Every year, millions of pilgrims descend on the central Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the Shiite holiday of Arbaeen, one of the largest organized gatherings in the world.
Iraq seeks to overcome foreign investment obstacles: PM
Kadhimi met on Sunday with members of the Iraqi-Saudi Coordinating Council, nearly a month after Riyadh pledged to invest additional millions of dollars in Iraq.
Drug Smuggling and Abuse on the Rise in Iraq
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News .
Iraq suffers from the flow of drugs …
COVID-19: Iraq infections near half a million, as gov’t sets school opening date
According to official data, the total number of infections in Iraq has now reached 498,549, including 428,928 recoveries, and 11,327 deaths.
U.S. embassy post in Iraq meant six months with no days off
Nolan Forbes of Aurora recently spent four active-duty years in the U.S. Marine Corps, but he remembers most fondly just six months at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Iraq to start new school year at end of November
The Iraqi authorities decided on Saturday to start the new school year at the end of this month. According to a statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Higher …
The Government of Iraq and UN-Habitat continue to work together to address challenges in informal settlements [EN/AR]
On 4 November 2020, the Steering Committee on the National Programme for Informal Settlements, chaired by H.E. Dr. Khalid Battal Al-Najim, met to discuss the challenges in informal settlements.
Annie Nightingale interview: ‘I played a set in Iraq in the 80s — all they wanted to hear were Rick Astley songs’
The most dangerous place I’ve visited is Iraq. It was the end of the country’s war with Iran, in 1988 — there was meant to be a ceasefire and I went in with the British Council, who wanted a DJ for an …
Hundreds in Baghdad demand ouster of US troops from Iraq
Several hundred protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital on Saturday afternoon to demand US troops leave the country in accordance with a parliament vote earlier this year. “We will choose resistance …
Netflix to show first movie about Iraq battle against Islamic State in Mosul
Mosul,” an Iraqi film production on one of the stories of the battle to liberate the city, is set to be shown on Netflix this month.