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Iraq says not helping Iran avoid sanctions Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash.

21 August 2012

Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq ahead of Eid A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again.

17 August 2012

Divorces on the rise again in Iraq Divorces are on the rise in Iraq, official figures show, though the number of couples parting ways is still far lower than the latter years of Saddam Hussein's rule, and marriages much higher.

31 July 2012

111 killed in Iraq's deadliest day in two years A wave of violence swept across Iraq Monday, with 111 killed on the country's deadliest day in two and a half years, after Al-Qaeda warned it would seek to retake territory and mount new attacks.

24 July 2012

Iraq attacks kill 37 after Al-Qaeda warning Violence in Baghdad and north of the capital killed at least 37 people on Monday, the country's bloodiest day in three weeks after Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq warned it sought to retake territory.

24 July 2012

Syria rebels seize Iraq border as UN action blocked Rebels seized control of Syria's border crossings with Iraq on the bloodiest day of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, as China and Russia dismayed the West by blocking UN action against his regime.

20 July 2012

Kazakhstan among countries with low possibility of terrorist attacks The list of 20 most dangerous countries of the world in terms of the possibility of terrorist attacks is led by Somali.

04 August 2011

KazMunaiGas EP exiting negotiations over Akkas gas field in Iraq KazMunaiGas Exploration Production was established in March 2004 and is among the top three oil producers in Kazakhstan.

11 May 2011