What is happening in Iraq?
Two years after the defeat of Islamic State much of the country’s nearly 40 million population live in worsening conditions despite the country’s oil wealth.
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India’s oil imports from Iraq surge to record high
Due to higher imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, India’s overall imports from the Middle East rose to 16% in August from July
Mandaeism – the forgotten religion of the Middle East
Sabian-Mandaeans constitute an ethno-religious group of less than 100,000 people who practise a monotheistic religion and whose first traces may date back to Sumerian times
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Remembering Lamya Haji Bashar
The main demand of the Yazidis now is a war crimes tribunal for the Da’esh, on the lines of the Nuremberg trials.
Photo: Lamya Haji Bashar in New Delhi, 2017
Japan’s ‘trilemma’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Keeping the Middle Eastern sea lanes safe for transporting oil is a common interest among major Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and India.
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Security Council makes first ever Iraq visit
The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate” in the country. The visit also took in a trip to Kuwait.
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Why Teheran should negotiate with Donald Trump
Washington is aiming to cut Iran’s oil sales to zero, accompanying these actions with the escalation of US threats to Tehran in the event of any attack on U.S. forces or America’s allies in the Middle East. But Trump has also opened the door to Iran to return to negotiations with his administration
Uzbekistan allows return of its citizens from Middle East conflict zones
Uzbek citizens stranded in different conflict zones in the Middle East safely repatriated home, to be extended all facilities for rehabilitation and integration in society
Iraq’s democratic transition needs to be supported: UN envoy; UNAMI mandate extended
Iraq needs support to leave violent past behind amidst constant ISIS threat
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Kazakhstan’s repatriation of extremist fighters and families earns praise from UN expert
Kazakhstan’s repatriation of 231 of its citizens from conflict sites in Syria and Iraq, earlier this month has been welcomed by an independent UN expert
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