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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
The Economist· 32 minutes agoALTHOUGH IT IS beginning to recover, Iraq is still suffering from the wars of the past decades. In 2023 about 45 people a month died violently, according to Iraq& ...
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
BBC News· 6 hours agoTravellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long...
Iraq counts cost of stray bullets fired in anger or joy
MSN News· 13 hours agoAt weddings, football matches and other special events, some Iraqi men like to fire salvos of...
Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoA team of 32 firefighters in northern Iraq was battling to put out a massive fire Thursday, a day...
Why Israel-Hezbollah tensions risk boiling over now
CNN via AOL· 4 hours agoWhy are tensions flaring up now? The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been gradually intensifying since October 7, said Heiko Wimmen, project...
Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSweden's Foreign Ministry said officials summoned the Iraqi chargĂ© d’affaires Friday to protest...
House passes $895 billion defense policy bill with 19.5% pay raise for junior troops
Fox News· 50 minutes agoThe House of Representatives has passed its annual defense policy bill that includes a host of...
Joe Biden confuses Ukraine and Iraq
Newsweek· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden confused Iraq and Ukraine while speaking to reporters over the weekend in France. Biden spoke to reporters at the Aisne-Marne...
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
Reuters· 15 hours agoSweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a...
Watch: Huge fire erupts at oil refinery in Iraq
BBC News· 11 hours agoVideo shows plumes of smoke billowing into the air, as a fire engulfs a warehouse building.