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Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’
A German woman of Moroccan origin was sentenced to death by hanging by a court in Iraq on Sunday after…
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
World
January 19, 2018
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized…
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to…
The legacy of the ‘Islamic State’
Middle East
January 16, 2018
The legacy of the ‘Islamic State’
The terrorist “Islamic State” (IS) militia is mostly defeated in Syria and Iraq. According to the US military, the jihadis have…
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…