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Zaid Al-Ali
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Senior Adviser on constitutions @Int_IDEA. Teach at @Princeton. Author of books on Iraq + on Arab constitutions. Former @wiko_berlin @Harvard_Law @UNIraq @KingsCollegeLon
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Iraq ranks third in Arab world for solar panel imports from China in H1 2025 - Iraqi News
Iraq ranked third in the Arab world for Chinese solar panel imports in H1 2025, bringing in 0.95 GW amid a push for new energy projects.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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July 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Iraq starts work on $4bn seawater desalination plant

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July 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Mass turtle deaths strike Iraq's marshes as drought tightens grip
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Mass turtle deaths strike Iraq's marshes as drought tightens grip - Shafaq News
Shafaq News – Dhi Qar A mass die-off of turtles has hit parts of Iraq’s marshes, where a severe drought is devastating one of the country's most fragile and biodiverse ecosystems. Raad al-Asadi, dir
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June 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Fishermen revive floating reed platforms in Iraq’s southern marshes despite drought challenges en.964media.com/37473/
Fishermen revive floating reed platforms in Iraq’s southern marshes despite drought challenges
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June 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Iraq's water crisis deepens: Kurdistan’s iconic waterfall dries up
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Iraq's water crisis deepens: Kurdistan’s iconic waterfall dries up - Shafaq News
Shafaq News - Erbil The Gali Ali Beg waterfall, one of the Kurdistan Region’s best-known natural landmarks, has dried up completely for the first time in living memory, amid a severe water crisis
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June 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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أزمة المحكمة الاتحادية العراقية تنذر بفراغ دستوري يسبق الانتخابات edgs.co/n4ejn
أزمة المحكمة الاتحادية العراقية تنذر بفراغ دستوري يسبق الانتخابات
تُنذر أزمة المحكمة الاتحادية العراقية مع استقالة العديد من أعضائها، بفراغ دستوري، يسبق الانتخابات التشريعية، المقررة في 11 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني المقبل.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Water crisis forces some Iraqi farmers to abandon their land
STORY: Several farmers in Iraq's southern province of Najaf are walking away from their land and livelihoods as a severe water crisis in parts of the country has prompted authorities to ban summer far...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Water levels plummet at drought-hit Iraqi reservoir
Water levels at Iraq's vast Dukan Dam reservoir have plummeted as a result of dwindling rains and further damming upstream, hitting millions of inhabitants already impacted by drought with stricter wa...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Kurdish tribes in northern Syria demand constitutional guarantees and decentralized governance anfenglish.com/rojava-syria...
Kurdish tribes in northern Syria demand constitutional guarantees and decentralized governance
Based on the decisions made at the recent "Rojava Unity and Common Stance Conference" held in Qamishlo, in the Cizirê Canton, a Kurdish delegation was formed to negotiate the political and cultural...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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June 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Intertwined processes in Syria and Turkey: Will the SDG lay down its arms?
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Intertwined processes in Syria and Turkey: Will the SDG lay down its arms?
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May 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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SDF’s Abdi: open to dialogue with Damascus over decentralization shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan...
SDF’s Abdi: open to dialogue with Damascus over decentralization - Shafaq News
Shafaq News/ On Friday, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, vowed that any integration of the SDF into the Syrian military must come as part of a comprehensive political
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May 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Syria and Saudi Arabia agree to boost economic cooperation after Western sanctions eased ajc.com/news/2025/05...
Syria and Saudi Arabia agree to boost economic cooperation after Western sanctions eased
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they aim to boost economic cooperation to for their mutual benefit and create jobs for Syrians after Western sanctions imposed on the war-to...
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May 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Human Rights Watchdog Decries Kurdistan Salary Withholding as Constitutional Violation
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May 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Shingal residents face water crisis amid delayed reconstruction
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May 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Iraq’s Basra residents decry government inaction as water crisis deepens
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Iraq’s Basra residents decry government inaction as water crisis deepens - Shafaq News
Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced on Friday that government agencies and affiliated companies have launched a large-scale oper
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May 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian g...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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ENKS says joint Kurdish delegation to visit Damascus soon
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May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration delegation heads to Damascus to implement ceasefire deal
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Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration delegation heads to Damascus to implement ceasefire deal
The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is set to escalate its political engagement with the Syrian
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May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Make them pay: Iraq to consider taxing its highest polluters
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Make them pay: Iraq to consider taxing its highest polluters - Raseef22
How will Iraq address its environmental crisis by holding polluters accountable? A new proposal aims to enforce the 'Polluters Pay' principle, taxing high polluters like fossil fuel companies. This ...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Iraq losing $1mn daily due to dust storms
Iraq is losing approximately $1mn per day due to dust and sandstorms that strike the country, according to a report by the Iraq Green Observatory, an ...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Türkiye signals support for new political phase in Syria - Türkiye Today www.turkiyetoday.com/region/turki...
Türkiye signals support for new political phase in Syria - Türkiye Today
Türkiye affirms willingness to support Syria's post-conflict recovery and political transition under mutual agreements
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May 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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From the venice commission's report on Tunisia's 2014 Constitution
April 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM