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Israeli band performs Iraqi classical music commemorating Jewish refugees
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Based in Tel Aviv Israel, the band members included vocalist-percussionist Aviv Badri Ezra, violist-vocalist Johanna Riethmueller and oud player-vocalist Yaniv Mazel.
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Israeli band Radio Baghdad to perform in India on March 11
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
"A night not to be missed! Join us for the performance of Israeli band Radio Baghdad at the beautiful edition of Amarrass Nights. Sunder Nursery 11th March," read a post on the official Twitter handle of the Israeli embassy in India. It tagged the post with a link to book tickets for the con
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Kashmir celebrates Urs of Sufi Syed Noor Shah in Kulgam
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Amid freezing winter, hundreds of devotees including women and children descended on the shrine of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Syed Noor Shah Wali Baghdadi (RA) to take part in the ongoing annual Urs Festival which is being celebrated with religious fervour.
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Iraqi parliament elects Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as new presi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 13 (ANI): Hours after several rockets struck Baghdad's Green Zone, the Iraqi Parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's new president ending the country's political deadlock.
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Several rockets hit Baghdad's Green Zone as parliament session was on to e
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 13 (ANI): As many as eight rockets hit Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone on Thursday when the Parliament session is underway to elect the country's new president, media reports said.
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Huge fire breaks out at hotel in northern Iraq's Erbil
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 5 (ANI): A massive fire has broken out in a seven-story hotel in the city of Erbil in northern Iraq on Sunday and firefighting teams are trying to contain it.
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US President Biden urges Iraq 'national dialogue' in call with PM Kadhimi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and praised the performance of the Iraqi Security Forces during escalating tensions in Baghdad earlier this week.
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Silence settles in Baghdad as Al-Sadr's followers end protests, leave city
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Silence has settled on the streets of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protests and leave the city's green zone on Tuesday.
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Al-Sadr urges supporters to withdraw as clashes leave 30 dead
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an appeal for peace after clashes between his supporters and security forces left 30 people dead and hundreds injured.
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EU expresses concern over violent protests in Iraq
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing protests in Iraq after the supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces clashed as the Shi'ite cleric announced quitting politics, the European Union urged all the parties to exercise restraint "to prevent further
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Death toll in Iraq clashes rises to 20: Reports
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): The death toll due to clashes between supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces over the cleric's announcement of quitting politics has reached 20, according to media reports.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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