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Four People Killed in Building Collapse in Central Baghdad

Four people were killed and at least eight people, including foreign workers, were injured after a building that housed a restaurant collapsed Sunday morning in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, medical and security sources told AFP. A Civil Defense source told the news agency that the two-story building collapsed as…

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Severe Water Shortages Strain Wheat Harvest in Iraq

Salah Chelab crushed a husk of wheat plucked from his sprawling farmland south of Baghdad and inspected its seeds in the palm of one hand. They were several grams lighter than he hoped. "It’s because of the water shortages," he said, the farm machine roaring behind him, cutting and gathering…

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Baghdad on Alert over Possible Attack on Airport, Green Zone

The Operations Command on Saturday revealed that outlawed armed factions were seeking to attack Baghdad's international airport and Green Zone. The information was leaked in a secret cable overnight on Friday. The military said the attack was likely to take place on Saturday night or Sunday. The factions would resort…

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Iraq Trial of Briton and German for Antiquity Theft Adjourned

An Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defense lawyer called for more investigations. James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist, have been in custody…

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Erbil Requests a UN Envoy to Organize Relations with Iraq

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq announced that the Security Council approved a request submitted by Erbil to send a UN envoy to organize the relationship with Baghdad and find radical solutions for their differences. The Presidency said in a statement that Council members expressed their support of…

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Israel Uncovers New Hezbollah Route to Transfer Weapons from Iran to Lebanon

Israel accused on Friday a senior official in the Hezbollah party of opening a new route to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said that Rida Hashem Safieddine was overseeing the route. Safieddine is the husband of Zeinab, the daughter of slain Iranian Quds Force…

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Iraq’s Kadhimi Ends ‘Green Zone Era,’ Vows Restoring Neighborhoods’ Original Names

Iraqi Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi dropped a bombshell by announcing that the era of Baghdad’s “Green Zone,” which was set up during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, is nearing its end. Kadhimi, during a Tuesday visit to the Municipality of Baghdad, pledged that the Green Zone in the…

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Sandstorm engulfs Baghdad turning sky orange with thousands struggling to breathe

Hundreds living in Baghdad and Iraq's southern cities have been admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties as a series of heavy sandstorms continue to batter the country

Daily Mirror

Iraqi merchants struggle on amid series of strong sandstorms

Iraqi merchants say they have no choice but adapt as the latest in an unrelenting series of intense sandstorms swept their country

The Independent UK

Family of detained geologist hope he will be returned ‘safe and sound soon’

Jim Fitton, 66, insisted he had not acted with criminal intent and had no idea he was breaking Iraqi laws during his court appearance in Baghdad.

The Independent UK

Sandstorm Closes Schools, Offices and Halts Flights in Iraq

A heavy sandstorm in Iraq, the latest of what Iraqis say is an unprecedented number to hit the country in recent weeks, closed some state schools and offices and halted flights at Baghdad International Airport on Monday. Authorities in Baghdad, including the Education Ministry, declared a day off for local…

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Sandstorm closes schools, offices and halts flights in Iraq

Reuters

Briton, German on Trial in Iraq over Pottery Shards

A Briton and a German allegedly found with ancient pottery shards in their luggage told the start of their trial Sunday in Iraq that they had no intention of breaking the law. James Fitton, 66, a retired British geologist, and Volker Waldmann, 60, a Berlin psychologist, appeared dressed in the…

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Briton, German deny smuggling antiquities in Iraq court

Two tourists — a Briton and a German — accused of smuggling ancient shards out of Iraq have appeared in yellow detainees’ uniforms in a Baghdad court

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Baghdad-Erbil Crisis Looms after Oil Talks Collapse

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar has dropped a bombshell by acknowledging that no agreement has been reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over oil and energy, warning of a crisis erupting between Baghdad and Erbil. Last March, the Federal Supreme Court announced a binding and final decision for…

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Thousands Sick as Latest Severe Sandstorm Sweeps across Iraq

One person died in Iraq and more than 5,000 were treated in hospitals Thursday for respiratory ailments due to a sandstorm, the seventh in a month, the health ministry said. Duststorms have increased dramatically in frequency in Iraq in recent years, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts made worse…

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of abandoning UK geologist at risk of execution in Iraq

Family ‘baffled’ by Foreign Office after Jim Fitton arrested for taking pottery pieces from ancient site

Reuters

Severe dust storms in Iraq cause breathing problems for thousands - medics

A series of dust storms across central and southern Iraq have led to thousands of Iraqis attending hospitals and clinics to seek treatment for breathing problems, medical officials said on Thursday.

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Sandstorm suspends flights, many Iraqis struggle to breathe (old)

Hundreds of Iraqis have rushed to hospitals with breathing problems and the Baghdad airport suspended flights for several hours as a sandstorm blanketed the country, the fifth within a month

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Iraq: Katyusha Targets House of Anti-Corruption Official

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency announced that a Katyusha rocket targeted the home of the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Intelligence. The agency issued a statement announcing that the house of Lt-Gen Ahmed Abu Ragheef was targeted by a Katyusha rocket in Baghdad’s Karrada area on Wednesday morning. Prime…

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British Man Found with Ancient Shards Could Be Tried in Iraq

A retired British geologist accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent, his family said, expressing hopes the charges - potentially punishable by death - could be avoided. Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested last month at Baghdad airport after Iraqi customs officials found him and a…

The Independent UK

British man found with ancient shards could be tried in Iraq

The family of a British citizen who could face trial in Iraq after being found in possession of small archaeological fragments is insisting he had no criminal intent

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Kuwait Releases 5 Iraqi Fishermen Who Had Mistakenly Entered its Territories

Kuwaiti authorities released five Iraqi fishermen who had mistakenly entered its regional waters, reported Iraqi media on Monday. They were released after being investigated and their identities verified, they added. The Kuwaiti Coast Guard had arrested the men in the Ras al-Qayd region, where they were fishing, in late April…

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Daughter of Robert Pether, jailed and feared tortured in Iraq, asks Scott Morrison to intervene in his case

Nala, 9, takes to social media to call on the Australian government to give more help to her father, who has been locked up in a Baghdad prison for more than a year.

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Kurdistan Demands 'More Serious' Stance from Baghdad after Latest Rocket Barrage

President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani called on the federal government in Baghdad to take a "more serous" stances in condemning the rocket attacks that have been taking place in the Region in recent months. A missile attack targeted an oil refinery in the Kurdistan capital, Erbil on Sunday…

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