Tag: Iraq
AP Interview: Iraq oil minister says gas sector a priority
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s oil sector is rebounding after a catastrophic year triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with key investment projects on the horizon, Iraq's...
Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah...
Lithuania says Belarus could be behind recent migrant influx
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania has detained a group of nine Iraqi asylum-seekers who had entered the Baltic country from Belarus, officials said Monday.
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Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
QAMISHLI, Syria — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria's northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman, her two young sons, and...
Iraqi officials: Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3
BAGHDAD — An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighborhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two...
In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and...
In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters
CHIBAISH, Iraq — “Don’t move a muscle.” His command cut across the reeds rustling in the wind. On a moonlit embankment several kilometers from...
Iraq looks to new pier to boost oil product imports, exports
BASRA, Iraq — Iraq is building a new oil pier off its southern coast, financed by Japan, that's expected to boost exports and imports...
UN authorizes monitors for Iraq’s elections in October
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved an Iraqi request for a U.N. team to monitor parliamentary elections in October.
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Tensions rise in Baghdad after arrest of militia commander
BAGHDAD — Tensions mounted in Iraq's capital on Wednesday after the arrest of a militia commander on terrorism charges, prompting a dangerous showdown by...