Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least 61
Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building.
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Kurdistan Workers’ party fighters burn weapons in disarming ceremony – video
Senior PKK figure Bese Hozat read a statement in Turkish outside the mouth of a cave near Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq’s north on Friday. ‘We voluntarily destroy our weapons, before your presence, as a step of goodwill and determination…
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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
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Drones hit Iraqi military sites, hours after Iran attacked a U.S. base in Qatar.
The Iraqi authorities said that two facilities had been damaged and that four other sites had been targeted. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Iran’s proxy militias may be unable to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US
Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliateMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran’s proxy militias across the Middle East have yet to retaliate for the overnight strikes against the Islamic Repu…
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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as…
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Iran’s Allies Are Not Offering Support in Its Conflict With Israel
Its proxy forces around the region have been largely silent in offering concrete support after attacks by Israel and now the United States.
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Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens
Demonstrators took to the streets of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon on Friday after midday prayers, expressing anger at Israel’s widening offensive.
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Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East | Letters
Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh BainsI agree with Simon Tisdall’s…