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Widespread demonstrations in Iraq still going high, Australian Bushfire – Nothing much left of Balmoral town, Camille Schrier wins Miss America 2020

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 23 December 2019

Protesters in several southern cities cut off key roads linking to the capital of Baghdad as widespread demonstrations continue. In Nasiriyah, demonstrators stopped traffic across most of the city’s major bridges. In Muthanna, protesters crossed the main streets of the city of Kut and forced employees and students to return to their homes, demanding that […]

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KRG closed down many illegal oil refineries in Duhok, Cuba appoints its first PM in 40 years, Liverpool is the Club world Cup Champion

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 22 December 2019

By the order of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minster Masrour Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) closed down 30 illegal oil refineries in the province of Duhok on Thursday. The closings came after a governmental committee tasked with ending unauthorized refining. The makeshift operations were not legally registered and were having detrimental effects on area […]

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Iraqi official ministries’ websites cyber-attacked, US forces redeployed in Syria, Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid Clasico match

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 19 December 2019

Official websites of four ministries of the Iraqi government were shut down after a cyberattack. Unknown hackers on Wednesday interrupted the access to the websites of Oil Ministry, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defense, and Ministry of Education. Previously amid the months-long protests in Iraq, a cyberattack had targeted the official website of the federal […]

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ERBIL – 120 meter Highway is all ready for passengers, Italian Defense minister is in Erbil, Samsung electronics board chairman sentenced for 18 months

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 18 December 2019

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani attended a ceremony on Tuesday to open the last phase of a strategic 120 meter highway in the capital city of Erbil. The circular highway enables passenger vehicles and trucks to travel around Erbil. It connects all major exists. PM thanked the executive company, emphasizing that the project was […]

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Estonia president apologizes for Finnish PM, 6 reported cases of H1N1 in Iraq’s Najaf city, $66m worth of jewellery stolen in London

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 17 December 2019

Estonia’s president has apologized after the country’s interior minister described Finland’s new prime minister as “a sales girl”. President said she was “embarrassed” by the comments of Mart Helme, 70, who leads the populist far-right party, Mr Helme made his controversial remarks on his party’s radio talk-show. Finnish PM Sanna Marin, 34, is the world’s […]

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Erdogan warns the US to close Inçirlik air base, Erbil Traffic police fines drivers using phones, Another activist assassination in Baghdad

Written by Nuhayl Sher on 16 December 2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Ankara could close down inçirlik air base, which hosts US nuclear warheads “if necessary”, as the US is close to impose sanctions on the country. Erdogan’s warning came after a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week approved a bill to sanction Turkey over Ankara’s offensive against […]

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