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For Iraqis a Sweltering Summer Has Begun

Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air. While Basra is used to scorching summers, this year it has started sooner than expected, bringing misery to residents in…

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Direct Threat from Iran Preceded Sadr Bloc's Resignation from Iraq Parliament

Head of Iraq's Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had received "direct threats from Iran" to reach an agreement with the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework over the formation of a new government, revealed Iraqi and Lebanese sources. These threats were made days before his bloc resigned from parliament last week. Iran has…

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Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain Welcome Upcoming Summit in Saudi Arabia

Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain have welcomed the upcoming summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in July, comprising leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States. The support for the US regional summit in Jeddah, scheduled for next month, was voiced during a…

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Ex-Australian Foreign Minister Urges Assange's Freedom

Former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr called Monday for his country to demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Britain last week approved the Australian's extradition to the United States, where he could face life in prison over publishing secret military files, said AFP. Assange's…

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Iraq Confirms 13 Cholera Cases, Scores Suspected

A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent for analysis, most from the northern Kurdistan region, health officials said Sunday. "Ten cases of cholera have been recorded in the province" of Sulaimaniyah, said Sabah Hawrami, district health chief in…

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Scots crime boss who fled abroad following botched shooting feared dead

Kamaran Khader, who headed a £28million cigarette smuggling ring, fled to Iraq after a gunman fired at him in Greenock in May, 2020.

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British Army veteran ‘living in fear’ as he fights deportation threat

Joram Nechironga, who served in Iraq, is hoping to launch a judicial review against the Home Office decision.

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Egypt, Bahrain Welcome GCC Summit in Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday. They welcomed the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council summit, which Saudi Arabia will host in July. US President Joe Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Sisi and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi…

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Barzani Makes Fiery Statements on Relationship between Erbil, Baghdad

Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani has expressed strong doubts about finding solutions to the outstanding crises between Baghdad and Erbil. Barzani discussed the political crisis with Iraq during the opening ceremony for a book exhibition that is part of Erbil's 'Barzan Revolutions' documentary project. The KDP president…

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Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Wales Online

In a Parched Land, Iraqi Gazelles Dying of Hunger

Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where climate change is compounding hardships after years of war. In little over one month, the slender-horned gazelle population at the Sawa reserve in southern Iraq has plunged from 148 to…

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Mysterious ancient palace city discovered underwater after site drowned by river

Excavators believe they have discovered the lost city of Zakhiku with several old writing tablets, art and ancient palace walls unveiled after the Mosul reservoir was drained in Iraq

Daily Mirror

Iraq’s Kurdistan Works to Establish Two Oil Firms as Erbil-Baghdad Tensions Rise

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is working to establish two oil firms, the latest move in the battle between Erbil and Baghdad to control the oil sector in the semi-autonomous region. The KRG's new oil firm KROC would specialize in oil exploration, while the second - KOMO - would focus…

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Brit dad jailed in Iraq in 'terrible injustice' sent to infamous torture prison

Retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after picking up "ancient fragments" from a historic site in Eridu, Iraq

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Four Killed in Turkish Drone Strike against PKK Members in Iraq

A Turkish drone strike on Friday killed four Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants and injured one in Iraq's northern province of Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said. The five people were driving their vehicle in the town of Kalar at around 6 a.m.

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Tehran Receives $1.6 Bln in Gas Debt from Iraq

Iran said on Thursday it has received $1.6 billion from Iraq to settle part of the debts it has sought from its neighbor since 2020 for the supply of gas. “In light of the active energy diplomacy, and after months of negotiations, $1.6 billion in arrears... for gas exports to…

Reuters

Afghan students graduate in Iraq after Taliban takeover

A week before she left Afghanistan in October 2021, Shakila Mohammadi visited her hometown on a short break from university.

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Iraq Begins Setting Up Electricity Links with Saudi Arabia

Iraq's Electricity Ministry has begun establishing interconnection stations with Saudi Arabia and determining transmission paths. The ministry announced that 88 percent of the interconnection lines with the Gulf countries have been completed. Iraq’s efforts come to alleviate the severe shortage of energy supply, which has paralyzed the country’s development and…

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Al Jazeera

Iraqi Shia leader al-Sadr withdraws from political process

Muqtada al-Sadr says he ‘will not participate in the next elections if the corrupt participate’.

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US Works ‘Closely’ with Saudi Arabia to Confront Iranian Challenges, Ensure Energy Sources Stability

The US Department of State confirmed that it is "working closely" with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states to confront the "challenge that Iran poses." The State Department announced that the challenge posed by Iran to the region and beyond would be high on the agenda when President Biden visits…

Chicago Sun-Times

Veterans find solace, new camaraderie in CreatiVets arts program in Chicago

Seven U.S. military combat veterans are participating in the program in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Reuters

Iraq's Sadr decides to withdraw from the political process - state news agency

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday that he decided to withdraw from the political process so as not to be involved with "corrupt" politicians, the state news agency reported.

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Two Dead, Seven Injured in Turkish Air Strikes Hitting YBS Site in Iraq

At least two people were killed and seven injured in Turkish air strikes targeting the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in Iraq's northern province of Sinjar, security sources said on Wednesday. They said one strike targeted an intelligence headquarters and another hit…

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Sadrists quit Iraq’s parliament, but al-Sadr isn’t going away

The Sadrist bloc’s resignation from parliament throws up a number of scenarios, including new elections in Iraq.

France 24

Iraqi MPs from Sadr's bloc resign in bid to end months of political paralysis

This week, Iraq was plunged into more political uncertainty. Lawmakers from the parliamentary bloc of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resigned en masse at their leader's request. The Sadrist bloc is the largest in parliament and since an election last October, parties have been unable to form a government. The…

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