For over four decades, Iraq has grappled with persistent drought, intensified by extreme heat, desertification, and dwindling water resources. The United Nations Environment Programme ranks Iraq as the world’s fifth most climate-vulnerable region, where …
Shafaq News With fewer than a week remaining until the scheduled end of Iraq’s parliamentary recess, mounting political tensions and strategic stalling tactics are drawing renewed scrutiny. Multiple lawmakers have confirmed the existence of internal …
Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry returned six cuneiform clay tablets Monday to Iraqi authorities within the scope of protecting cultural assets and combating smuggling. The tablets contain economic, administrative and religious content dating …
A group of 20 to 30 PKK fighters is set to surrender arms in Sulaymaniyah province between July 3 and 10, following a new message from Abdullah Ocalan. An initial group of 20 to 30 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will surrender their …
2025-07-01T06:49:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Erbil/Kirkuk/Saladin Iraqi security authorities have launched an official investigation into coordinated attacks that struck Kirkuk International Airport and the …
2025-07-01T09:01:40+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Influential political factions in Iraq, some reportedly backed by international and regional actors, are exerting growing pressure to postpone the country’s parliamentary …
Local sources in Iraq early on Tuesday reported that several explosions were heard in Kirkuk. Two rockets hit the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq, injuring two personnel, India Today reported. A third rocket struck a house in the city, …
2025-07-01T10:30:40+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Saladin On Tuesday, Iraq’s Ministry of Oil denied reports that production had been suspended at the Baiji refinery in Saladin province following a drone incident near the facility. In …
2025-07-01T07:30:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Najaf A woman in her sixties has died from complications related to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Najaf, a medical source told Shafaq News on Tuesday. The woman had been …
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