Iraq

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Severe sandstorms engulf southern Iraq | Climate
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Severe sandstorms engulf southern Iraq | Climate

NewsFeed A severe sandstorm blanketed southern Iraq on Monday, causing airports to close down and sending over 3,500 people to hospitals. Experts warn...

Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround | Football News
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Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround | Football News

Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group C qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan. Palestine kept...

What poisoned Fallujah can tell us about toxic risks in Gaza and Lebanon | Human Rights
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What poisoned Fallujah can tell us about toxic risks in Gaza and Lebanon | Human Rights

Over the past few months, thousands of people returned to their homes in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, where they faced threats from unexploded...

Iraq says ‘dangerous’ ISIL leader Abu Khadija killed | ISIL/ISIS News
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Iraq says ‘dangerous’ ISIL leader Abu Khadija killed | ISIL/ISIS News

Prime Minister al-Sudani hails the killing of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i as a major blow to ISIL remnants in Iraq. The leader of...

Flavours of the Arab Golden Age – EP 1: Baghdad and al-Andalus | Food
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Flavours of the Arab Golden Age – EP 1: Baghdad and al-Andalus | Food

A historian and a chef discover a 1,000 year-old Arab cookbook from Baghdad and how its recipes reached southern Spain. A historian and...

US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran | Energy News
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US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran | Energy News

Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports. The United States has ended a...

Turkiye arrests 282 amid bid to reconcile with PKK | PKK News
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Turkiye arrests 282 amid bid to reconcile with PKK | PKK News

Turkiye’s arrests of people with alleged “terror” ties come despite a government effort to end Kurdish conflict. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said...

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News
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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News

Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US. The United States...

‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help | Migration
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‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help | Migration

Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels like someone has...