Safir International Hotels & Resorts (SHR) has announced the signing of a management and operation contract for a new five-star hotel in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. This marks the debut of the …
Pope in autobiography reveals an apparent bombing plot during his 2021 visit to Iraq
According to the pope’s autobiography, British intelligence informed Iraqi police that a woman wearing explosives was planning to blow herself up during his visit.
Pope Francis reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq
Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography.
War veteran who lost his leg in Iraq gifted adapted home in Omaha
While serving in Iraq in 2006, a roadside bomb cost him his right leg and severely injured his left. “I was at the worst part—one of the worst parts of my life—physically, emotionally, psychologically,” he said. “And once you get broken—once you hit rock bottom—you have no place to go but up.”
Jim Leach, Iowa Republican who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 82
Mr. Leach would later serve as head of the National Endowment for the Humanities during the Obama administration and as interim leader of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.
Fact Check: Biden Admin Renewed Iran Sanctions Waiver — But Claims of $10B ‘Grant’ Are Misleading
Speaking at the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Dec. 13, 2023, Abram Paley, deputy special envoy to Iran, said of the money owed to Iran under the ongoing Iraq …
Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse
Now she fears other young girls will be subjected to similar ordeals if lawmakers pass proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9 as well as give religious authorities the power to decide on family …
Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq in Syria Diplomacy Effort
Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime’s fall.
Why did Syrian soldiers turn to Iraq for safety after Assad’s fall?
ALBAWABA – Following the overthrow of the Assad regime, over 2,000 Syrian soldiers have fled to Iraq, according to an Iraqi official. Currently, the Ira
Blinken arrives in Iraq amid US efforts to support a peaceful Syrian political transition
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Iraq on Friday on his latest visit to the Middle East, where he urged nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition.