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Iraq veteran and film-maker Ray Mendoza: ‘Writing Warfare with Alex Garland was like going to a therapist’

The former US Navy Seal on working alongside the Ex Machina director to produce a war movie that’s as true to life as possible

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi Markets A Haven For Pedlars Escaping Iran's Economic Woes

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions.

International Business Times

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Ray Mendoza Break Down the Brutal Truth Behind Their Movie 'Warfare'

The film, released by A24, reconstructs a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, in meticulous detail. Ray Mendoza, part of the SEAL team in the story, and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, the actor who plays him, tell how it all went down.

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Tariffs Failed in the Middle East—America Shouldn't Make the Same Mistake

Protectionism in Egypt and Iraq fueled corruption, stagnation, and smuggling—not prosperity.

Reason

Executions at 10-year high after huge increases in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International confirms 1,518 people executed in 2024 but says real total is likely to be thousands more

The Guardian - UK

Chopping Onions on my Heart by Samantha Ellis review – an Iraqi Jew’s celebration of an endangered culture

In this deeply personal but wryly funny memoir, the author examines her Middle Eastern ancestry and asks what it means to witness her community and their traditions fade from memory

The Guardian - UK

‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas …

The Guardian - UK

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How Islamic State used video to legitimise its caliphate

The rise of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) has been described as an “accident of history” which took place as a result of the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003.

The Conversation

A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year's parade in Iraq

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year's parade by Assyrian Christians, and three people have been wounded

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to bomb Iran unless deal on nuclear program is reached

President exited Obama-led nuclear agreement with Iran after taking office in 2017

The Independent UK

5 year old boy from Iraq undergoes world's first of its kind bone marrow transplantation in India

In a historic medical breakthrough, the world’s first Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) has been done on a 5-year-old boy with a rare and complex condition. This remarkable achievement marks a significant milestone in pediatric hematology and immunology. The case, which is the first of its kind not in India…

The Times of India

The death of my friend inspired me to follow my standup dreams

For one writer, tragedy led to comedy, the sudden loss of a colleague giving her the nudge she needed

The Guardian - UK

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal Iraq film Warfare offers only violence – to its detriment

3/5 The director of ‘Civil War’ and a real-life Iraq veteran have rounded up a cast of young stars – including Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Charles Melton – for a film that focuses on a few hours of chaos in Ramadi province in 2006

The Independent UK

Three Years On, Families Still Mourn Relatives Drowned In Channel

Mohammed Hussein Mohammedie was just 19 when he left Iraq and attempted the perilous English Channel crossing in November 2021.

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

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

The Independent UK

US warns Iraq to crack down on Iranian-backed militant groups

‘The government of Iraq must ensure it has command and control of all security forces’ within its borders, State Department declares

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Migrant’s Unbelievable Claim Works in Court: No ID, No Phone, No Deportation

An Iraqi man has managed to avoid being deported from the UK after claiming a people smuggler tossed his ID and forced him to get rid of his phone while on his way to Britain.

Evening Standard

Iraqi asylum seeker has deportation delayed after people smuggler ‘threw away his phone and ID’

The man reportedly fled Iraq after he was threatened with arrest for alleged exam fraud

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The Independent UK

Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon

The Independent UK

Judge granted asylum seeker UK refuge after confusing Iraq with Iran

Judge Helena Suffield-Thompson handed down a ruling based on guidelines relevant to the incorrect Middle Eastern state

Euronews

Thousands gather in Iraq's Kurdish region to celebrate Nowruz festival

Celebrations filled Iraq’s Kurdish region on Thursday as people gathered to mark Nowruz, the festival that welcomes spring and the start of a new year.

Euronews

4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding light on the earliest known empire's complex bureaucracy.

Latin Times

Trump Claims Iraq's 'Fugitive Leader' Was 'Relentlessly Hunted Down' and Killed

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post shared Friday evening that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was killed.

The Guardian - UK

‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds

Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations

The Guardian - US

How Pete Hegseth is pushing his beliefs on US agency: ‘nothing to prepare forces’

As defense secretary shifts focus to culture war, some fear he is neglecting ‘future of warfare’ for US military

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