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Rising prices are taking a growing toll on Mahabad in the Kurdish region of Rojhelat in western Iran, where shopkeepers at the city’s second-hand Langa market say tourist visits have fallen sharply as inflation squeezes businesses and consumers.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi reaffirmed his commitment to combating corruption, strengthening state security and diversifying the national economy during an address to world leaders at the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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Ahmad Zaidan, media advisor at the Syrian Presidency, told Rudaw on Friday that Israeli incursions into Syria are "illegitimate and illegal."
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Iraqi security forces have dismantled a network accused of stealing and smuggling crude oil from a strategic pipeline in the southern province of Muthanna, the Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) said on Friday.
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Commercial flights between Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, and Iran were suspended on Friday as Iraqi airports moved to comply with tightened United States sanctions targeting Tehran's aviation sector.
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"The new Kurd is a person of Kurdistan. Being Kurdish is no longer a crime in the countries among which Kurdistan has been divided, nor is it prohibited anywhere in the world," writes Zhero Hoshyar.
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Zaidi said his government is battling corruption and working to protect national revenues.
Notably, Zaidi's government carried out a major anti-corruption campaign earlier this year, targeting politicians and lawmakers allegedly involved in graft.
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Iraq’s Najaf airport announced on Friday the suspension of flights to and from Iran following US sanctions enacted on Wednesday against Iranian carriers, marking a halt in air traffic between the two Shia-majority countries.
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Iran on Thursday announced plans to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power plants in efforts to counter national fuel shortages and “advance and resilient structures” following attacks on infrastructure and rolling blackouts.
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Tehran will comply with international law regarding uranium enrichment regulations, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview early Friday, expressly denying ambitions to attain a nuclear bomb.
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The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday announced the suspension of flights operated by Iranian airlines to its territory “until further notice,” according to state media, as US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector reverberate across the region.
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An Iranian court has sentenced nine Arab women activists from the southwestern city of Ahvaz to five years in prison each on security-related charges, rights monitor Hengaw reported on Thursday.
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US Congressman Abe Hamadeh said on Thursday that he spoke on the phone with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, thanking him for "his engagement with all the key leaders in the region and for supporting President Trump’s effort to secure a lasting resolution in Operation Epic Fury."
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Iraq and the United States signed an agreement on Thursday to hand over a US diplomatic support site at Baghdad International Airport to Iraqi authorities, days before a deadline for the US-led coalition to end its military mission in the country.
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