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Abadi’s anti-corruption plan receives nod from parliament
BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi's reform program aimed at curbing corruption and reducing government waste that has sparked widespread anger and weeks of protests. Abadi on Sunday proposed a series of measures to combat ...
Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms
    BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi won the support of his Cabinet on Sunday to eliminate a layer of senior government positions, part of a push to reduce corruption and save money in the face of mounting unrest.   After weeks ...
Thousands of Iraqis protest against government corruption
BAGHDAD — Thousands of Iraqis braved the scorching summer heat to stage a huge protest in central Baghdad on Friday, calling on the prime minister to dissolve the parliament and sack corrupt government officials. Security forces and riot police sealed off ...
Thousands of Iraqis protest against government corruption
BAGHDAD — Thousands of Iraqis braved the scorching summer heat to stage a huge protest in central Baghdad on Friday, calling on the prime minister to dissolve the parliament and sack corrupt government officials. Security forces and riot police sealed off ...
60 Saudi inmates await prison transfer
    BAGHDAD — Hamid Ahmed, the lawyer representing Saudi prisoners in Iraq, has disclosed that a request has been sent by the Iraqi minister of justice to Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to transfer all Saudi inmates in Al-Nasiriyah prison and other ...
Facing threat from Daesh, Iraq digitizes national library
    BAGHDAD — The dimly-lit, dust-caked stacks of the Baghdad National Library hide a treasure of the ages: crinkled, yellowing papers holding the true stories of sultans and kings; imperialists and socialists; occupation and liberation; war and peace. These are the original ...
Iraqi militias train teens to face the Daesh threat
  BAGHDAD — In the steamy Baghdad night, sweat poured down the faces of the Iraqi teens as they marched around a school courtyard, training for battle Daesh (the so-called IS) group. This is summer camp in Iraq, set up by the ...
Severe heatwave: Iraq declares 4-day holiday
    BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Council of Ministers has declared a four-day mandatory holiday beginning Thursday as temperatures are set to soar above 50 degrees Celsius (123 degrees Fahrenheit). The statement, delivered on state-run Iraqiyya TV, is the second heat advisory issued ...
Iraqi militias train teens to face the Daesh threat
    BAGHDAD — In the steamy Baghdad night, sweat poured down the faces of the Iraqi teens as they marched around a school courtyard, training for battle Daesh (the so-called IS) group. This is summer camp in Iraq, set up by the ...
Iraqi forces recapture university near Ramadi
    BAGHDAD — Iraqi government forces recaptured a university campus Sunday on the outskirts of Ramadi from Daesh (the so-called IS) group, seizing a key position for any offensive to retake the city, officials said.   Iraqi forces had recaptured parts of Anbar ...
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