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15 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Iraq won’t boycott Qatar, Kurdish man rescued in Baghdad, Yemen cholera epidemic hits 500K people

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Iraq won’t join the boycott against Qatar as it refused to give in to pressure from Bahrain to join the Saudi-led diplomatic embargo. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reportedly turned down an invitation from Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa to boycott Qatar when the two met in Baghdad on Sunday. In […]

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10 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – 50C in Baghdad, Ezidis build shrine, Zumba arrests in Iran

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It’s going to be a hot one! Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered all government staff to take Today off work because of exceptionally high temperatures. Forecasters expect temperatures in the capital of Baghdad, to reach 50C (122F) on Thursday afternoon. Heatwave conditions are also expected in the cities of Basra and Mosul. Never […]

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16 July 2017

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Babylon Reports – One year Coup anniversary, Baghdad parade, Great Garbage ‘Raft’ in the Ocean

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Can you believe it’s already been one year? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday gave emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people to mark the one-year anniversary of the attempted coup. While the coup failed, Erdogan has not let up, saying he supports the death penalty for coup plotters and that they should […]

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18 April 2017

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Babylon Reports – Trump congratulates Erdogan, Baghdad Health Budget, North Korea missiles

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US President Donald Trump has congratulated President Erdogan on his victory in Sunday’s referendum that gave him sweeping new powers. In a phone call, Trump also thanked Erdogan for supporting America’s missile strike on a Syrian government airbase on 7 April. In the poll, 51.4% of Turkish voters backed the changes. Erdogan rejected criticism from […]

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