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MüsennaBASRA, Iraq — The official caretaker of the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Sheikh Abdul-Majeed al-Karbalaei, said the foundation is committed to extending its housing an…
MüsennaMAYSAN, Iraq — A man was taken into custody after his wife was thrown from the balcony of an apartment in the city, the Maysan Police Command said in a statement. Officer…
MüsennaMAYSAN, Iraq — A seven-member alliance in the Maysan Provincial Council is preparing to revive the interrogation file of Governor Mihned al-Attabi, according to sources f…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — A new seven-member coalition has been formed in the Maysan Provincial Council, according to local sources, with the stated aim of reviving a no-confidence…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it dismantled a fuel smuggling network in Maysan province following a security operation carried out on Sunday. The …
MüsennaSyria's export strategy is moving away from raw materials toward value-added goods, according to Khaled Heder, director general of the Syrian Agency for Supporting and De…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it arrested two former mayors of the Al-Had district in Maysan province along with four municipal employees. In a…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Public Integrity has arrested two former directors of the al-Hadser district municipality in Maysan province, along with four municip…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission has issued arrest warrants against the former director of the Al-Hidr district municipality in Dhi Qar province, his p…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources, Mohsen al-Tamimi, said pollution levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are very high and that a serious stance is …
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fast passenger train was struck by stones in Maysan province, lightly injuring a railway worker and shattering the windows of two carriages, according t…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The director of Maysan’s Environment Directorate, Amir Kazim al-Aridi, has warned that water scarcity and pollution in the southern Iraqi province are thr…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Missan Governor Mihindh al-Atabi declared Wednesday, July 8, 2026, an official holiday across the province, the governorate announced. The decision was is…
MüsennaHAMBURG, Germany — Two men went on trial in Hamburg on Friday on charges of spying on pro-Israel individuals and Jewish communities in Germany on behalf of Iranian intell…
MüsennaSAMAWA, Iraq — Worshippers gathered in the streets and squares of Samawa on the seventh day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, to hold mourning p…
MüsennaQAMISHLI, Syria — Residents in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli took to the streets on Sunday to protest rising fuel prices and deteriorating electricity services…
MüsennaERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Greens Party has launched an environmental initiative calling on political parties and civil society organizations in the Kurdistan Region to …
MüsennaThe Algerian Football Federation has submitted an official complaint to FIFA over the refereeing in its 3-0 friendly loss to Argentina, the federation said. The match was…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Busiyya subdistrict in Iraq's southern Maysan province has asked Oil Minister Bassim Allabedi to give local residents hiring priority in oil p…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — An anti-corruption court in Iraq's Maysan province has issued arrest warrants against the head of the provincial electricity department and several staff …
