In a press statement, Yousif Muayad, Manager of the International Environmental Relations Department at Iraq’s Ministry of Environment, said that the ministry is collaborating with the UNDP to prepare for its participation in the upcoming conference in the UAE.
The race to save Mosul’s last synagogue
With funds for reconstruction frozen due to political stalemate between Iraq and Israel, this historical synagogue, symbolic of Mosul’s long-ago state of religious pluralism, remains in a continual st …
Maine Army National Guard soldiers reunite 20 years after Iraq deployment
The former members of the 133rd Engineer Battalion were part of the largest call-up of any Maine military unit since World War II.
Guard soldiers gather 20 years after Iraq deployment
Former members of the 133 rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard gathered in Winthrop on Sunday to mark the 20 th anniversary of their deployment to Iraq. Over 500 Guard soldiers were …
Strengthening the Social Contract in Iraq
Strengthening the Social Contract in Iraq Over 120 of the Iraq’s primary stakeholders and thought leaders came together during the country’s 1st consultation session on the development of the National …
Date farmers in Iraq’s Diyala overjoyed by produce abundance
Khalis, Diyala province, are happy that their date produce this year is of high quality and in abundance. The fruit is considered an Iraqi national symbol. Al-Khalis is known for being home to a …
The Story of the Iraqi Jews in a Nutshell
Under the rule of the Parthians, who succeeded the Babylonians, the Jews enjoyed relative autonomy and participated in trade, agriculture, and intellectual activities. The rise of the Sassanid Empire …
Nepali woman held hostage in Iraq for three years; mother pleads for rescue
Kamala Murmu, 30, a resident of Arjundhara Municipality-6, has been held hostage by an unknown gang in Iraq, her mother said while making an appeal for her rescue.
Iraq-Peshmerga joint brigades to start operations soon
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – With funds from the federal budget approved, joint brigades between the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are expected to start operations within the next month, a …
Officials Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Deadly Attack on UN Headquarters in Iraq
The Aug. 19, 2003, truck bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which housed the U.N. headquarters in Iraq at the time, killed 22 U.N. staff including the head, Sergio Vieira de Mello, a rising …