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Scot calls out UK Foreign Secretary for not helping brother in Iraqi jail

THE brother of a Scottish man who is being held in Iraq over a Qatari bank debt has demanded the Foreign Secretary do more to save him…

The National (Scotland)

Brother of Scot held in Iraq says his conditions are ‘vile’

Brian Glendinning’s family held a protest outside Holyrood on Thursday as they campaigned for his release.

The Independent UK

Family of Scots dad jailed in Iraq protest outside Holyrood demanding action to bring him home

Brian Glendinning' was arrested in Iraq on September 4 over a £20,000 debt to a Qatar bank.

Daily Record

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Head of Turkish Medical Association Arrested over Chemical Weapon Use Claim

Turkish police detained on Wednesday the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly "spreading terrorist group propaganda". Fincanci had confirmed allegations that the Turkish armed forces had used chemical weapons against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. An investigation was launched over statements…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It is the memory of the people’: unpacking Iraq’s artistic heritage

Culture ministry puts artworks on display once again after destruction and theft wrought by successive conflicts

The Guardian - UK

2,700-year-old rock carvings discovered in Iraq's Mosul

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees, dating back to the Assyrian Empire

The Independent UK

Saudi Crown Prince: PIF to Establish Five Regional Investment Companies

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and Chairman of the Public Investment Fund, announced on Wednesday that the Fund will establish five companies aimed at investing in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, and Sudan. The announcement follows the launch of…

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New PM named in Iraq: Iraqis hope for change after year of political deadlock

After a year of political gridlock and instability, Iraq is finally on the verge of forming a government as Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani assembles his cabinet. But three years after a mass protest movement over corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services upended the country's political system, many…

France 24

Turkish doctor detained for proposing chemical weapons probe

Police have detained the president of the Turkish Medical Association after she called for an investigation into allegations that Turkey used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

The Independent UK

Iraq Drought Impacts Potable Water Supply, Crop Yields, Says Aid Group

In drought-hit Iraq, six out of 10 households have had their access to drinking water disrupted and a quarter of farmers have seen crop yields drastically fall this year, said a survey published Monday. Iraq has been battered by three years of drought, low rainfall and reduced river flows, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spanish Man Trekking to World Cup Reported Missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest

The Independent UK

Brit dad jailed in Iraq stuck in rat-infested cell with 40 men including Taliban killers

Brian Glendinning was detained by Iraq authorities in September over an outstanding loan and has since lost two stone after "only eating bread" while his desperate family begs the government to help

Daily Mirror

Scottish dad locked up in Iraq has been moved to rat-infested cell with Taliban

Kimberley Glendinning warned that her husband, detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

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Daily Record

Wife of Iraq debt row Scot jailed with Taliban terrorists begs Nicola Sturgeon to intervene

Brian Glendinning, who was detained last month over an outstanding loan of a few thousand pounds, has lost two stone in weight after only being able to eat bread.

Daily Mirror

Veterans who served in Northern Ireland and Iraq starring in WW2 play

Veterans are performing alongside 'civilian actors' in a stage version of War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo’s book Little Manfred – a tale of post-Second World War reconciliation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cholera Outbreak Hits Syrian Refugees Sheltering in Camps in Lebanon

Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signaling the return of the bacteria for the first time…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Denies Use of Chemical Weapons Against Kurdish Fighters

Türkiye on Thursday blasted as "completely unfounded and untrue" claims that its military used chemical weapons in its fight against outlawed Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. Media outlets close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara and its Western allies list as a terror group, claimed that the Turkish…

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Wales Online

Man who fled Iraq war and settled in Wales now heading to university

Hisham Saeed didn't speak any English when he arrived in the UK but has made a fantastic life for himself in Wales

Foreign Affairs

Bombing to Lose

Airpower cannot salvage Russia’s doomed war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine insurance costs surpass Iraq war levels, industry sources say

Insurance for humanitarian workers, journalists, engineers and others heading to Ukraine is now more expensive and harder to organise than during the Iraq war.

Reuters

Turkey slams allegations of chemical weapons use in northern Iraq

Turkey's defence ministry and top government officials on Thursday firmly rejected allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces had used chemical weapons in their operations against Kurdish militants.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Ambassador to Iraq Calls for Cabinet Formation to Restore Stability

US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski has increased her visits to PM-designate Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, President Abdul-Latif Rashid and Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi to discuss the formation of the government. Informed political sources said that the ambassador was “keen that the political parties succeed in forming the cabinet without delay.” The…

Reuters

Car bomb injures two in northern Iraq: security sources

Two people were injured in a car bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, a relatively rare attack in a major city in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq’s Corruption Scandal Continues to Stir Popular, Official Reactions

A huge corruption scandal involving the theft of 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.5 billion) from the Iraqi tax authorities’ account continued to spark official and popular reactions, amid unconfirmed reports that the stolen funds amount to ten trillion Iraqi dinars. The largest theft of its kind - “the theft of…

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