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27 May 2019
France opposed to execution in Iraq of three French Islamic State members
The French foreign ministry said it was opposed, in principle, to the death penalty, but also said it accepted Iraqi sovereignty after Iraq’s justice ministry sentenced three French citizens to death for their allegiance to Islamic State on Sunday 26 May. ...
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26 May 2019
Iran backed by Iraq and Oman amid US tensions
Speaking at a Baghdad news conference on Sunday 26 May with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed al-Hakim, FM Zarif stated that Iran wanted to build balanced relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours and had proposed signing a non-aggression pact with them....
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