iraq
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
Travel
November 11, 2018
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
Middle East
November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…
Women wrestlers take on rivals and tradition in south Iraq
Life & Style
October 30, 2018
Women wrestlers take on rivals and tradition in south Iraq
Sports teacher Nehaya Dhaher was living a quiet life looking after her elderly mother in Iraq’s tribal south when…
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Middle East
October 29, 2018
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Yazidi mothers of children by IS face heartbreaking choices
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Yazidi mothers of children by IS face heartbreaking choices
The 26-year-old Yazidi mother faces a heartbreaking choice. Her family is preparing to emigrate from Iraq to Australia and…
Report: Foreign fighters led IS atrocities against Yazidis
Middle East
October 26, 2018
Report: Foreign fighters led IS atrocities against Yazidis
PARIS (AP) — Foreign fighters, including many Europeans, took a leading role in carrying out the Islamic State group’s…
US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies
Middle East
October 26, 2018
US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies
BEIRUT (AP) — Giant posters on the streets of Beirut’s southern Shiite suburbs display an armed Hezbollah fighter in…