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United Nations Says To Help Iraq Tackle Rampant Corruption
A United Nations agency said on today it would help Iraq to tackle endemic graft that is eroding its economy and institutions as Baghdad struggles to defeat ISIS terrorists.
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John Kerry Visits Iraq, Showing Support For Embattled PM
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq today to show support for its prime minister who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fight to retake ground from Islamic State militants.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Iraq Reform Process 'Will Not Be Easy': Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Implementing reforms to curb graft and streamline the government "will not be easy," and corrupt people will fight to hold back change, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today.
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Barack Obama Relishes Roadshow, but Agenda Still Stuck
On one side: a confident Obama making campaign-style stops around the country and ridiculing his political opponents to the delight of cheering supporters. On the other side: an increasingly unpopular president hobbled by gridlock on Capitol Hill and a stream of vexing foreign policy crises.
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Ongoing Fighting in Iraq's Anbar Hits Businesses
Fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, now in its fifth month, appears to have bogged down, with government forces unable to drive out Islamic militants who took over one of the area's main cities. But the impact is being felt much further, with the repercussions rippling through the country's economy to hit consumers and businesses.
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How Asia sees Obama's pivot to the Pacific
A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word - China. Fuelled by China's amazing growth and the promise of its huge and expanding consumer market, the Asia-Pacific region is now, as experts like to say, the global economy's centre of gravity. Sorry,...
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Iraq Al Qaeda says US withdrew to save money
The US pulled its troops out of Iraq because its economy is collapsing and it needed to save money, an Al Qaeda front group said in a message posted on its website on Wednesday, its first online comment since the US completed its pullout last month after nine years of war.
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Russia to help in Iraq's economic recovery
Russia will play a substantial role in the Iraqi economic recovery, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said after Russia-Iraq negotiations.
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United Nations Says To Help Iraq Tackle Rampant Corruption
A United Nations agency said on today it would help Iraq to tackle endemic graft that is eroding its economy and institutions as Baghdad struggles to defeat ISIS terrorists.
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John Kerry Visits Iraq, Showing Support For Embattled PM
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Iraq today to show support for its prime minister who is grappling with a political crisis, a collapsing economy and a fight to retake ground from Islamic State militants.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Iraq Reform Process 'Will Not Be Easy': Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Implementing reforms to curb graft and streamline the government "will not be easy," and corrupt people will fight to hold back change, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today.
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Barack Obama Relishes Roadshow, but Agenda Still Stuck
On one side: a confident Obama making campaign-style stops around the country and ridiculing his political opponents to the delight of cheering supporters. On the other side: an increasingly unpopular president hobbled by gridlock on Capitol Hill and a stream of vexing foreign policy crises.
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Ongoing Fighting in Iraq's Anbar Hits Businesses
Fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, now in its fifth month, appears to have bogged down, with government forces unable to drive out Islamic militants who took over one of the area's main cities. But the impact is being felt much further, with the repercussions rippling through the country's economy to hit consumers and businesses.
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How Asia sees Obama's pivot to the Pacific
A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word - China. Fuelled by China's amazing growth and the promise of its huge and expanding consumer market, the Asia-Pacific region is now, as experts like to say, the global economy's centre of gravity. Sorry,...
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Iraq Al Qaeda says US withdrew to save money
The US pulled its troops out of Iraq because its economy is collapsing and it needed to save money, an Al Qaeda front group said in a message posted on its website on Wednesday, its first online comment since the US completed its pullout last month after nine years of war.
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Russia to help in Iraq's economic recovery
Russia will play a substantial role in the Iraqi economic recovery, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said after Russia-Iraq negotiations.
