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Temperatures of 52 degrees Celsius were expected in parts of Iraq today. The searing heat led Iraq's Council of Ministers to declare a four-day mandatory weekend in certain regions beginning on Thursday. The hottest temperatures in Iraq were recorded in 2011 as Â鶹Éç Weather correspondent Stav Danaos explains. AP Photo: Hadi Mizban