Amnesty denounces Iraq court over Kurdish journalist’s sentence
Amnesty International condemned the trial and extended detention of Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who was sentenced again on August 19th...
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Iraq seals oil exploration agreement with US company Chevron
Iraq has signed a deal with US oil producer Chevron for the purpose of oil exploration, The Arab Weekly via...
Iraq excavates Khasfa, nation’s biggest Islamic State mass grave
It has been announced by Iraqi authorities that they have begun to exhume Khasfa, the nation's largest mass grave site...
Police in Iraq’s Kurdistan region arrest opposition leader
Iraqi Kurdish police stated that they had arrested the main opposition party leader in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north...
Iraq experiences power cuts amid heatwave
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has announced that several provinces in Iraq have been hit by power cuts, as temperatures...
Saudi Arabia and Iraq ink deal to tackle drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia and Iraq inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on August 6th in Riyadh to boost ties to tackle...
Iraq: Drone attacks continue as investigation unfolds
Drones loaded with explosives were dropped near the city of Erbil, Iraq on July 28th, following the arrival of Iraq’s...
Iraq: Hundreds demonstrate over water shortages amid drought
Hundreds of people in Iraq took to the streets on July 25th over extreme water shortages which have worsened due...
Iraq gives life sentence under law banning Israeli normalisation
Iraq has given its first life sentence under a law which makes normalisation with Israel illegal, the judiciary said on...
Iraq: Local officials detained over shopping centre fire
In Iraq, six local officials have been detained and public employees have been suspended following a fire in a shopping...
Iraq says drones that hit military radars were made abroad
Iraq stated on July 18th that the drones which previously struck its military radar systems were launched in Iraq's soil...
Fire in Iraqi shopping centre kills over 70
A fire in a shopping centre in Iraq's eastern city of al-Kut, has killed more than 70 people, highlighting negligence...
Iraq inks deal with Kurds on oil exports and salaries
Iraq’s cabinet on July 17th struck a long-awaited crude oil deal with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region, which would restore their...
Three oil fields in north Iraq attacked by drones
In Iraq's Kurdistan region, three oil fields were struck by drones on July 16th, according to Kurdish authorities, The New...
US-operated oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by drone strike
Operations at a US-run oil facility in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region were halted following a drone strike, adding to the...
