UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to Initiate Policy Dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for Internally Displaced Iraqis The …
Iraq wedding fire death toll rises as investigators point to safety violations
BAGHDAD — The sounds of mourning have coursed through the small Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq since late Tuesday, when a fire destroyed a wedding hall in the middle of a reception, …
Iraq’s prime minister visits wedding fire victims as 2 more people die from their injuries
Iraq’s prime minister has visited injured patients and the families of victims in northern Iraq days after a deadly wedding fire killed around 100 people, as two more people died from their injuries.
What you do when your sister is being held by a terrorist cell in Iraq
It would be near impossible to track all the little and big things that Emma, now 35, has done over the past six months to try and free Elizabeth, who is a year older, from captivity in Iraq. And, this month, flying from her home in the Bay Area to …
Over 100 People Killed After Fire Erupts at Wedding in Iraq
More than 100 people were killed on Tuesday when a wedding hall in Iraq was set ablaze. According to Reuters, the fire started about an hour into a wedding celebration that followed the ceremony. A video of the incident appears to show a ceiling decoration …
Iraq fire: Fears bride and groom among 114 killed in wedding party inferno after ‘firework set off’
The blaze was caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding at a hall in the Al-Hamdaniya district of the northern Nineveh province, part of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. It is a predominantly Christian area just outside the city of Mosul, located 335km northwest of capital Baghdad.
TikToker Fatally Shot in Baghdad As Iraq Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Community
Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old Noor Alsaffar had over 370,000 followers collectively on Instagram and TikTok.
Kuwait country profile
Oil-rich Kuwait is a tiny country nestling at the top of the Gulf. Flanked by powerful neighbours Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran, its strategic location and massive oil reserves make it one of the …
Mourners demand accountability over Iraq wedding fire
Posted . Calls for accountability grew on Thursday for the victims of a deadly fire at an Iraqi wedding celebrat
Mourners demand accountability, bury loved ones after Iraq wedding inferno
Calls for accountability grew on Thursday for the victims of a deadly fire at an Iraqi wedding celebration in a Christian town as grief-stricken mourners attended a packed memorial service and families buried their loved ones.