Iraqi

Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

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Washington– President Donald Trump welcomes Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly supporting the political novice in his bid to take office. Ali Al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of stalemate over the prime ministership following the parliamentary elections that … Read more

Shelly Kittleson: US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say

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Baghdad — Iraqi officials said that an American journalist was kidnapped on Tuesday in Baghdad, and that Iraqi security forces were pursuing her kidnappers. The journalist was identified as freelance journalist Shelley Kittelson through one of the outlets she worked for. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior said in a statement that a foreign journalist was … Read more