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Ibrahim al-Jaafari

Al-Jaafari to Asharq Al-Awsat: “There are no Iranian camps in Iraq, instead there are world-wide international consultants.”

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 28, 2015 | Interviews

Below is an extract of an interview held with the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who is also Iraq’s former Prime Minister, about the current atmosphere in Iraq. • What is going to happen after the Arab ministerial meeting, and the positive...

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Baghdad: Efforts to Solve the Kidnapped Qataris Crisis Have Reached Advanced Stages

by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 23, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned the kidnapping of Qatari citizens in southern Iraq last week in a statement yesterday, and demanded that the “Iraqi government shoulder its international legal responsibilities and take adequate...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) walks with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a news conference in Baghdad March 23, 2015. (Reuters)

Iraqi FM welcomes Saudi efforts to reopen embassy in Baghdad

by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 24, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari praised Saudi Arabia’s “serious” efforts to reopen its embassy in Baghdad in a joint press conference he held with his New Zealand counterpart in the Iraqi capital on Monday. The Kingdom of Saudi...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks with the media (AFP Photo)

Iraq FM: Arabs must close ranks to fight terrorism

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Mar 12, 2015 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—New Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari is facing a difficult task. Iraq today finds itself at the heart of regional calculations, with an ongoing war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) taking place on its territory amid...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks with the media (AFP Photo)

Jaafari: We must fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 21, 2014 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari says he is pleased by the recent regional and international “shift” towards assisting Iraq to deal with the threat represented by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Two high-level...