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Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony
Middle East
December 7, 2021
Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony
BAGHDAD (AP) — A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh…
Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4
Middle East
December 7, 2021
Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An explosion rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Monday, killing at least…
Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead
Middle East
December 4, 2021
Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq killed at least 12…
In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
Middle East
November 29, 2021
In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes — these were the trinkets left behind in northern…
Iraqi PM decries ‘cowardly’ attack on his home by drones carrying explosives
Middle East
November 8, 2021
Iraqi PM decries ‘cowardly’ attack on his home by drones carrying explosives
BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed from an armed drone assassination attempt in Baghdad,…
Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence
Middle East
November 7, 2021
Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence
BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in…
Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
Middle East
November 7, 2021
Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early…
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
Middle East
November 3, 2021
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
BAGHDAD (AP) — More than three weeks after Iraqis voted in parliament elections, pro-Iran Shia militias that emerged as the…
Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq
Middle East
November 2, 2021
Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq
DOHUK, Iraq, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Archaeologists have excavated the first, and what they believe is the oldest, industrial wine…
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the electoral commission said late…