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6/1/2025, 6:08:11 AM

Iran on Saturday condemned the latest report by the UN's nuclear watchdog and accused it of being biased and relying on “forged” Israeli documents, warning that Tehran would respond if Western powers use the findings to pressure the Islamic republic. READ MORE: rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/01062025

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6/1/2025, 10:33:17 AM

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and President Abdul Latif Rashid in Baghdad on Sunday, discussing strengthening bilateral ties and promoting regional stability. READ MORE: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/010620252

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6/1/2025, 5:33:00 PM

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani on Sunday stressed that Iraq must uphold the principles of balance, compromise and partnership outlined in the constitution. The preeminent Kurdish leader’s remarks come as Erbil-Baghdad tensions have recently simmered over the federal government’s suspension of budget payments to the Kurdistan Region. READ MORE: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/010620255

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6/1/2025, 7:07:01 AM

Turkey’s energy minister said on Saturday that the Gabar oil field in the southeastern Kurdish-majority province of Sirnak generates $2 billion annually and has created more than 3,200 jobs in the province. READ MORE: rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/01062025

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6/1/2025, 10:59:41 AM

The Iraqi army on Sunday transferred cadets from a military college in the southern Dhi Qar province to Baghdad for redistribution after extreme exhaustion and high temperatures in May led to the deaths of two cadets and the injuries of many others. READ MORE: rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/010620251

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6/1/2025, 8:30:05 AM

Senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Hoshyar Zebari on Saturday labeled Baghdad’s halt of salary payments to the Kurdistan Region’s civil servants as a “political and programmed” decision. READ MORE: rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/01062025

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6/1/2025, 8:46:24 PM

Veteran Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk on Sunday acknowledged the Turkish government’s intention to achieve peace with the Kurdish rebels but lamented the slow pace of its efforts. READ MORE: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/010620251

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6/1/2025, 8:32:18 PM

A delegation from northeast Syria (Rojava) met on Sunday with the committee appointed by Syria’s new leadership to finalize the landmark March agreement between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus. READ MORE: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/010620251

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6/1/2025, 4:12:06 PM

A delegation from Iraq’s ruling Shiite-led Coordination Framework is set to visit Erbil in a bid to ease mounting tensions with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), a senior member from the bloc told Rudaw. The visit follows Baghdad’s recent suspension of funding to the region, including public sector salaries. READ MORE: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/010620254

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6/1/2025, 12:39:40 PM

At least three internal security forces (Asayish) members of northeast Syria (Rojava) were killed in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) landmine while patrolling on the Raqqa-Hasaka road, the Asayish said on Sunday, amid an escalation of ISIS attacks. READ MORE: rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/01062025