Bahrain edge past Iraq in opener

HANDBALL – Bahrain’s national handball team secured a narrow 28-26 win over Iraq in their opening match of the 10th Arab Handball Championship, taking place in Kuwait until Sunday. The tightly contested match saw Bahrain edge ahead 15-13 at half-time and …

From Croatia to Iraq: The French Fighter Jet Rafale Is in Hot Demand

India recently finalized a $7.4 billion deal with French aerospace firm Dassault Aviation for twenty-six Rafale omnirole fighters, including twenty-two carrier-capable Rafale M single-seat aircraft and four twin-seat trainer aircraft.  The announcement was …

Will US pressure end truce with Iraq’s ‘resistance’ factions?

A GOP rep was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery in Iraq. Those he reportedly saved can’t remember him being there

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Netanyahu's new Gaza plan is taken straight out of the Iraq War playbook

No single word is being used in a more negative way among supporters of President Donald Trump these days than "neocons," short for neoconservatives. This word, which originally described a specific school of interventionist thought in American …

Iraq’s jails buckle under overcrowding as amnesty law frees thousands

Iraq’s prison system is under severe strain, operating at more than double its capacity, as a newly enacted general amnesty law results in the release of thousands of inmates, Justice Minister Khaled Shwani has said. The country’s 30 official prisons, …

Conclave: Iraq cardinal says hopes will last 3-4 days

An Iraqi cardinal said Monday he hoped that the conclave that starts Wednesday to elect Pope Francis's successor will last only three to four days.     "We hope the new Pope will arrive in three-four days", said Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, …

Iraq reviews 1,000-megawatt solar energy projects with UAE’s Masdar

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, held a virtual meeting on Sunday with officials from Masdar, a UAE state-owned renewable energy company, to discuss accelerating the implementation of solar energy projects in …

Human rights group urges Kamla to repatriate TT nationals from Syria, Iraq

News Jada Loutoo 12 Minutes Ago In this file photo, Human Rights Watch children's rights advocacy director Jo Becker, right, speaks during a press conference. At left is Human Rights Watch associate director Terrorism/Counterterrorism Crisis and …

Iraq continues importing Iranian gas and electricity despite US sanctions

2025-05-05T15:55:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq continues to import electricity and natural gas from Iran without interruption, despite US sanctions imposed on Tehran, a senior official revealed on Monday. Dakhel Radi, a …