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8 May 2018

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Babylon Reports – Candidate death toll rises, Hezbollah makes gains, Mrs. Trump launches new campaign

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It’s t-minus 4 days until the election in Iraq, and 5 candidates have died so far. One candidate, Faruq Mohammed al-Zarzwr, from Qayyara south of Mosul, was shot and killed on Monday and ISIS claimed responsibility for the murder. That same day, another candidate, a woman called Fawziya al-Jashma’I, died in a car accident in […]

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6 May 2018

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Babylon Reports – Floods in Duhok, Lebanon votes, Lebron James score in last minute

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Rain, rain, maybe it’s time to go away.  Heavy rainfall through the night caused flash floods in Duhok province, killing four people and injuring about 30 others. The flooding affected neighborhoods in and around Duhok, damaging as many as 100 houses. One person is still missing, but 27 were fortunately rescued. About 30 vehicles were […]

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18 December 2017

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Babylon Reports – KRG in Berlin, Beirut murder, Star Wars crushes box office

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Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, arrived in Berlin yesterday ahead of meetings with German officials, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, today. The visit is at the invitation of the German Government and is the second foreign tour, after France, since relations between the Iraqi and Kurdish governments reached an all-time low […]

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16 November 2017

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Babylon Reports – Kosrat Rasul hospitalized in Berlin, Lebanon accuses Saudi Arabia, Pope sells car for Iraq’s Christians

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Former Vice-President of the Kurdistan Region and current acting head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Kosrat Rasul flew to Berlin on Wednesday to receive proper treatment after recently being hospitalized in Sulaimani Province. Rasul, along with his wife traveled via the Ibrahim Khalil Border Crossing to Turkey and then flew to Berlin. He […]

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5 November 2017

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Babylon Reports – Arrests in Saudi, Lebanese PM resigns, Turkey shells PKK in Kurdistan

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Lots of changes in the Middle East as 11 princes and dozens of current and former ministers were arrested on charges of corruption in Saudi Arabia. The detentions came hours after the new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was formed by royal decree. Prince Mohammed, who already serves as defense minister, now […]

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17 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – ISIS in Hamrin, Lebanon rape law scrapped, book launch in Erbil

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The Islamic State (ISIS) has created another state in the Hamrin area in the Kurdistan Region, according to Peshmerga intelligence. Peshmerga commanders say ISIS has gathered a large number of militants in the area, mlitants who escaped from Mosul following the offensive and came to the Hamrin area to create a new state allegedly named […]

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1 June 2017

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Babylon Reports – Turkish helicopter crash, Aziz Mohammad passes away, Lebanon bans Wonder Woman

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Another deadly accident as a Turkish military helicopter with 13 soldiers and officers on board crashed on Wednesday near Turkey’s border with Iraq. All 13 individuals on board were killed as a result of the crash according to the Turkish military. The accident occurred after the helicopter was caught in a high voltage power line […]

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