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Assyrian International News Agency
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News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.
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Do Iraq's Politicians Believe in Iraq?
Nearly five months after parliamentary elections were held, Iraq is still without a government. Unfortunate as this may be, it is not entirely surprising because Iraq, seven years on from the 2003 war, is still a country in transition.
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House Approves $37 Billion War-funding Bill
The House on Tuesday approved spending an additional $37 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, overcoming the opposition of some Democrats who have concluded that the Afghan conflict is unwinnable.
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Baghdad Bishop Dies After Lifetime of Serving the Church
Erbil, Iraq (CNA) -- Auxiliary Bishop Andraos Abouna of Baghdad died Tuesday morning in a hospital in Erbil, the capital of Kurdish northern Iraq. The bishop was 67 years old and had suffered from kidney problems.
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EU Toughens Sanctions on Iran As Tehran Offers Talks
(Reuters) -- Iran said on Monday it was ready to return to talks on a nuclear fuel swap, a surprise that came shortly after the European Union agreed tougher sanctions, including a block on oil and gas investment.
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Iraq Postpones Meeting of Parliament Again
(Reuters) -- Iraqi lawmakers called off a session of parliament on Tuesday, saying they needed more time to decide who will hold the nation's highest offices, members of parliament said.
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Disappearance of Priest's Wife Leads to Coptic Demonstrations in Egypt
(AINA) -- The unexplained disappearance of a Coptic priest's wife in Upper Egypt has led today a sit-in staged by thousands of Copts at the Coptic Patriarchate in Cairo, to protest what they consider "collusion by the state security services.
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Sadr's Rise Could Stoke Sectarian Tensions, Help Tehran
On Monday, the anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr met with Iyad Allawi, who is vying to become Iraq's next prime minister after his coalition narrowly won parliamentary elections in March.
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