional tensions and security risks, according to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) A separatist organization said early Wednesday that its headquarters in Iraq’s northern Erbil province came under missile attack allegedly launched from Iran, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A Kurdish separatist faction claimed early Wednesday that Iranian missiles had targeted its headquarters in the Erbil province of northern Iraq, in what would mark the latest flashpoint in a region already gripped by fragile...

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(MENAFN) Israeli military units swept through multiple towns and neighborhoods across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, as settlers simultaneously torched Palestinian agricultural land in a series of separate incidents, sources and witnesses...

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(MENAFN) Bahrain has introduced a ban preventing its citizens from traveling to Iraq and Iran, citing ongoing security concerns linked to heightened instability in the region.

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(MENAFN) A commercial cargo ship traveling in the Gulf waters southeast of Iraq was hit by an unknown projectile, resulting in a major explosion, according to reports on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Bahrain has prohibited its citizens from traveling to both Iraq and Iran, the country's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday, invoking what it described as a dangerously volatile regional security environment in the wake of recent military...

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(MENAFN) A British Army service member has died following a training accident in northern Iraq on May 31, the UK Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday.

Office of the United States Trade Representative

WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Trade Representative determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that the acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Tom Barrack, the current US ambassador to Türkiye, will assume additional responsibilities as special presidential envoy to both Syria and Iraq. According to reports, the appointment...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has announced that Tom Barrack, the American ambassador to Türkiye, will take on additional responsibilities as special presidential envoy for both Syria and Iraq. According to reports, Trump said the move...

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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Ambassador Tom Barrack will continue to serve as a major diplomatic point of contact on Syria and a trusted official on Iraq policy, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Coordination Framework, the country’s largest parliamentary alliance, has nominated Ali Al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister, according to a statement released on Monday evening.

EIN Presswire

Global recognition for LAILA, CEI and Asiacell’s full-stack AI telecom ecosystem marks a major milestone for Iraq’s technology sector BAGHDAD, IRAQ, July 28, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Asiacell, Iraq’s leading provider of telecommunications and...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that Washington deliberately chose not to directly hit Iran’s military structures, arguing that historical US interventions demonstrate the risks of completely dismantling a nation’s armed...