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BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Operations Command announced on Sunday evening that a controlled explosion will be carried out on Monday morning. The command said the blast would…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — August temperatures exceeding 50°C across southern Iraq have pushed the date harvest season into its peak, with agricultural specialist Jasim Mohammed say…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Members of the Qadiri Sufi order and their followers gathered at the Sayyid Abdullah Tekke in the village of Torak, southwest of Erbil, the capital of the K…
IraqRENO, Nev. — A fast-moving wildfire in northwestern Nevada has prompted evacuation orders for roughly 42,000 people, officials said Sunday. The blaze, dubbed the Hawk fir…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — Seven municipal employees and intermediaries were detained in an anti-corruption operation at the Nasiriyah Municipality in the southern Iraqi province …
IraqKERMANSHAH, Iran — A wild plant known locally as "Bilaluk" or wild cherry, which grows on the rocky slopes of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran's Kermanshah province, …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Erbil Security Directorate has detained a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young woman in footage that circulated on social media, a Kurdistan Reg…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A gas leak occurred at well number 46 in the Habbaz oil field in Kirkuk, according to local security authorities. The field's security unit warned resident…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday stripping naturalized Kuwaitis of the right to vote, run fo…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Strait of Hormuz Administration said vessels that support ships violating transit rules in the strait will be added to the violators list and face f…
SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq — Tribal leaders in Tikrit, in the northern province of Salahaddin, have declared their support for the government of Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi, backing it…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate said its teams carried out two separate animal rescue operations in the southern cities of Basra and Dhaykar. In Dhaykar,…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Construction has begun on what engineers say will be the tallest bridge in Iraq, located along a dual-carriageway project linking Erbil to the Koisincak dis…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A woman died during a kidney stone procedure at a private hospital in Kirkuk, medical sources in the city said, adding that the exact cause of death had no…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The New York Times has suggested Washington draw inspiration from amargi, a debt-cancellation mechanism introduced by the Sumerian ruler Entem…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said they repelled an attack by ISIS militants on a military position in the Tuzhurmatu area in eastern Saladin p…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that Washington expects to enter a new phase in its confrontation with Iran, reitera…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Diyala provincial police denied social media reports of an armed attack in the city of Baquba, saying the claims that one person was killed and another wou…
BaghdadCONAKRY, Guinea — At least 22 people were killed when a section of Dar es-Salam, the largest landfill in the Guinean capital, collapsed early Monday following heavy rainf…
IraqAs housing and food costs continue to climb, many households are turning to traditional habits to trim their spending. The renewed interest in reducing waste, reusing goo…
