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    Rainfall revives Iraq’s marshlands

    25 Apr 2019

    This time last year, most of Iraq’s historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall.

    US has imposed divide-and-rule system on Iraq

    19 Jun 2022

    It is ironic that both the US, which claims to be the world’s first democracy, and Iraq face political deadlock nearly two decades after the George W. Bush administration invaded, occupied and imposed a deeply flawed “democratic” system of governance on that ancient country.

    VIDEO: Thick sheet of orange dust blankets Baghdad, 2,000 suffocation cases reported

    16 May 2022

    An informed source said, "All flights at Najaf airport have been suspended until further notice, due to the severity of the dust storm."

    Mortar attack claims three lives in Iraq

    09 Jul 2019

    A mortar bomb attack killed at least three people and injured four in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said.

    UAE tops Arab world in GEMS Maturity Index

    24 Aug 2019

    According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report, the UAE achieved a 90 percent score in the 'Service Availability and Sophistication' category.

    Massive sandstorms paralyse life in Saudi, Kuwait and Iraq, force closure of airports

    23 May 2022

    A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East on Monday, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places.

    Iraq's former prime minister Abadi eyes second term

    13 Jul 2019

    As the government of incumbent Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi faces growing criticism over poor services, Abadi has been working in the wings to secure a second term, according to multiple sources.

    Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi meets Saudi crown prince in Riyadh

    18 Apr 2019

    Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, his office said on Thursday.

    Daesh exploits COVID-19 to mount more attacks

    10 May 2020

    Daesh is exploiting the world’s preoccupation with the coronavirus to regroup, recoup, and mount frequent attacks in Iraq and Syria. Daesh’s leadership has announced a “Ramadan offensive” and urged fighters to open up a second front by carrying out operations while the Iraqi and Syrian governments fight Covid-19. This broad front has taken priority over mopping up Daesh remnants.

    Iraqis feel the pain of US sanctions on Iran

    27 May 2019

    For years, Karar Hussein has sold sweets in his shop near the entrance to one of holiest shrines, accepting whatever currency was offered to him by his clients, many of them religious tourists from neighbouring Iran. But lately, when Iranian pilgrims ask about prices, he tells them he can only sell if they pay in Iraqi currency. They often walk out, disappointed.

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