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Al-Arabiya
March 6, 2018
The Executive Office of the Arab Health Ministers Council recently met in Cairo and decided to propose to the summit that will be held in Riyadh at the end of this ... The reason I say so is because the Iraqi government had already enacted a law banning smoking in public transport but no one complied.
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 6, 2018
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi, the Saudi Press Agency ... Also Monday, King Salman received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials of ambassadors of sisterly and friendly countries accredited to theÃâà...
Ahram Online
March 4, 2018
“We are Iraqis, and our national project is Iraqi,” Abtan told the Saudi-owned Al-Hadath television channel. In a show of frustration and ... In its bid to counter Iran's growing influence in Iraq, Riyadh restored diplomatic relations with Baghdad in 2015 after a 25-year hiatus. It had severed diplomatic ties andÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 1, 2018
The Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) concluded its meetings on Monday in the Saudi capital with a workshop on Yemen ... Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Program Peter Salama addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq, where he mentionedÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
February 24, 2018
The Iraqi government has rejected a request from Riyadh to hand over Saudi citizens imprisoned on “terror” charges, including some who have been held for years, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday. The Saudis – more than 400 of them, said one official – along with “hundreds” of other Arabs andÃâà...
STRATFOR
February 21, 2018
The Saudi Cabinet announced it will pledge $1 billion to support reconstruction projects in Iraq, Arab News reported Feb. 21. On Feb. 14, Kuwait, the European Union, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey pledged an estimated $30 billion to aid rebuilding efforts inÃâà...
Arab News
February 20, 2018
RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet has expressed the Kingdom's eagerness for stability in Iraq and its permanent stand with all its sects and parties based on ... the Cabinet also announced the allocation of $1 billion for the reconstruction projects in Iraq in addition to another $500 million to fund Saudi exports toÃâà...
The Atlantic
February 17, 2018
The Saudis, who may be wary of the composition of the next Iraqi government (elections are in May and Riyadh doesn't want pro-Iranian interests to gain ... “What a lot of people have been impressed with is that the Iraqis have come out in a very mature way and tried to put in a decent amount of effort tryingÃâà...
STRATFOR
February 16, 2018
If the reports are true, it would be a clear effort from powerful Sunni Arab Gulf states to support Iraqi media that could counter Iranian influence in Iraq. More than that, it would mark an effort by Saudi Arabia to increase its influence with Iraqis, regardless of sectarian affiliation. A well-known media station inÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed on Sunday that his country looks for developing wider relationships with Saudi Arabia. His comments came during a meeting with a Saudi media delegation, currently visiting Iraq. According to the prime minister office, Abadi told the Saudi delegation thatÃâà...
PRESSTV
December 31, 1999
Iraq has rejected a request from Riyadh to hand over more than 400 Saudi Arabians, whom it has imprisoned on terrorism charges. According to the London-based ... Iraqi officials have announced that the country was holding 500 wives and 1,000 children of Daesh terrorists. Last July, Iraq famouslyÃâà...
