English

More about this topic

Turkey

Ex-Islamic State fighters still pose a risk in Turkey, finds report

Numerous foreign nationals with links to ISIS have come to Turkey since the terror group was defeated in Syria and Spain.

Iraq

Germany classes Islamic militants' crimes against Yazidis as genocide

German lawmakers have recognised as genocide crimes committed by so-called Islamic State militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014.

Sport

Deadly stampede breaks out outside Iraq stadium

A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday killed at least two people and injured dozens, a health official said.

World News

Iran marks three-year anniversary of assassination of Qasem Soleimani

Iran marks three-year anniversary of assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top military official killed in a US drone strike.

ADVERTISEMENT

Culture news

Breaking all the rules! Iraqi furniture-maker carves up stereotypes

Breaking all the rules! Female Iraqi carpenter and furniture-maker Nour al-Janabi is carving out a fine career in a male-dominated domain industry.

Iraq

Restoration project underway in Iraq to preserve historical documents

"Some manuscripts date back almost 1,000 years," said Ahmed al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body. Iraqi antiques and cultural heritage have often been plundered during decades of conflict.

Green News

Arctic doomsday vault helps countries prepare for the unknown

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault hits 1.2 million seed deposits as countries brace for climate and war-induced food insecurity.

Iran

At least nine killed after Iran's airstrike against Kurdish group

The attacks appear to be in response to the ongoing protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by Tehran's morality police.

Climate

Iraq's Tigris river runs dangerously low, impacting local incomes

Iraq's mighty river Tigris is drying up because of climate change and the construction of dams which is have huge effecting on locals.

No Comment

Fighting intensifies in Baghdad after Sadr quits politics

Fighting between rival Iraqi forces rages for a second day in and around Baghdad's Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead so far.

Iraq

Dozens dead in Iraq chaos after influential Shiite cleric resigns

Iraq’s military announced a nationwide curfew in response to the violence which has wounded hundreds of people in clashes with security forces.

World News

Good News: Just a two-minute walk after a meal is very good for you

Stay positive – in some places, thanks to some people and some institutions, the world is getting better.

Iraq

Why the sale of guns on Facebook in Iraq is so 'rife'

It's such a problem that some Facebook users don't even bother hiding their intentions: one profile was called 'I sell guns' in Kurdish.

No Comment

Drought ravages Iraq's southern marshes

Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall

No Comment

Mourning ritual in Karbala ahead of Ashura

Shiite Muslim pilgrims flaggelate themselves in a mourning ritual during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein.

No Comment

Shiite pilgrims gather for mourning month in Basra

Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual in Iraq's southern city of Basra.

No Comment

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr are asked to leave the Iraqi parliament.

Supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr camped out inside the Baghdad-based Iraqi parliament for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.

No Comment

Sadr supporters occupy Iraqi parliament

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr protest against the appointment of a rival bloc as Prime Minister, and continue to occupy the Iraqi Parliament,

No Comment

Sadr supporters mass inside Iraqi parliament

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, gather and perform prayers inside Iraq's parliament in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, a day after storming it.

No Comment

Pro-Sadr protesters occupy Iraq parliament again

Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied parliament in a deepening political crisis.

,