iraq
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Sisi calls for resuming Arab, international anti-terrorism efforts
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday stressed the importance of resuming Arab and international efforts in combating all sources…
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
Sisi holds economic talks with Iraqi PM at Cairo
Egypt
March 23, 2019
Sisi holds economic talks with Iraqi PM at Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Saturday in Cairo to discuss means of…
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
Middle East
March 22, 2019
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100…
Ferry capsize kills nearly 80 in Iraq’s Mosul: medics
Middle East
March 22, 2019
Ferry capsize kills nearly 80 in Iraq’s Mosul: medics
MOSUL (Reuters) – At least 79 people died when an overloaded ferry carrying families on an outing sank in the…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Islamic State’s last enclave, are expected…
Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope
BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s main commercial district has seen more bombings than its residents can count. Death visited almost daily…
Trade ties in focus as Iran’s Rouhani begins Iraq visit
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Trade ties in focus as Iran’s Rouhani begins Iraq visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Baghdad, Iraq’s government said on Monday, on an official visit…
Iraqi embassy to organize economic conference for Egyptian companies
Egypt
March 10, 2019
Iraqi embassy to organize economic conference for Egyptian companies
Haidar Nouri, commercial attaché in the Iraqi Embassy in Cairo, announced that his country is organizing an economic conference on…