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Iran facing 'unprecedented pressure' from sanctions, says Hassan Rouhani
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 12 (ANI): Iran is facing 'unprecedented pressure' from international sanctions and the country could be under worse economic conditions than during the 1980-88 war with Iraq, said President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday.
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Pompeo postpones Greenland trip; likely to return early to Washington
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo has abruptly postponed his visit to Greenland as he needs to return to Washington early, the US Department of State said on Thursday.
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Amid tensions with Iran, Pompeo makes surprise visit to Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Iraq hours after abruptly cancelling a scheduled trip to Germany due to "pressing issues."
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ISIL killed 9 Hafter's soldiers in Libya
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sebha [Libya], May 05 (ANI) Islamic states of Iraq and Levant on Sunday attacked renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's military training camp situated in Southen city of Sebha in Libya, killing nine soldiers, reported Al Jazeera.
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ISIL chief says Sri Lanka attack was 'vengeance for brothers in Baghouz'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Apr 30 (ANI): Chief of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a propaganda video, asserted that the battle for Baghouz, ISIL's final bastion in eastern Syria, "is over."
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ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes video appearance after a gap of 5 ye
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Apr 29 (ANI): A week after a series of bombings rattled Sri Lanka in which more than 250 people were killed, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in a propaganda video since the declaration of Caliphate
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Iraq demands Bahrain FM's apology for insulting Shia cleric
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 28 (ANI): Iraq on Sunday demanded an apology from Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa after the latter insulted an Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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50 Syrian soldiers killed in IS attacks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Apr 21 (ANI): At least 50 Syrian soldiers have been killed in attacks carried out by Islamic State and al Qaeda in the last few days, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Saturday.
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Golan is Syrian territory: Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 15 (ANI): Iraq on Sunday rejected US "unilateral" proclamation to recognise Israel's sovereignty on Golan Heights, saying Golan is Syrian territory.
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Will never allow our soil to be used against Iran: Iraqi Army Chief
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 7 (ANI): Iraq will never allow a third party to use its soil against Iran, said Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Othman al-Ghanemi on Sunday.
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Iraq blocks crossings along Chazabeh border to prevent floods
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 6 (ANI): Iraq has temporarily blocked crossings from Chazabeh-Sheib border to prevent the outbreak of heavy floods which are expected to hit the region.
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Death toll mounts to 102 in Iraq ferry disaster
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Mar 24 (ANI): 102 people lost their lives after an overcrowded ferry capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul on Thursday. 60 people still remain missing following the tragedy.
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