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Alwaght-As the heat season arrives, power outages across Iraq rise to be top challenge for Baghdad and Erbil leaders. Though having 8.4 percent of the world’s oil reserves, Iraq is badly incapable of producing power and managing it. Over the past years, power outages have repeatedly plagued Iraqi citizens and …

TEHRAN (FNA)- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on US President Joe Biden to remove or waive sanctions imposed against Iran based on the nuclear deal. In a report to the UN Security Council, Guterres urged the US to “extend the waivers with regard to the trade in oil with the …

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Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement, part of the Popular Mobilization Units [PMU] or better known by the Arabic name as Hashd al-Shaabi, has called on all Iraqi institutions to throw their weight behind the resistance to restore the country’s sovereignty. Nujaba Secretary General Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi issued the call on Tuesday, one …

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Various political figures and resistance groups in Iraq have condemned the US attacks on Hashd al-Shabi (PMU/PMF) positions on the Syria-Iraq border last night. The last night’s aerial attacks by the US warplanes have sparked widespread condemnation on the part of Iraqi resistance forces, the …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran called on the international human rights bodies to precisely investigate the horrible crimes committed against the indigenous Canadians, blasting Ottawa for lies about advocacy of human rights. “Every time I hear such reports (about mass graves of indigenous people in Canada), I think that Canada is like …

IRGC Commander: Iran Able to Manufacture Wide-Body Drones TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Sunday that Iran is now able to produce wide-body UAVs which can fly thousands of kilometers away. “We have wide-body drones which can fly 7,000km and …

Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood warned US allies in the Middle East against normalizing ties with Syria.  Hood gracefully hinted that if the Arab countries chose the path of normalization, they will risk being hit by economic pressure from the United States. The US economic sanctions …

Iran’s President-elect Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi said achievement of collective security and stability in the region requires an end to foreign meddling in regional affairs. Speaking in a telephone conversation with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday night, Raisi emphasized that collective stability and security can be achieved …

Alwaght- In a controversial decision that drew opposition from finance minister, the Iraqi government decided on June 16 to pay $200 billion dinars ($14 million) monthly to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to finance payments to state workers in the autonomous region. The decision was put to vote at a …