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Turkey expected to pay $1.4bn in oil arbitration case with Iraq

Turkey is expected to pay $1.4bn to Iraq after losing the Kurdistan oil dispute case at an international arbitration court, Middle East Eye said on Sunday (March 26).


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Iraqi delegation to travel to Turkey for oil export negotiations

An Iraqi delegation will travel to Turkey to negotiate an agreement on oil exports following the international arbitration court ruling in Baghdad’s favor over the dispute with Ankara on Kurdistan’s oil.


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19 pro-Iran militants reportedly killed in US strikes in Syria

At least 19 militants were killed in US airstrikes on military bases housing Iranian militias in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday.


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Iraq becomes 1st MidEast nation to join UN Water Convention

Iraq has become the first Middle Eastern nation and the 49th party to join the UN Water Convention, the UN Economic Commission for Europe said on Friday (March 24).


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Turkey will continue to protect its water resources: President Erdogan

Turkey will continue to protect all of its water resources, which are the “most strategic asset” of the next century, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday (March 22).


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Bodies of nine SDF members killed in helicopter crash returned to Rojava

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Tuesday (March 21) the body of Shervan Kobani, the commander of the Anti-Terror Units (YAT), and the remains of eight other SDF members have been returned to Syria from the Kurdistan Region.


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Residents of Afrin protest killing of four Kurds in clash with Turkish-backed group

Residents of of the Kurdish town of Jinderes in Aleppo’s Afrin district protested the presence of a Turkish-backed armed faction on Tuesday (March 21) after four civilians were killed in a clash with the group the previous evening.


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Iran's Raisi invited to visit Saudi Arabia after detente

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has welcomed the Tehran-Riyadh detente and called for economic and regional cooperation between the two countries, the Iranian president's top aide said Sunday.


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Iran’s security chief heads to Iraq as regional diplomacy gains pace

Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani, after high-stakes trips to Beijing and Abu Dhabi aimed at rebooting diplomatic and security ties with Persian Gulf neighbors, is now slated to visit Baghdad.


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SDF says nine members killed in crash of two helicopters in Kurdistan Region

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Friday (March 17) two helicopters carrying members of the group crashed in the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday evening, killing nine SDF fighters.


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Syrian team provides relief for quake-affected dogs, cats in Idlib

A Syrian team led by Muhammad Wattar, a citizen of Aleppo and founder of Ernesto's Sanctuary for Cats, is caring for dozens of cats and dogs injured in the earthquake that struck Idlib province in northwest Syria.


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All means mobilized in Turkey after powerful quakes: Erdogan

Turkey has mobilized all of its institutions, personnel and resources for disaster-hit areas since the earthquakes struck its southern provinces last month, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday (March 12).


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Iran- Saudi political ties to lead to cease-fire in Yemen: Tehran

Iran said the resumption of political relations with Saudi Arabia will accelerate efforts aimed at reaching a cease-fire in war-torn Yemen.


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Syria says 3 soldiers injured in Israeli missile attack

Israel fired missiles on Sunday against targets in northwestern Syria, the state-run SANA news agency reported.


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Heads of UN migration, refugee agencies to visit quake-hit Turkey

International Migration Organization (IOM) Director General Antonio Vitorino and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi will pay a solidarity visit to quake-hit Turkey.


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Iran announces first arrests linked to serial poisoning of schoolgirls

Iranian authorities on Tuesday (March 7) announced the first arrests linked to the serial poisoning of schoolgirls that has sent shockwaves across the country in recent months.


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Iraq, Turkey reach one-month agreement on water resources

Iraq and Turkey have reached an agreement on water resources, a ministry spokesman said on Monday (March 6).


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Ayatollah Khamenei calls for investigation into reports of school poisonings

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on officials to investigate reports of the poisoning of school girls.


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82 citizens to return to Iraq from quake affected areas in Turkey

Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced 82 Iraqi citizens from Tukey’s damaged earthquake areas will return to Iraq.


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Iraq’s prime minister visits Egypt to bolster ties

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Cairo on Sunday (March 5) for his first visit to Egypt, as part of efforts to enhance relations between the two countries.


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