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Man who threatened to self-harm with a knife in public placed in psychiatric care

Man who threatened to self-harm with a knife in public placed in psychiatric care

January 9th, 2019 A 41-year-old man who caused a public disturbance in Zenon Pierides Square in Larnaca, allegedly threatening to harm himself with a knife on Tuesday evening was taken to Athalassa psychiatric hospital on Wednesday morning. Police were told at around 9.30pm that a man holding a knife threatened to harm himself because he had left his...

In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to US troops in Iraq

In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to US troops in Iraq

December 27th, 2018 President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from neighbouring Syria. Trump was looking for some positive headlines after several days of turmoil over his...

Top Iraq cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

Top Iraq cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

September 7th, 2018 Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days of deadly protests tore through the main city in the south and shut the country's main sea port. Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the ultimate authority for most members of Iraq's Shi'ite majority,...

Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies - sources

Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies - sources

August 31st, 2018 Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi'ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East and to give it the means to hit regional foes, Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources said. Any sign that Iran is preparing a more aggressive missile policy in Iraq will...

Iraq executes 12 after PM calls for speedy executions

Iraq executes 12 after PM calls for speedy executions

June 29th, 2018 Iraq put to death 12 people convicted of terrorism hours after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for speedy executions in response to the kidnapping and killing of eight members of the security forces, the government said on Friday. Late on Thursday Abadi had ordered "just retribution" through faster executions of all those on...

Turkey will drain 'terror swamp' in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan says

Turkey will drain 'terror swamp' in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan says

June 11th, 2018 Turkey will drain the "terror swamp" in northern Iraq's Qandil region, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, a day after the military said it hit more than a dozen Kurdish militant targets in air strikes. Turkey's army has ramped up operations in northern Iraq, with the aim of destroying Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the...

Turkish troops ‘30km inside Iraq, could move on PKK stronghold’

Turkish troops ‘30km inside Iraq, could move on PKK stronghold’

June 8th, 2018 Turkish forces are stationed 30 km inside northern Iraq and could advance further to target Kurdish PKK militants in their Qandil Mountains stronghold,Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. Stepping up Turkish warnings about expanding its military presence in Kurdish-controlled areas of Iraq, Yildirim told Reuters that Ankara...

Iraqi man remanded for alleged business scam

Iraqi man remanded for alleged business scam

May 24th, 2018 By Evie Andreou A 49-year-old man from Iraq, holder of a passport issued by the Netherlands, was remanded on Thursday by the Larnaca court for five days for allegedly tricking two men from Cyprus into giving him €23,000 in total to arrange for them to carry out construction work in Iraq, which never happened. The offences...

Shi'ite cleric's election win puts Iran to the test in Iraq

Shi'ite cleric's election win puts Iran to the test in Iraq

May 15th, 2018 Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran's longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq's parliamentary election. But if Tehran overplays its hand by squeezing Sadr out of a coalition government...

Women standing in Iraq election face abuse including sex tapes

Women standing in Iraq election face abuse including sex tapes

May 11th, 2018 Women standing for election in Iraq have faced an unprecedented deluge of abuse and intimidation - including the publication of sex tapes - to scare them away from politics, the United Nations, candidates and activists said ahead of Saturday's vote. Two sex tapes purporting to feature women MPs have been posted on social media,...

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush stands for parliament

Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush stands for parliament

May 11th, 2018 An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a news conference a decade ago is standing for parliament, campaigning against corruption and the sectarianism that has plagued his country. TV correspondent Muntazer al-Zaidi became famous across Iraq and the Middle East after throwing his footwear at...

Iraq to get Cypriot expertise in thalassaemia management

Iraq to get Cypriot expertise in thalassaemia management

April 19th, 2018 Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) announced on Thursday they had been invited by the heath authorities of Iraq to provide their expertise on the prevention and clinical management of thalassaemia. TIF said in an announcement that its delegation is this week holding consulting meetings with the national committee...

Basra's cats lap it up in their own hotel

Basra's cats lap it up in their own hotel

April 2nd, 2018 A world away from Iraq's battlegrounds, Basra's cat-lovers have found a haven for their favourite pets. Veterinary student Ahmed Taher Maki has turned his home in the southern city into what he believes is Iraq's first cat hotel. For as little as 5,000 Iraqi dinars ($4.20) a night - or half that for long stays - the guests can...

Iraq brings forward awarding of new oil contracts to April 15

Iraq brings forward awarding of new oil contracts to April 15

April 1st, 2018 Iraq plans to award oil and gas exploration and development contracts in 11 new blocks on April 15, oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said on Sunday. Iraq had initially set June 21 as the date to open the bids for the new blocks, located in border areas with Iran and Kuwait, and in offshore Gulf waters. Bidding documents will be...

Kurdish airports open for international flights, Iraqi PM says

Kurdish airports open for international flights, Iraqi PM says

March 15th, 2018 Airports in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq will be reopened to international air traffic on Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadia declared in a statement issued by his office. International flights to and from the region's two main airports, in Erbil and Suleimaniya, were halted on Sept 29 as part of sanctions...

Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88bn

Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88bn

February 12th, 2018 Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost $88.2bn, with housing a particularly urgent priority, Iraqi officials told an international donors' conference on Monday. Donors and investors have gathered in Kuwait this week to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq's economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a...

Turkish operations to extend as far as Iraq, Erdogan says

Turkish operations to extend as far as Iraq, Erdogan says

January 26th, 2018 President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday promised to sweep militants from the length of Turkey's Syrian frontier, saying that Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq. Turkey's offensive in Syria's Afrin against the Kurdish YPG militia, which it views as a security...

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 16

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 16

January 15th, 2018 At least 25 people were killed and 63 wounded in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad on Monday, the Iraqi health ministry said on its Facebook page. The attack targeted Aviation Square, a commercial area of Baghdad, the interior ministry said in a statement. It was carried out by two men who detonated vests packed with...

Less than 1,000 IS fighters remain in Iraq, Syria - coalition

Less than 1,000 IS fighters remain in Iraq, Syria - coalition

December 27th, 2017 Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday, a third of the estimated figure only three weeks ago. Iraq and Syria have both declared victory over Islamic State in recent weeks, after a year that saw the...

France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

December 2nd, 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government sanctioned Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces. “It is essential that there is a gradual demilitarisation, in particular of the Popular Mobilisation that established itself in the last few years in Iraq, and that all...

Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers

Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers

November 21st, 2017 A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal government documents reviewed by Reuters. A confidential State Department...

Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town

Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town

November 17th, 2017 Iraqi forces captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, on Friday, signalling the complete defeat of the group's self-proclaimed caliphate. The capture of the town marks the end of Islamic State's era of territorial rule over a so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across vast...

Iraq's Kurdistan says to respect court decision banning secession

Iraq's Kurdistan says to respect court decision banning secession

November 14th, 2017 Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday they would accept a court decision prohibiting the region from seceding, signalling a new phase in efforts to restart stalled negotiations over its future. Iraq's Kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence in a referendum in September, defying the central government in Baghdad -- which had...

Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 400 (Update 5)

Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 400 (Update 5)

November 13th, 2017 More than 400 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the country, state media said on Monday, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. At least six have died in Iraq as well. State television said more than 407 people were killed in Iran's deadliest earthquake in...

Iraq court rules no region can secede after Kurdish independence bid

Iraq court rules no region can secede after Kurdish independence bid

November 6th, 2017 Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday that no region or province can secede, strengthening the government's hand as it seeks to prevent a repeat of September's Kurdish independence vote. The ruling was a response to a request from the central government in Baghdad to put an end to any "wrong misinterpretation" of the...

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