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US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets, no casualties

The attack marked the first time the US embassy had been fired on

Published 08 Dec, 2023 06:38pm

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

'Fire ripped through a large events hall after fireworks,' said state media

Published 27 Sep, 2023 08:25am

Forces deployed in Kirkuk after four killed in Iraq ethnic clashes

Dispute centres on a building that was once the headquarters for the KDP

Published 04 Sep, 2023 11:19am

Iraq condemns yet another Holy Quran desecration in Copenhagen

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemns burning

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 12:48am

Several thousand Iraqis protest over desecration of Quran in Sweden, Denmark

Iran summons Danish envoy to protest Quran burning in Copenhagen

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 11:40pm

Iraqis storm, set fire to Swedish embassy over Quran desecration

The Swedish government recently allowed another desecration of the Quran

Published 20 Jul, 2023 08:48am

Iraqi footballers protest against Sweden Quran desecration on the field

Referees and footballers raised the Quran in their hands

Published 02 Jul, 2023 02:21pm

Pakistan, Iraq ink MoU on abolishing visa for diplomatic and official passport holders

FM Bilawal arrives in Baghdad on three day-official-visit

Updated 05 Jun, 2023 06:13pm

Iraq’s climate migrants flee parched land for crowded cities

He is part of a growing wave of climate migrants in Iraq

Published 09 May, 2023 08:46am

Iraqi Kurds in the crossfire of Turkish army, militants

There are many houses damaged by gunfire, says the moustachioed farmer

Published 04 May, 2023 09:06am

Jordan to host talks on Syria’s return to Arab League

The meeting comes two weeks after talks in Jeddah

Published 01 May, 2023 10:52am

Iraq’s Saddam still revered in Jordan 20 years later

Saddam appeared for the last time in public on April 9

Published 08 Apr, 2023 01:11pm

TotalEnergies confirms deal with Iraq on $27b energy project

The contract, originally signed in 2021, includes investments in oil

Published 05 Apr, 2023 12:55pm

Iraqis in asylum limbo in Jordan fashion their future

Sarah Nael sews a shirt for a project

Published 04 Apr, 2023 11:57am

US Senate backs repeal of ‘zombie’ Iraq war authorizations, 20 years after invasion

President Joe Biden has said he will sign the measure if it passes both the Senate and House

Published 30 Mar, 2023 08:34am

Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear

Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes

Published 21 Mar, 2023 11:47am

20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future

PM Mohamed Shia al-Sudani has not spoken of US invasion but only of 'fall of the dictatorial regime' of Saddam

Published 20 Mar, 2023 10:12am

Saddam Hussein’s rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermen

The yacht was bombed by US forces

Published 17 Mar, 2023 12:05am

In Iraq, Saddam’s ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war

Saddam never sailed aboard the Basrah Breeze, which at a length of 82 metres (90 yards) was just one example of the former ruler's extravagance

Published 14 Mar, 2023 10:56am

Migrant shipwreck in southern Italy kills at least 58

FO says it is closely following reports about possible presence of Pakistanis in shipwreck

Updated 26 Feb, 2023 11:24pm

TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets ‘decadent content’

The young Iraqi woman was sentenced to half a year behind bars

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 05:27pm

One dead, dozens hurt in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final

Thousands of fans, many of them without tickets, gathered outside stadium since dawn to try to get in

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:21pm

Nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirku: security sources

Iraqi prime minister orders a hunt for the "terrorist elements" who carried out the attack

Published 18 Dec, 2022 08:37pm

How Iraq’s conservators are saving ancient manuscripts

Some seventh-century works were written on parchment "even before the manufacture of paper"

Published 18 Dec, 2022 11:20am

Five dead, 40 injured in Iraq gas tank explosion

The blast hit when a rooftop gas tank leaked at a building

Published 22 Nov, 2022 07:14pm

Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq, ministry says

Says so-called directors of the terrorist organisation are among those neutralised

Published 20 Nov, 2022 05:24pm

In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women

More than 73,000 divorces were pronounced in 2021 by courts in the country

Published 19 Oct, 2022 01:10pm

Iran’s leader Khamenei warns ‘mighty tree’ that cannot be uprooted

Rights groups say more than 200 people have been killed in crackdown

Published 15 Oct, 2022 04:31pm

One dead, four hurt in Iraqi Kurdistan blast: statement

An explosive device planted in a car detonated

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:04pm

Iraq’s mighty Tigris river is drying up

The World Bank warned last year that much of Iraq is likely to face a similar fate

Published 20 Sep, 2022 12:24pm