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The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

As Russia invades Ukraine, Iraqis remember painful war memories

Ukraine’s invasion is a painful reminder for many Iraqis who have lost their hopes and dreams due to conflict.

Al Jazeera

Revealed: leaked files show how Ericsson allegedly helped bribe Islamic State

Leak also found the telecoms giant had put its contractors at risk and allowed them to be kidnapped by the militants

The Guardian - UK

Arab Students Stranded in Ukraine Desperate to Go Home

Thousands of young Arabs who took up studies in Ukraine are appealing to be rescued from a new nightmare -- Russia's full scale invasion of the country. More than 10,000 Arab students attend university in Ukraine. Many have criticized their governments for failing to take concrete measures to repatriate them,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Tight security as thousands make annual Iraq pilgrimage

Thousands of pilgrims clad in black are making their way on foot towards a gold-domed shrine in northwestern Baghdad, part of a weeklong procession to commemorate the death of a revered figure in Shiite Islam

The Independent UK

Russia speaks total lies. That doesn’t diminish America’s half-truths

We can’t ignore that the US is capable of wars like Vietnam and Iraq. Still, the US is an important force for peace against Russian aggression

The Guardian - US

Epic Paris terror trial reaches half-way stage with more questions than answers

Despite the ravages provoked by Covid-19, which have already led to three weeks of suspensions, the Paris terror trial has reached the end of its second major stage: the examination of the activities and religious attitudes of the accused up to the summer of 2015, before the detailed planning of…

Radio France Internationale

Iraqi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Internal Divisions Affecting Ties with Neighbors

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned that the Arab region will be affected by the Ukrainian-Russian war. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he predicted that the world will again be faced with a stifling reality: "You are either with us or against us," given the deep polarization between major…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Covid Rages in Iraq as Vaccinations Lag

In the stores and buses of Iraq masks are rare even as Covid-19 spreads widely, vaccines are viewed with suspicion and the sick see hospitals as a last resort. At Al-Shifaa Hospital in the capital Baghdad, the ramifications are clear, reported AFP. "More than 95 percent of those sick with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘No other option’: Excerpts of Putin’s speech declaring war

Before launching the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II, Putin made an address.

Al Jazeera

Sadr Eyes Taking Down Iranian Financial Cartel Operating in Iraq

In Baghdad, advertisement is rife for private banks safeguarded by concrete walls and security detail. But it is hard to find a single customer using these banks for any financial transactions. These newly formed institutions hide part of a complex financial “cartel” for smuggling and money laundering. On February 17,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How the First Saudi State Posed Real Threat to the Ottomans, Persian Influence

Thousands of foreign documents, uncovered by a Saudi researcher specialized in Saudi history, revealed important aspects that characterized the first central state in the Arabian Peninsula, which was founded by Imam Muhammad bin Saud. With King Salman’s announcement that February 22 will be known as Founding Day, commemorating Saudi heritage…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Foils 3 Planned Suicide Attacks, Interior Minister Says

Lebanese security forces have foiled plans by militants linked to ISIS to carry out three suicide attacks in Beirut's southern suburbs, the interior minister said on Wednesday. The plans for the attacks involved rocket-propelled grenades and gun fire as well as suicide vests rigged with explosives that would have killed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Security Council Ends Iraq Invasion Reparations to Kuwait

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to wrap up the three-decade program which has allowed Kuwait to recover more than $50 billion from Iraq for damages caused by its 1990 invasion. Members approved a resolution to "terminate the mandate" of the United Nations Compensation Commission, concluding that the operation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN ends Iraq's requirement to pay victims of Kuwait invasion

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end Iraq’s requirement to compensate victims of its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, with Baghdad having paid out $52.4 billion to 1.5 million claimants

The Independent UK

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Foreign Affairs

ISIS’s Leadership Crisis

A Vacancy at the Top Threatens the Group’s Global Operations

The Independent UK

Iraq’s second largest lake drying up, turning up dead fish

Iraq’s Razzaza Lake was once a tourist attraction known for its beautiful scenery and an abundance of fish that locals depended on

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel free when I run’: the young women enjoying a sense of freedom in Iraq

Displaced Iraqi girls stuck in camps are getting a taste of independence by running, hiking and kickboxing, thanks to a programme teaching them about sport and confidence

France 24

Iraq, a hotbed of wildlife trafficking: Surge in demand sparks fear for endangered species

Decades of conflict has made Iraq a hotbed for trafficking. From weapons to drugs, Iraq has dominated headlines. However, less attention has been focused on the trafficking of wild animals. In fact, the Middle East is considered one of the hubs of animal trafficking. Our correspondent in Iraq, Lucile Wassermann,…

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Richard Shepherd obituary

Maastricht rebel Conservative MP who opposed his government’s handling of the Scott report into the arms-to-Iraq inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Rare Persian leopard held in Kurdistan zoo faces uncertain future

Animal, which was caught in a trap and had leg amputated, cannot return to wild, but region lacks resources to rehabilitate it

Salon

What we haven't learned from endless war

Two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan had little effect on daily life in America. That tells us way too much

Reuters

Russian diplomat says: U.S. and British spies can't be trusted on Ukraine

The assessments of U.S. and British spies on Ukraine cannot be trusted as they made so many grave mistakes in the run up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations said on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

British army veterans denied treatment for brain injuries

They have seizures and brain damage but the MoD insists their illnesses are psychological. Now scans could help thousands of soldiers who have been misdiagnosed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Travel Ban Imposed on Iraq Finance Minister amid Dispute with Sadr

Criticism by Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi against Sadrist movement leader cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Deputy parliament Speaker Hakim al-Zamili has sparked wide debate in the country. It marked the first time a minister openly criticizes Sadr, who enjoys a very loyal support base in the millions in Baghdad…

Reuters

U.S. man charged with torturing a worker in Iraq's Kurdistan region

A Pennsylvania man has been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors with torturing an employee at a construction project that the defendant was managing in Iraq's Kurdistan region in 2015 after the worker raised concerns about a program to produce weapons parts.

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