Palestine keep hopes of first World Cup alive with dramatic Iraq turnaround | Football News
Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group C qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan.Palestine kept alive hopes of…
Islamic State leader dies in U.S. airstrike in Iraq
American and Iraqi military forces killed the Islamic State's Chief of Global Operations for the Islamic State using an airstrike in western Iraq, U.S. Central…
Iraq says ‘dangerous’ ISIL leader Abu Khadija killed | ISIL/ISIS News
Prime Minister al-Sudani hails the killing of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i as a major blow to ISIL remnants in Iraq.The leader of the ISIL (ISIS)…
US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran | Energy News
Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports.The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that…
US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US.The United States has transferred 11…
Monday 6 January Iraqi Army Day in Iraq
Did you know that 21 countries in the world have no army? That means there are about 175 national armies, but only 16 countries have…
‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help | Migration
Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels like someone has tied a…
The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United…
Blinken meets Iraq PM to discuss Syria future, fight against ISIL | News
US secretary of state visits the Middle East after Bashar al-Assad’s government collapses.United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed…
Blinken meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad to discuss ISIL, Syria | Syria’s War
NewsFeedUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Baghdad to discuss Syria and ISIL with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. It…
Tuesday 10 December Victory Day in Iraq
In 2014, ISIS launched an offensive in Iraq taking control of about a third of Iraqi territory including the second-biggest city, Mosul. The war to…
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq condemn Israel’s ‘dangerous’ land grab in Syria | Syria’s War News
Qatar, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have decried Israel’s seizure of land in Syria near the occupied Golan Heights as the Israeli military continues to launch…
Syria, Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance | Syria’s War News
Syrian and Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow…
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling | Migration News
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says countries must work more closely to tackle people smuggling.The United Kingdom says it has signed a security pact with…
Trump’s Second Term and the Middle East: A Forecast of Challenges and Opportunities
On November 6, 2024, Donald Trump secured victory in Wisconsin, surpassing the required 270 electoral votes, confirming him as the 47th president of the United…
'I've been to most dangerous countries including Syria, Iraq and Ukraine — one thing stuck out'
An avid traveller, dubbed a 'danger tourist', has met drugs lords, the Taliban and had dinner with gang members from visiting the world's most perilous…
Should women fight on front lines? Trump’s Defense pick reignites debate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed…
What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News
A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib…
Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News
A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled.…
US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’ | Conflict News
US Central Command said nine targets were hit at two locations in Syria in response to an attack on US forces over the previous 24…