Iraq Closes Al-Jazeera Office Indefinitely
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The Iraqi government shut down Al-Jazeera's Baghdad operations indefinitely on Saturday, extending a one-month closure order imposed after the pan-Arab channel was accused of inciting violence.
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Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a U.S.- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a "final call" Thursday to Shiite insurgents to disarm and withdraw from a revered shrine after his government threatened a massive onslaught by Iraqi forces. As the peace deal for Najaf unraveled, militants bombarded a police station with mortar rounds, killing seven police and injuring 31 others...
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The Arab news channel Al Jazeera reported early Friday that it had received a videotape from a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq showing the killing
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Dubai: The Kuwaiti firm which has seven truck drivers held hostage in Iraq has decided to halt operations in the troubled country, bowing to the kidnappers&#39; condition for their release, it said Friday.
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The International Ministerial Meeting of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq is closed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt&#39;s Red Sea resort, Nov.22, 2004.
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Kuwait's Prime Minister says newspapers publishing scoops about anti-terror operations could be closed.
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Doctors without Borders decides to pull out of Iraq amid extreme risk for staff, escalating violence in country. GENEVA - The aid agency Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres - MSF) said Thursday
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 31 -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a security crackdown, a parliament member and an airport official said Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
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IRAQ Prime Minister Iyad Allawi today extended a closure of Baghdad&#39;s international airport to civilian traffic for another 24 hours as part of a series of emergency measures, his spokesman said.
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The pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Monday called for the release of two French hostages held captive in Iraq. In a statement, the channel condemned &quot;all acts that threaten the safety and security of journalists
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A humanitarian agency with a long history of work in Iraq has ended its operations in the war-torn nation after its leader was abducted.
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Iraqi security officers stormed al-Jazeera&#39;s Baghdad offices and sealed the newsroom with red wax at the weekend after the US-backed interim government banned the Arabic television station from broadcasting in the country.
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Al Jazeera television said on Thursday an Iraqi group had killed an Italian hostage who appeared in video footage aired by the Arabic channel.
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World Vision Australia will close its operations in Iraq because it is too dangerous, the organization&#39;s director of emergency relief Geoff Shepherd said.
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The aid agency which Margaret Hassan worked for before she was kidnapped has closed down all its Iraqi operations and pleaded for her release.
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Iraq's government said on Tuesday it had closed its borders with Syria and Iran and extended the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.