Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Entailed in the statement were arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu, among 37 senior Israeli officials

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Kataib Hezbollah says will not lay down arms 

Abu Ali al-Askeri, spokesperson for Kataib Hezbollah, delivered a fiery speech during an electoral campaign event for the Hoquq Movement, asserting that Iraq’s Shiite factions hold full guardianship over the country and vowing that their weapons will remain in their hands.

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KRG launches potato export to UAE as part of 5,000-ton deal

“The United Arab Emirates has agreed to import five thousand tons of potatoes from the Kurdistan Region in several phases,” the official revealed.

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Nearly 100 abducted in Syria since January, kidnappings continue: UN

Families of missing persons call on the new Syrian government to find their missing relatives on March 16, 2025. Photo: AP

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Iraq’s elections stir debate over political funding, media manipulation

As Iraq heads toward new elections, growing concerns are emerging over the influence of political money and paid media coverage.

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President Barzani slams Iraq’s electoral law as ‘unjust’

“The current [electoral] law is unjust and does not serve every side," said President Barzani.

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We repelled all anti-Kurdish bids during current legislature term: Iraqi parliament deputy speaker

“[During this term] we repelled several bills that were written in a centralist manner and went against the Kurdistan Region,” Abdullah told The New Region on Friday.

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Iraqi, US officials discuss future security relations

“Participants expressed their ongoing commitment to laying the foundations for a new phase in US-Iraq security cooperation that will continue to empower Federal Iraq to provide for its security and achieve tangible benefits for both Americans and Iraqis,” read a joint statement on the meeting.

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Iraq postpones surplus wheat export amid water crisis

“The current plan is 50 percent less than the 2024 plan, which included planting two million dunams with wheat and barley crops, as a result of the continued poor water situation for the fifth year in a row,” Mohammed Jassim, head of crop production at the agriculture ministry, told the state-owned al-Sabah newspaper. 

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