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Iraq's PM Mohammed Shia Al Sudani cracks down on Korek

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. © Reuters

After its conviction by the International Arbitration Court in Paris, the telecoms company Korek has suffered a fresh blow in Baghdad at the hands of the new Iraqi administration. [...]

Published on 11/05/2023 at 05:00 GMT

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Ammar al Hakim
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Sirwan Barzani near Mosul, Iraq, on 14 August, 2016.

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Sirwan Barzani, owner of the operator Korek.

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