U.S. strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

U.S. strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

U.S. fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on November 22, killing eight pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, U.S. and Iraqi sources said. The twin strikes, which followed a similar bombardment of Iran-backed forces on November 21, drew condemnation from the Iraqi government, which said it had not been … Read more

Doctors of Belagavi hospital save lives of two babies, one from Goa and the other from Iraq

Doctors of Belagavi hospital save lives of two babies, one from Goa and the other from Iraq

Doctors from Arihant Hospital with the 28-day-old baby from Iraq and its mother in Belagavi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Doctors of Arihant Hospital in Belagavi have saved the lives of two babies, by performing complicated heart surgeries on them. A 10-day-old baby from Goa and a 28-day-old infant from Iraq are the … Read more

Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN

Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his decision to delay a controversial plan to weaken the country’s judiciary on Monday, he … Read more

A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics

A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, after trying for 10 years, is on the cusp of getting Congress to repeal the authorizations that led the US into war against Iraq in … Read more

Gulf Cup soccer final in Iraq to take place despite stampede | CNN

Gulf Cup soccer final in Iraq to take place despite stampede | CNN

Abu Dhabi and Baghdad CNN  —  A Gulf Cup final match between Iraq and Oman will take place in Basra on Thursday as scheduled, Iraqi soccer officials said, despite a deadly stampede outside the stadium just hours earlier. “The match between the Iraqi and Omani national teams will take place as scheduled,” the Iraqi Football … Read more

Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock | CNN

Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock | CNN

CNN  —  Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president on Thursday, ending a yearlong political stalemate that had turned violent over the summer. Rashid won 162 out of 269 votes, beating out current President Barham Salim, who only obtained 99 votes, according to a statement from the Iraqi parliament. … Read more

Cases of deadly ‘nose-bleed fever’ surge in Iraq; What is this disease that causes profuse bleeding?

Cases of deadly ‘nose-bleed fever’ surge in Iraq; What is this disease that causes profuse bleeding?

Cases of ‘nose-bleed fever’ originally known as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever has been reported in around 120 people in Iraq since January this year. According to reports, 19 people have died due to the deadly tick-borne virus and the country’s health officials have warned as the disease is reportedly spreading at an unprecedented rate. The disease … Read more

Massive dust storms sweep across Iraq forcing closure of schools, offices — view pictures

Massive dust storms sweep across Iraq forcing closure of schools, offices — view pictures

Iraq, which has seen unprecedented sandstorms since April 2022, witnessed sandstorms in the country on Monday. Affecting normal lives in the middle-east country, the sandstorm forced the cancellation of a large number of flights and also led to the closing of schools and colleges. Due to this, a large number of people who were facing … Read more

Assange set to make submissions to UK minister after losing Supreme Court appeal

Assange set to make submissions to UK minister after losing Supreme Court appeal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in the US over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to make submissions to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel after he lost an appeal against his extradition in the UK Supreme Court. The 50-year-old’s lawyers had argued that he should … Read more

France’s TotalEnergies signs $27 billion oil, gas, solar deal in Iraq

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French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar energy production in Iraq, the country’s oil minister said Sunday. The announcement of the deal, supposed in part to reduce Iraq’s reliance on fossil fuels, came as minister Ihsan Ismail signed the contract at a Baghdad ceremony with TotalEnergies … Read more