Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Veteran of Gulf War in Iraq charged with killing convenience store worker, a refugee from Iraq who moved here 30 years ago

Prosecutors say Sean Dunnavant, 53, left behind his bicycle and cellphone during the botched robbery, helping investigators track him down and charge him with the murder of 66-year-old Salim Khamo on Oct. 17.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars

At the temple of Ninmakh, the Sumerian mother goddess, Iraqi archaeologists are using 7,000-year-old techniques to protect the monument, and the rest of the ancient city of Babylon, from salt seeping into its heart and destroying it from within.

Reuters

Australia Begins Repatriating Wives, Children of ISIS Militants

Australian relatives of dead or jailed ISIS militants are en route to Sydney, local media reported on Friday, as the country begins the controversial repatriation of dozens of Australian women and children from Syrian refugee camps. Australia first rescued eight children and grandchildren of two dead ISIS extremists from a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Iraqi parliament gives long-awaited Cabinet approval vote

Iraq’s parliament has voted to form a new Cabinet, ending a yearlong political stalemate

The Independent UK

Iraq lawmakers approve government of Prime Minister-designate Sudani

Iraq's parliament approved the cabinet presented by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday, state news agency INA said, ushering in a new government after more than a year of deadlock.

Reuters

Scot calls out UK Foreign Secretary for not helping brother in Iraqi jail

THE brother of a Scottish man who is being held in Iraq over a Qatari bank debt has demanded the Foreign Secretary do more to save him…

The National (Scotland)

Brother of Scot held in Iraq says his conditions are ‘vile’

Brian Glendinning’s family held a protest outside Holyrood on Thursday as they campaigned for his release.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Family of Scots dad jailed in Iraq protest outside Holyrood demanding action to bring him home

Brian Glendinning' was arrested in Iraq on September 4 over a £20,000 debt to a Qatar bank.

Daily Record

Head of Turkish Medical Association Arrested over Chemical Weapon Use Claim

Turkish police detained on Wednesday the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly "spreading terrorist group propaganda". Fincanci had confirmed allegations that the Turkish armed forces had used chemical weapons against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. An investigation was launched over statements…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It is the memory of the people’: unpacking Iraq’s artistic heritage

Culture ministry puts artworks on display once again after destruction and theft wrought by successive conflicts

The Guardian - UK

Gurugram: Iraqi heart patient duped of USD15,000 dies at hospital

GURUGRAM: A heart patient from Iraq who was allegedly duped of USD15,000 by two people died at a hospital in Gurugram. Faris Muslim Abbas (62) was admitted to the hospital on October 23 following the cheating incident. He died in early hours on October 24.

The Times of India

2,700-year-old rock carvings discovered in Iraq's Mosul

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees, dating back to the Assyrian Empire

The Independent UK

Saudi Crown Prince: PIF to Establish Five Regional Investment Companies

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and Chairman of the Public Investment Fund, announced on Wednesday that the Fund will establish five companies aimed at investing in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, and Sudan. The announcement follows the launch of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New PM named in Iraq: Iraqis hope for change after year of political deadlock

After a year of political gridlock and instability, Iraq is finally on the verge of forming a government as Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani assembles his cabinet. But three years after a mass protest movement over corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services upended the country's political system, many…

France 24

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Turkish doctor detained for proposing chemical weapons probe

Police have detained the president of the Turkish Medical Association after she called for an investigation into allegations that Turkey used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Drought Impacts Potable Water Supply, Crop Yields, Says Aid Group

In drought-hit Iraq, six out of 10 households have had their access to drinking water disrupted and a quarter of farmers have seen crop yields drastically fall this year, said a survey published Monday. Iraq has been battered by three years of drought, low rainfall and reduced river flows, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spanish Man Trekking to World Cup Reported Missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. The…

The Independent UK

Spanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Brit dad jailed in Iraq stuck in rat-infested cell with 40 men including Taliban killers

Brian Glendinning was detained by Iraq authorities in September over an outstanding loan and has since lost two stone after "only eating bread" while his desperate family begs the government to help

Edinburgh Live

Scottish dad locked up in Iraq has been moved to rat-infested cell with Taliban

Kimberley Glendinning warned that her husband, detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

Daily Record

Wife of Iraq debt row Scot jailed with Taliban terrorists begs Nicola Sturgeon to intervene

Brian Glendinning, who was detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

Daily Mirror

Veterans who served in Northern Ireland and Iraq starring in WW2 play

Veterans are performing alongside 'civilian actors' in a stage version of War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo’s book Little Manfred – a tale of post-Second World War reconciliation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering in Camps in Lebanon

Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signaling the return of the bacteria for the first time…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Denies Use of Chemical Weapons Against Kurdish Fighters

Türkiye on Thursday blasted as "completely unfounded and untrue" claims that its military used chemical weapons in its fight against outlawed Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. Media outlets close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara and its Western allies list as a terror group, claimed that the Turkish…

Wales Online

Man who fled Iraq war and settled in Wales now heading to university

Hisham Saeed didn't speak any English when he arrived in the UK but has made a fantastic life for himself in Wales

1 … 102 103 104 105

People

Mohammed Shia alSudani

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organization

Sydney Morning Herald

235 stories

Swansea University

120 stories

Public Investment Fund

68 stories

INA

60 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.