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Vatican

Pope Francis in Iraq for historic visit amid virus and security fears

The Pope's three-day visit will include a meeting with Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Slovenia

Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck

They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Europe News

NATO to increase training in Iraq but delays decision on Afghanistan

With a May 1st deadline looming, defence ministers from the NATO military alliance have chosen to delay a decision on whether to withdraw forces from Afghanistan.

Iraq

US 'outraged' by deadly rocket attack near base in Iraq

At least one person was killed and several others were injured including an American service member, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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Turkey

Turkish troops find bodies of 13 citizens in cave in northern Iraq

Turkey says the 13 people, whose names have not been revealed, had been abducted by militants and taken to a cave complex in Iraq.

Iraq

Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

The arrest warrant was for a charge of premeditated murder, which carries the death penalty on conviction.

USA

Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted of massacre in Iraq

The former Blackwater guards were serving lengthy sentences for their part in the 2007 shooting that left 14 Iraqi civilians dead and 17 others wounded.

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Iraqi firefighters put out oil well fire 'started by Islamic State'

Firefighters from the Iraqi state-owned North Oil Company put out a fire at an oil well in the northern Khabbaz oil field which has been raging for a week.

Iraq

Iraq rocket attack kills child, wounds at least five, says military

The military said the incident would not go without "prosecution and accountability."

Iraq

Iraqi officials say two rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone

At least two rockets hit inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, two Iraqi officials said.

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Watch: In Mecca, pilgrims return to Islam's holiest site

A very small number of people circled the Kaaba in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months.

Iraq

Forty years after the war, how are Iranian and Iraqi relations?

Tehran now wields considerable political and economic influence in neighbouring Iraq with some Iraqis deploring that their country was "handed over to Iran".

Iraq

US and Spain hand over base to Iraq as allied retreat continues

On Friday the Iraqi military said four rockets had been fired at Basmaya base but no casualties were reported.

World

How is science building Iraq’s former glory, and the minds of young Saudis?

The Middle East and North Africa’s contribution to global science and engineering publications was only about two percent in 2013 according to a Harvard funded study.

Iraq

German art curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in government operation

Her friends and acquaintances reported her missing earlier this week, and she has since been freed.

World News

Facebook bans sale of historical artefacts in anti-looting crackdown

The wars in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya has led to a thriving trade in looted artefacts - and social media platforms play a key role.

World

How are translations between English and Arabic helping to tackle misinformation?

Iraqi students from the University of Mosul are on a mission to share English content with their peers in Arabic.

World News

Euroviews. Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View

Coronavirus is currently tearing its way through the Western world. But the loss of life, destruction of the economy and paralysis of infrastructure will be exponentially worse in the developing world - and it could lead to a migrant crisis the likes of which Europe has never seen before.

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Holy city Karbala disinfected as coronavirus hits religious tourism

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit Karbala each year. But coronavirus is hitting the number of visitors.

World

How are local bookshops helping to revive Iraq’s literary community?

Despite years of war, censorship and dictatorships in Iraq, authors and intellectuals have determinedly gathered to exchange ideas and share their experiences.

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