The Iraqi health authorities on Sunday decided to impose full curfew during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, while the Health Ministry reported 2,459 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total nationwide ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq protest movement threatens to erupt again after two killed
Security forces have been implicated in the deaths of several hundred protesters since demonstrations began in October ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq: At least two killed in renewed anti-government protests
Dozens also wounded in Baghdad's Tahrir Square during rally against corruption and lack of jobs and basic services. ( read original story ...)
Fmr Unaoil Exec Jailed for Iraq Bribery
Ziad Akle, 's territory manager for Iraq, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for paying over $500,000 in bribes to secure a $55m contract to supply offshore mooring buoys. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Full curfew during Eid Al Adha holiday in Iraq, extended from July 30 to August 9
Iraqi health authorities have decided to impose a full curfew during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holiday. In a statement on Sunday, the Higher Committee for Health and National Safety, headed by Prime ... ( read original story ...)
US envoy to South Korea posts video shaving off his controversial moustache
Harry Harris visits a barbershop to remove his moustache months after his facial hair became the subject of a colonialist row ... ( read original story ...)
Harry Harris: US envoy to South Korea shaves off controversial moustache
Mr Harris has been ambassador to South Korea since 2018, during a time of strained relations. South Korea is a key military and economic partner. The US stations 28,500 troops in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Confirms a Defector Swam Back to the North
North Korea is accusing him of bringing Covid-19 across the border. A South Korean news outlet says the 24-year-old man was wanted for questioning over a rape accusation. ( read original story ...)
South Korea says defector who fled to North ‘did not have’ Covid-19
The case has triggered an emergency lockdown in the North, but officials in Seoul say the man had no record of infection or contact ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Sex education in schools sparks debate over morality
A school textbook exploring the fictional lives of adolescents and sexually active couples has caused a real-world storm. Conservative politicians and monks argue that sex education undermines Burmese ... ( read original story ...)