Six rockets fell near an oil refinery in Iraq’s northern city of Irbil on Sunday, according to Kurdistan anti-terrorism police. The missiles were launched from Nineveh province and landed near the KAR refinery, according to authorities, who did not record any casualties or damage. On April 6, three missiles were also launched near the refinery, … Read more
Two rockets focused on a base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Saturday crashed close to the complex without inflicting casualties or damage, security resources stated. “Two rockets fell outside the Iraqi base of Ain al-Asad,” a security forces statement said, adding there were no “losses”. The base, controlled by Iraq, is located … Read more
Iraqi safety forces said Saturday they’d broken up a drug trafficking ring and seized more than six million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant captagon, making numerous arrests. Iraq’s northwestern neighbor Syria in the Middle East’s important captagon producer, and its southern neighbor Saudi Arabia is the primary customer. Iraqi forces seized “around 6.2 million pills” … Read more
Iraq was once again blanketed in an orange blanket on Sunday, the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly prevalent. Flights were grounded due to poor visibility at airports serving the capital Baghdad and the Shiite holy city of Najaf, with the phenomenon expected to continue into Monday, according to the weather service. … Read more
Two rockets aimed at a facility in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition soldiers crashed near the complex on Saturday, causing no injuries or damage, according to security sources. “Two rockets crashed outside the Iraqi base of Ain Al-Asad,” a security forces statement claimed, adding that no “losses” occurred. The Iraqi-controlled base is located in the … Read more
The children of a British man facing the death penalty in Iraq for attempting to smuggle pottery out of the country have begged the UK government to help in his case. After finding 12 shards of stone and broken pottery from his luggage, Baghdad airport police detained 66-year-old Jim Fitton, who was on his first … Read more
Two Iraqi soldiers had been killed Tuesday while a suicide bomber blew himself up at some stage in a military raid targeting Islamic State organization militants north of Baghdad, security sources stated. A trapped militant “detonated his explosives belt, killing a major and soldier, also wounding 3 others”, an interior ministry supply told AFP, asking now … Read more
With joyous ululations, hundreds of Iraqis have celebrated for the first time the appearance of the “Holy Fire” added from Christianity’s holiest website in Jerusalem to mark Orthodox Easter. With chanting and prayers, excited crowds accumulated Saturday night time to greet the flame’s arrival on the Syriac Christian Orthodox Mar Matta monastery of Saint Matthew, … Read more
Surgeon in London talks through doctors in Ukraine for an operation via video On Thursday, injury specialist David Nott was in London – quite far from Ukraine. Yet, that didn’t prevent him from assisting with saving the leg of a man. Who’d been under impact in the conflict desolated country. Oleksandr, the specialist who really … Read more
Due to recurrent spells of drought, poor rainfall, and dropping river levels, Iraq’s water supplies have plummeted by half since last year, a ministry official told AFP on Thursday. Oil-rich Iraq, despite its mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is classified as one of the world’s five countries most vulnerable to climate change and desertification. “Water … Read more
A Greek rights organization on Wednesday accused the government of ignoring dozens of asylum seekers, which include numerous children, stranded on the united states of America’s river border with Turkey. The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) stated it had asked officers on Monday to rescue 46 people, which include 10 minors, stuck on an islet … Read more
Iraq on Tuesday summoned Turkey’s ambassador to Baghdad in protest at a new Turkish offensive concentrated on rebels in the north’s independent Kurdistan region. Turkey on Monday said it has released air and floor offensive toward militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Iraq surpassed Turkish ambassador Ali Riza Guney a … Read more
Turkey began the new week by launching a massive cross-border land and air attack against Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq. Along with artillery, T129B helicopters, drones, and F-16 jets, Turkey’s Special Forces and special commando groups were sent as part of the mission, which allegedly targeted PKK sites in northern Iraq’s Metina, Zap, and Avashin-Basyan … Read more
Turkey on Monday stated it has released a brand new air and floor offensive towards outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq involving special forces and fight drones. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar stated commando devices, unmanned aerial vehicles, and attack helicopters were pounding Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hideouts in 3 restive regions close to the Turkish … Read more
Iraqi police announced Saturday that 11 individuals, including nine schoolteachers, were killed in a head-on accident south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan feast. The authorities cited over speeding the main cause of accident. A police source said the accident occurred around midnight in Babylon province when the party returned from the Shiite … Read more
Hilla, Iraq: Iraqi authorities blamed speed for the deaths of eleven people, including nine schoolteachers, who were returning from a Ramadan meal south of Baghdad on Saturday. Iraqi authorities blamed speed for the deaths of eleven people, including nine schoolteachers, who were returning from a Ramadan meal south of Baghdad on Saturday. According to a police … Read more
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi warned neighboring Iraq on Thursday no longer to allow its soil for use for activities that disrupt the Islamic republic’s safety, his office said. His remarks follow accusations by using Iran remaining month that Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan area had hosted a “strategic center” utilized by Tehran’s arch enemy Israel. “The president … Read more
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has generated an inspiring wave of solidarity around the world, but for many — especially non-White observers — it has been impossible to tune out the racist biases in Western media and politics. Western media is covering the Ukrainian crisis with blatant racism. Numerous Western news outlets have aired views and … Read more
According to Guinness, Ibrahim Sadeq took on the record in Nasiriyha, Iraq, and equaled the one previously set by Jack Harris of the United Kingdom in May 2020, making him the new co-holder of the record. Sadeq became interested in balancing after watching a video of a man stacking rocks in nature. Sadeq told Guinness, … Read more
LAHORE: The exports of hand-knotted carpets are on the decline due to the dearth of skilled workforce, expensive raw materials and higher cost of doing business. The indifferent attitude of successive governments had also played a key role in the downfall of the carpet industry, which was once vibrant and attracted buyers from across the … Read more
BAGHDAD – Learning to make yogurt, butter and cream gives 32-year-old Zainab Hazem and her Iraqi counterparts new hope they can support their families in the war-torn town of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s Nineveh province. Zainab had fled her village in the Nimrud area in 2014, escaping only two hours before the Daesh group took control. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi who is on an official visit to Iraq called on the Iraqi Defense Minister and the Commander of the Iraqi Navy. Professional matters of mutual interest and bilateral maritime cooperation were discussed during the meetings. The host country’s officials praised Pakistan Navy’s efforts to promote peace and stability … Read more
JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) senior officials meeting preparatory for the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to take place in Islamabad in March 2022, started at the Jeddah-based headquarters of the General Secretariat on Monday. The inaugural session has witnessed the handover of the chair from the Republic of … Read more
Pakistan and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of tourism, announced the Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson on Friday. The FO said that the MoU which was signed on January 19 signed by Iraq’s minister for culture, tourism and antiquities and the Pakistani ambassador in Iraq. “The MoU will promote and facilitate … Read more
BAGHDAD – Three tense months after legislative elections, Iraq’s parliament has finally held its inaugural session but opening debates swiftly descended into furious arguments between Shiite factions. In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. Parliament only met for the … Read more
NAJAF, Iraq – Iraqi boxer Bushra Al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner. Her bigger struggle, though, is to deliver a blow against social taboos. In Iraq’s Najaf, the sight of a women’s boxing hall is unusual but, like others here, the 35-year-old boxing instructor … Read more
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities Hassan Nadhim has announced the discovery of more than 2,000 archaeological artifacts during 2021. “We have opened an exhibition of artifacts discovered this year by joint foreign and Iraqi archaeological expeditions which worked in different areas in Iraq. These newly discovered artifacts will be added to … Read more
BAGHDAD- After a day’s work in an Iraq public sector job, Azhar offers legal support to women who are victims of domestic abuse, something she knows well given her experience with a brutal husband. After she was forced into marriage by family pressure, Azhar, 56, battled in court for almost a decade to divorce the … Read more
