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MaysanPARIS, France — Alaa Majid, an Iraqi maestro who performed on four continents, died at an unannounced age. He was born in 1960 in Amarah and later moved to Baghdad, where…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi lawmaker has warned that around 150,000 people in Maysan province are facing environmental and health risks due to severe water pollution in the …
MaysanKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador, Mohammad Toutonchi, on Thursday to protest an attack on a Kuwaiti tanker in the …
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — A lawmaker from Maysan province has urged the Iraqi government to act on severe pollution in the Tigris River, warning that contamination has affected mor…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Daico Global, a company operating in Iraq's investment and real estate development sector, issued a written statement responding to remarks made about the…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Seismic monitoring stations recorded a light 3.3-magnitude earthquake north of Maysan province on [date], with the epicenter located near the city of Amar…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Police in Maysan province said they have arrested the suspect in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in the province 17 years ago. The Maysan Police Direc…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said three employees at a state grain silo in Maysan province were detained on suspicion of extorting money from farmers de…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces said Friday they arrested a foreign national described as a crystal methamphetamine dealer in Maysan province, seizing about one kil…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — The Maysan Province narcotics unit said it arrested a foreign national on Friday after seizing one kilogram of crystal narcotics. The unit said the suspect…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Iraq's southern Maysan province arrested a man wanted in 15 separate drug trafficking files and known by the nickname "Abu Shayha," the Maysan D…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Authorities in Maysan province announced the arrest of a man known by the alias "Abu Shayha," accused of running drug trafficking and distribution networks…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said it dismantled an eight-member network accused of smuggling scrap iron out of Maysan province in cooperation wi…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two young men were killed in separate incidents in southern Iraq, security sources said. In the eastern part of Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar province…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Maysan arrested a doctor at the Ali al-Garbi checkpoint in the north of the province on drug trafficking charges, security sources said. Officer…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Maysan Police Directorate announced the formation of an investigation committee to look into an engineer protest held outside the Maysan Oil Company, accor…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Security forces intervened on Wednesday against engineers staging a sit-in in front of the Maysan Oil Company building to demand jobs and appointments in I…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — A light earthquake was felt across Maysan province on Saturday morning, with the tremor recorded near the border region of Dehloran on Iranian territory, s…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Maysan Governor Habib Zahir al-Fartusi announced a public holiday for Thursday in the province to mark the anniversary of the Speicher massacre, according…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities dismantled an international drug trafficking network operating in Maysan Province, arresting three foreign nationals, the General Direct…
