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Interior Minister: Kirkuk's security receives the government's attention

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Kirkuk is a multi-ethnic city in northern Iraq with major oil fields, and its administrative status is disputed between the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.

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    Amman, Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

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    Amman, Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

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    Manama, Bahrain · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  9. Erbil police arrest two blackmailers who threatened to publish videos of a minor in exchange for ransom

    Erbil, Iraq · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  10. Urgent: government forces take control of Al-Rabou market and Al-Muqatara fort amid heavy clashes

    Lahij Governorate, Yemen · · Clash · Developing · 3 sources

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    Najaf, Iraq · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

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    Jordan · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  13. IDCPC Minister to arrive in Pakistan

    Pakistan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  14. Jordan-Libya military cooperation committee discusses joint coordination

    Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  15. Yemen appoints governors for Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf, which are partly controlled by the Houthis

    Yemen · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

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    United Arab Emirates · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 5 sources

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    Doha, Qatar · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 14 sources

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    Al-Jawf, Yemen · · Clash · Confirmed · 13 sources

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    Saudi Arabia · · Weather · Claim · 1 source

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    Karachi, Pakistan · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

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    Iraq · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

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    Saudi Arabia · · Energy · Claim · 1 source

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    Kirkuk, Iraq · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Baghdad, Iraq · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

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    Manama, Bahrain · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

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    Jordan Valley, Israel · · Security · Claim · 1 source

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    Dimona, Israel · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Developing · 2 sources

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    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 9 sources

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