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Trump-Gaza latest: Bodies of more Israeli hostages returned after Palestinians killed ‘for breaking ceasefire’

Red Cross received bodies, Israeli military says, as truce appears at risk

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Iraqi PM Replaces Central Bank Governor over Currency Drop

Iraq’s prime minister on Monday replaced the governor of the country's Central Bank following a weekslong plunge of the Iraqi dinar, the state news agency reported. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made the move after the governor, Mustafa Ghaleb Mukheef, told him he no longer wishes to stay in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Explosion in Northern Iraq Kills Two Soldiers, Injures Three

Two soldiers were killed and three were injured in an explosion in northern Iraq, Iraqi state news said Thursday. The soldiers were traveling in an army vehicle a day earlier in the Makhmour district when an explosive device detonated, the state Iraqi News Agency reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 22, 2022

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Iraq Starts Expansion of Shinafiyah Refinery

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Saturday the beginning of the Shinafiyah refinery expansion in Al Diwaniyah in southern Iraq. During his visit to the province, the PM confirmed the government will to develop the oil sector and complete the projects that meet the needs of the people. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 20, 2022

Fire, Building Collapse Injures 20 People in Iraq’s Capital

More than two dozen people were injured, including the head of Iraq’s civil defense directorate, when a commercial building in the capital caught fire and then collapsed Sunday, authorities and the state news agency reported. The official Iraqi News Agency said the civil defense director, Maj. Gen. Kadhim Bohan, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022

Iraqi-Syrian Meeting Discusses Humanitarian Conditions in al-Hol

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein has discussed in New York with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad the bilateral ties and the humanitarian conditions at al-Hol camp in Syria. In a statement, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that both sides discussed means to bolster joint cooperation in a manner…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 26, 2022

Iraq Discovers New Oil Wells in Anbar

Iraqi governor Ali Farhan revealed on Wednesday the discovery of new oil wells in the Anbar province. Farhan noted that the wells were discovered in Nukhayb and Tharthar regions, without specifying their output capacity. In statements to Iraqi News Agency (INA), Farhan said the local government in Anbar worked to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022

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Baghdad Airport Resumes Flights After Suspension Due to Bad Weather

Baghdad international airport resumed flights on Wednesday after suspending operations earlier in the day due to bad weather, the state news agency INA cited Iraq's Civil Aviation authority as saying. Iraq was hit by the third heavy dust storm in two weeks, temporarily grounding flights as the weather phenomenon grows…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022

Iraqi Gov’t Seeks to Address Chronic Power Outages

Iraq’s government has been working on increasing power production to confront a potential electricity crisis, especially in the summer. Spokesman for Iraq’s electricity ministry Ahmed Moussa said the ministry will add 4,500 megawatts into the grid and seeks 25,000 megawatts of electrical energy production. In remarks to the Iraqi News…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2022

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