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Ali Choukeir

Ali Choukeir is AFP Iraq correspondent. His reporting has also appeared at MSN, Yahoo, France 24, Times of Israel, La Presse, Arab News, Daily Star (Lebanon), The Times South Africa, and Japan Today.

Iran
Iran’s Rouhani outflanks Trump in Baghdad, Slams US for “Bombs dropped on People”

Iran’s Rouhani outflanks Trump in Baghdad, Slams US for “Bombs dropped on People”

Ali Choukeir

By Ali Choukeir | – Baghdad (AFP) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani hit back Monday against pressure from the “aggressor” United States on Iraq to limit ties with its neighbour, during his first official visit to Baghdad. Shiite-majority Iraq is walking a fine line to maintain good relations with its key partners Iran and the […]

Iraq
Protest Wave: ‘Explosion of Rage at System that has Robbed Iraqis of’ Hope

Protest Wave: ‘Explosion of Rage at System that has Robbed Iraqis of’ Hope

Ali Choukeir

Baghdad (AFP) – In the heat of battle against the Islamic State group, Iraqis united against a common enemy. But just a few months after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the jihadists, social grievances that once simmered on the back burner have boiled over in a series of protests that have spread to […]

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