East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) announced during India’s G20 leaders’ summit in September 2023 aims at security and ease ...

1970: Riots break out in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. On the same day, Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. 1973: President Nixon orders a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam ...

Oil production in Iraq during September reached 3.94 million barrels per day, less than the country’s OPEC+ output limit of almost four million barrels per day. Decreased exports, lower domestic ...

The second Friday of January, known as “Quitter’s Day,” has become the unofficial date when millions give up on their New Year’s resolutions. This year, it falls on Jan. 10. But why does it happen — ...

BAGHDAD/TEHRAN: Kuwait’s newly appointed ambassadors to Iraq and Iran, Hassan Zaman and Dr Meshaal Al-Mansour, presented their credentials to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Iranian President ...

Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq. It now lies in the British ... clear markings depict the Euphrates River, Babylon, ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi government has named April 2 as a day to commemorate Faili Kurds ... especially when the Baath party was in power in Iraq. In the 1980s, Faili Kurds were ...

“Because of his conviction here and the myriad problems with Iraq’s prison system, Mr. al-Tamir cannot safely be housed in an Iraqi prison,” the lawyers said in their 27-page filing.

Among several gifts received by President Joe Biden and his family from foreign leaders in 2023, Jill Biden was given the single most expensive present: a $20,000 diamond from Prime Minister Narendra ...

Join us as we explore this unique and unexpected accommodation, uncovering the quirks and charm of our first adventure in Iraq! State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

Iraq has handed outspoken opposition figure and activist Salman Al Khalidi over to Kuwait, where he has been sentenced to prison. The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry announced it had taken custody of Al ...