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In Iraq's desert, truffles aren't a trifle

25 Mar 2019

Would you risk your life for a truffle? In southern Iraq's desolate desert, the dangerous search means nothing less than a quest for treasure, one that mixes equal parts timing, superstition and danger.

Marshes are blossoming in Iraq once again

22 May 2019

After thirty years Iraq's southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends.

Yazidi women stitch together incomes for their broken family

14 Jul 2019

At the time, Daesh killed Yazidi men en masse, took boys as child soldiers and sold women as "sex slaves," with survivors streaming into ramshackle displacement camps.

‘Water is life:’ Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq's historic marshlands

24 Apr 2019

Local farmers are counting their blessings after unexpected heavy rainfall at the end of 2018 caused the dams to overflow by early January and water came gushing back to the wetlands in southeastern Iraq.

UK returns 3,000-year-old tablet looted during Iraq War

20 Mar 2019

A 3,000-year-old carved stone tablet from Babylonia, which promises a curse on those who would destroy it, is to be flown home from Britain after being looted during the Iraq War.

Iraqi gets life in jail over teen rape-murder in Germany

10 Jul 2019

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and other extremists have seized on the brutal killing of 14-year-old Susanna Maria Feldman in their campaign against Chancellor Angela Merkel's asylum policy.

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.

Iraq’s Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

06 Jul 2019

UNESCO World Heritage Committee decide to name the historic city of Babylon a World Heritage Site in a vote held in Azerbaijan's capital, years after Baghdad began campaigning for the site to be added to the list.

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.

Bomb kills eight in Syrian city of Raqqa

10 Apr 2019

The blast also killed four civilians and wounded three members of the Kurdish-led internal security forces known as the Asayish, the source said.

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