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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani makes a speech at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the defeat of ISIS, in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP

Victory Day: Iraq marks defeat of ISIS but security concerns are rising

Fuelled by fears of the terrorists' re-emerging in Iraq, Baghdad is monitoring events in Syria

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Iraq grapples with the fallout from Syria’s escalating war

Iraq hosts meeting with Iran and Syria as rebels keep up advance

International operation breaks Iraqi people-smuggling gang

Verdict in Iraq's $2.5bn 'heist of the century' - but where have the rest of the missing billions gone?

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From left, portraits of pro-crypto personalities El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, US president-elect Donald Trump and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the exhibition floor of the Bitcoin Mena conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

What happens if Donald Trump changes his mind on cryptocurrencies?

(L-R) Lebanon's late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Syria's Bashar Al Assad and his Iranian counterpart at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at an official dinner in Damascus on February 25, 2010. AFP

CommentThe effect of Syrian events on Hezbollah

Yuki Tsunoda during post-season testing for Red Bull at Yas Marina Circuit. Getty Images

Tsunoda excited to be behind wheel of Red Bull in Abu Dhabi testing

Flare stacks burn in an oil field and installation in Iraq's southern Basra governorate. AFP

CommentHow can Iraq boost job growth?

US President Joe Biden arrives to speak on the latest developments in Syria, in Washington, on December 8. Bloomberg

US disarray on Syria policy leaves it a helpless spectator

Experts believe the 15 per cent corporate tax rate for large multinationals won't deter companies from setting up in the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National

New UAE tax: What it means for large companies

Massad Boulos has been nominated for a top position in the new Trump administration. AP

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Jaguar chief executive Adrian Mardell at the Reimagined Jaguar launch. Getty Images/AFP

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From left, portraits of pro-crypto personalities El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, US president-elect Donald Trump and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the exhibition floor of the Bitcoin Mena conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

What happens if Donald Trump changes his mind on cryptocurrencies?

(L-R) Lebanon's late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Syria's Bashar Al Assad and his Iranian counterpart at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at an official dinner in Damascus on February 25, 2010. AFP

CommentThe effect of Syrian events on Hezbollah

Yuki Tsunoda during post-season testing for Red Bull at Yas Marina Circuit. Getty Images

Tsunoda excited to be behind wheel of Red Bull in Abu Dhabi testing

Flare stacks burn in an oil field and installation in Iraq's southern Basra governorate. AFP

CommentHow can Iraq boost job growth?

US President Joe Biden arrives to speak on the latest developments in Syria, in Washington, on December 8. Bloomberg

US disarray on Syria policy leaves it a helpless spectator

Experts believe the 15 per cent corporate tax rate for large multinationals won't deter companies from setting up in the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National

New UAE tax: What it means for large companies

Massad Boulos has been nominated for a top position in the new Trump administration. AP

Who are the Arab Americans in the Trump administration?

Jaguar chief executive Adrian Mardell at the Reimagined Jaguar launch. Getty Images/AFP

CommentJaguar bets all on a doubled-up reinvention to take on BMW and Porsche

From left, portraits of pro-crypto personalities El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, US president-elect Donald Trump and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the exhibition floor of the Bitcoin Mena conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

What happens if Donald Trump changes his mind on cryptocurrencies?

(L-R) Lebanon's late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Syria's Bashar Al Assad and his Iranian counterpart at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at an official dinner in Damascus on February 25, 2010. AFP

CommentThe effect of Syrian events on Hezbollah

Yuki Tsunoda during post-season testing for Red Bull at Yas Marina Circuit. Getty Images

Tsunoda excited to be behind wheel of Red Bull in Abu Dhabi testing

Flare stacks burn in an oil field and installation in Iraq's southern Basra governorate. AFP

CommentHow can Iraq boost job growth?

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Iraq held the nationwide census last week after it was delayed several times. AFP

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Migrants cross the English Channel in March. The dangerous crossings have become a continued political headache for Britain. Getty

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani meets with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani. Photo: Prime Minister of Iraq's Office

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