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Dubai ruler gifts horses to 8-year-old Iraqi girl after her video of her dead mare goes viral
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of UAE and ruler of Dubai on Monday gifted horses to the 8-year-old Iraqi girl, Lania Fakher. This act of…
- Middle East
Iraq confirms full support for national dialogue in Yemen
Baghdad: Iraq has confirmed its full support for the national dialogue in Yemen to achieve security and stability in the war-torn country. During a meeting with visiting Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad…
- Middle East
Sweden temporarily moves Iraq embassy staff to Stockholm
Stockholm: The Swedish embassy staff in Iraq has been temporarily relocated from Baghdad to Stockholm, Swedish authorities said. “Seconded personnel have arrived in Sweden by regular flight,” the Swedish Ministry for Foreign…
- Middle East
Iraq: Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over burning of Quran
Hundreds of angry protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad on Thursday morning in response as Sweden granted permission to burn the Quran. Videos which surfaced on social media platforms show…
- Middle East
300-year-old minaret of Iraq mosque demolished for road widening
Baghdad: Widespread anger was witnessed in Iraq after the 300-year-old minaret of Al-Saraji Mosque in the southern city of Basra was demolished at dawn on Friday. The demolition was conducted by the…
- Middle East
Iraq’s population exceeds 43 million
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said the country’s population has reached 43.32 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.5 per cent. A Ministry statement said that about 50.5 per cent…
- Middle East
Iran threatens to pound ‘terrorists’ in Iraq
Tehran: A top Iranian military official has urged Iraq to disarm the anti-Iran “terrorist groups” along the common border as promised, saying otherwise Iran will resume military operations against them. Mohammad Baqeri,…
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Iraq loses 5,000 MW of electricity as Iran reduces gas supplies
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has said that Iraq lost 5,000 megawatt of electricity because of a shortage of gas supply by Iran, media reported. The loss of nearly 5,000 megawatt…
- Middle East
Israeli-Russian researcher abducted by militia group in Iraq
Jerusalem: The Israeli government announced that an Israeli-Russian researcher is being held hostage by a Shia militia group in Iraq. According to a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on…
- Middle East
Iraq footballers hold up copy of Quran in response to Sweden incident
Baghdad: Players, and fans at an Iraqi League football match in Baghdad held up copies of the Quran in response to the desecration of the Holy book in Sweden by an Iraqi…
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In verbal slip, US President says Putin losing war in ‘Iraq’
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden in a verbal slip on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “is clearly losing the war in Iraq,” instead of saying Ukraine. Vladimir Putin “is clearly…
- Middle East
Iraq to hold provincial elections after over 10 yrs
Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced that provincial elections will be held on December 18, more than 10 years after the last polls took place in April 2013. The new date was set “in…
- Middle East
Iraq: Two army officers killed in IS attack in Kirkuk province
Baghdad: Two Iraqi Army officers were killed and three others wounded in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. The attack occurred…
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Iraq: 10 IS militants killed in attacks in Diyala province
Baghdad: At least 10 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said. Based on…
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Internet shutdown in Iraq for 4 hours to prevent exam cheating
Internet services were shutdown in Iraq for nearly four hours in an attempt to prevent cheating in academic exams, according to digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare. The data came from Cloudflare Radar,…