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Thousands Sick as Latest Severe Sandstorm Sweeps across Iraq

One person died in Iraq and more than 5,000 were treated in hospitals Thursday for respiratory ailments due to a sandstorm, the seventh in a month, the health ministry said. Duststorms have increased dramatically in frequency in Iraq in recent years, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts made worse…

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Ministers accused of abandoning UK geologist at risk of execution in Iraq

Family ‘baffled’ by Foreign Office after Jim Fitton arrested for taking pottery pieces from ancient site

The Guardian - UK

Severe dust storms in Iraq cause breathing problems for thousands - medics

A series of dust storms across central and southern Iraq have led to thousands of Iraqis attending hospitals and clinics to seek treatment for breathing problems, medical officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Sandstorm suspends flights, many Iraqis struggle to breathe (old)

Hundreds of Iraqis have rushed to hospitals with breathing problems and the Baghdad airport suspended flights for several hours as a sandstorm blanketed the country, the fifth within a month

The Independent UK

Thousands sick as latest severe sandstorm sweeps across Iraq

Baghdad (AFP) - One person died in Iraq and more than 5,000 were treated in hospitals Thursday for respiratory ailments due to a sandstorm, the seventh in a month, the health ministry said.

AFP

Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital

Baghdad (AFP) - More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to hit the country in the past month, state media said.

AFP

Iraq: Katyusha Targets House of Anti-Corruption Official

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency announced that a Katyusha rocket targeted the home of the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Intelligence. The agency issued a statement announcing that the house of Lt-Gen Ahmed Abu Ragheef was targeted by a Katyusha rocket in Baghdad’s Karrada area on Wednesday morning. Prime…

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British Man Found with Ancient Shards Could Be Tried in Iraq

A retired British geologist accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent, his family said, expressing hopes the charges - potentially punishable by death - could be avoided. Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested last month at Baghdad airport after Iraqi customs officials found him and a…

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British man found with ancient shards could be tried in Iraq

The family of a British citizen who could face trial in Iraq after being found in possession of small archaeological fragments is insisting he had no criminal intent

The Independent UK

Kuwait Releases 5 Iraqi Fishermen Who Had Mistakenly Entered its Territories

Kuwaiti authorities released five Iraqi fishermen who had mistakenly entered its regional waters, reported Iraqi media on Monday. They were released after being investigated and their identities verified, they added. The Kuwaiti Coast Guard had arrested the men in the Ras al-Qayd region, where they were fishing, in late April…

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Daughter of Robert Pether, jailed and feared tortured in Iraq, asks Scott Morrison to intervene in his case

Nala, 9, takes to social media to call on the Australian government to give more help to her father, who has been locked up in a Baghdad prison for more than a year.

ABC News

Kurdistan Demands 'More Serious' Stance from Baghdad after Latest Rocket Barrage

President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani called on the federal government in Baghdad to take a "more serous" stances in condemning the rocket attacks that have been taking place in the Region in recent months. A missile attack targeted an oil refinery in the Kurdistan capital, Erbil on Sunday…

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‘Our River… Our Sky’ – Iraqi filmmaker confronts violence and anguish in 2006 Baghdad

Maysoon Pachachi’s latest feature film explores the agonising decisions faced by an interwoven cast of friends and family living in Baghdad in 2006. The film’s narrative unfolds over the course of the last week of 2006, a timeframe that culminates in the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. But…

France 24

Murals Bring 'Joy' to Baghdad Concrete Jungle

Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete jungle into a color-filled city with murals depicting well-known figures from the war-scarred country and abroad. Perched on a scaffold at a busy intersection, the 49-year-old artist and instructor at the Baghdad College of Fine Arts is adding final touches to a…

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Murals bring 'joy' to Baghdad concrete jungle

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete jungle into a colour-filled city with murals depicting well-known figures from the war-scarred country and abroad.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Yet Again Hit by Increasingly Frequent Dust Storms

Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. Flights were grounded due to poor visibility at airports serving the capital Baghdad and the city of Najaf, with the phenomenon…

AFP

Iraq yet again hit by dust storm

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.

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Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.

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Iran-Saudi tensions near end, Iraq PM says

Baghdad (AFP) - An end to years of tension between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia is near, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said in an interview published on Saturday.

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Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Discusses Roadmap for Iranian-Saudi Talks

Iran's outgoing ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi discussed at the end of his term the latest stages of the talks between his country and Saudi Arabia. For a year and a half, Baghdad has hosted five rounds of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran shortly after the outgoing prime minister,…

AFP

Iraqi Communists raise flag for women's rights, secular politics

Baghdad (AFP) - The Iraqi Communist Party may have seen its red star fade but it hopes to come back by advocating what remain radical ideas in the country: women's rights and secular politics.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq

A Turkish military operation was launched against PKK fighters in northern Iraq last week, but Baghdad is not happy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Bombing North of Baghdad

Two Iraqi soldiers, including a major, were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up during an army raid targeting ISIS militants north of Baghdad. The two soldiers belonged to a joint force of the 6th Division of the Baghdad Operations Command and the Iraqi National Security Service, which…

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Overuse and Climate Change Kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake

A "No Fishing" sign on the edge of Iraq's western desert is one of the few clues that this was once Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland and recreational landmark. Human activity and climate change have combined to turn the site into a barren wasteland with piles of salt, AFP said.…

Reuters

Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia

Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia held a fifth round of "positive" talks in Baghdad last Thursday on normalising bilateral relations, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Monday.

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