Revealed: The truth behind the viral ‘dancing dentist’ video
A viral "dancing dentist" video led to a woman being falsely identified as an Egyptian dentist, an Iraqi dentist and...
Iraq
Iraq threatens to leave OPEC if oil quota isn’t raised
Iraq could leave OPEC if the organisation does not increase its oil production quota, Iraqi officials said, according to The...
Khalid al-Bari: Is Iran the new Iraq?
Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is not distant history, and its protagonists have not yet disappeared. Yet, despite that, it does...
How is the UAE reshaping the Middle East?
While traditionally, Saudi Arabia has held its position as the undisputed leader of the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates’...
Shifting dynamics: Is the UAE reshaping the Middle East?
While traditionally, Saudi Arabia has held its position as the undisputed leader of the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates'...
Iraqi PM intensifies armed group disarmament campaign
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has stepped up efforts to bring all weapons under state control, launching a new disarmament...
Iraq reroutes oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz blockade
Iraq has begun exporting oil through Syria as it seeks alternative routes for shipments disrupted by the Iran war, Reuters...
Iraq restarts oil flow to Turkey to bypass Hormuz disruptions
Iraq has resumed oil exports from its northern Kirkuk fields to Turkey’s Ceyhan port, in a bid to offset disruptions...
Iraq: Drone strikes in Baghdad raise fears of al-Qaeda prison break
Iraq’s Ministry of Justice warned that repeated drone attacks near Baghdad International Airport pose a risk to a nearby prison...
Morocco plans repatriation of Islamic State-linked nationals from Iraq
Morocco is preparing a plan to repatriate citizens linked to the Islamic State group who were transferred to detention facilities...
Iraqi women’s rights activist killed in Baghdad
Prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in Baghdad on...
Ex-Tunisian prime minister’s sentence cut to 24 years
On 26 February, a Tunisian court reduced former prime minister Ali Larayedh’s sentence from 34 to 24 years, according to Africanews via...
Iraq arrests 17 in crackdown on Russian military recruitment plot
Seventeen people have been arrested in Iraq over an alleged scheme to recruit young Iraqis into Russia’s war against Ukraine,...
Gulf unity tested as Kuwait challenges Iraq sea map
Kuwait and Iraq have entered a maritime dispute after Baghdad submitted new sea boundary coordinates to the United Nations, a...
Iraq and UAE plan $700m “WorldLink” cable in Gulf data race
Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are planning a $700 million data cable project aimed at boosting regional connectivity, as...
