iraq
Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Two suicide bombers detonated explosive vests at a busy square in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 and wounding…
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Middle East
January 14, 2018
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections to choose a prime…
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Middle East
January 14, 2018
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections to choose a prime…
4 earthquakes strike along Iran-Iraq border, rattle Baghdad
Middle East
January 11, 2018
4 earthquakes strike along Iran-Iraq border, rattle Baghdad
A series of four earthquakes with a magnitude of at least 5 hit along the Iran-Iraq border and rattled even…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
World
January 7, 2018
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
Iraq will start exporting oil from the northern Kirkuk fields to Iran before end January, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Drug use, sales soar in Iraq’s Basra amid nationwide spike
Middle East
January 2, 2018
Drug use, sales soar in Iraq’s Basra amid nationwide spike
The rows of self-harm scars that course upward on the teenager’s forearms from her wrists nearly to her elbows are…
Media group: 81 reporters died, threats soared in 2017
World
January 1, 2018
Media group: 81 reporters died, threats soared in 2017
At least 81 reporters were killed doing their jobs this year, while violence and harassment against media staff has skyrocketed,…
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by Islamic State fighters, leaving his family in limbo.…