Iraq warned to end oil addiction to avoid ‘intensive care’
Oil-dependent Iraq has been warned its economy risks going into "intensive care" unless it diversifies in line with worldwide efforts ...
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Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition
"Painter Salim went to nautical clubs and helped create teams that would teach young people how to navigate the gondola-like ...
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Decrease in IS attacks in Iraq, Syria: coalition
The international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria said Monday there has been a "reduction ...
Read moreWar-scarred Iraq in uncertain future
BAGDAD—Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no ...
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TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets ‘decadent content’
Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she ...
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Foot-and-mouth variant hits Iraq buffaloes, threatening livelihoods
Despite vaccinating his entire herd against foot-and-mouth disease, Iraqi farmer Saadoun Roumi has lost five of his 15 buffaloes to ...
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Casualties as strikes hit convoy carrying arms into Syria: war monitor
Air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks that crossed into eastern Syria from Iraq on Sunday, a war monitor said, ...
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Iraq’s currency in flux as foreign transfers come under scrutiny
Iraq's local currency has been on a two-month roller coaster ride following a tightening of procedures for international transfers, with ...
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Between war and red tape, many Iraqis lack official papers
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil ...
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