Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on Arab and Muslim countries to close Israeli embassies. He also requested a full ban on Israeli products. Muqtada al-Sadr said in a post on the social media X handle on Friday that the Iraqi government should adopt a clear diplomatic position regarding countries that have normalized […]
Read MoreKarim Khan, the chief counsel of the International Criminal Court (ICC), requested the issuance of an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last May on charges of Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Until now, like the United States, Britain has been opposing this move by the ICC. […]
Read MoreAn Iraqi court has sentenced the wife of former leader of the Islamic State (IS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death. Iraq’s Department of Justice reported this information on Wednesday (July 11). He was convicted of working with IS and keeping Yazidi women in their homes. Several judicial sources, who did not want to be named, […]
Read More8 IS members executed simultaneously in Iraq A health official of the country and a security source told the international news agency AFP. This is the third time in a little more than a month that several people have been executed simultaneously in the country. Courts in Iraq have sentenced hundreds of people to death […]
Read MoreTwo restaurants of the US fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) were attacked in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The US restaurant was targeted for its support of Israel. However, there was no casualty or damage. Ministry of Home Affairs and police sources informed this information on Monday (May 27). According to police sources, […]
Read MoreFive soldiers were killed in a ‘terrorist’ attack on an army post in central Iraq’s Salaheddin province. Among the dead were an army officer and four other army personnel. AFP reported this information in a report on Tuesday. A security source said Daesh (Islamic State group) terrorists attacked an army post in Matebiza village, […]
Read MoreIraq’s parliament passes new law to ban homosexuality. The new law criminalizes homosexuality. A maximum 15 years imprisonment has been provided in this law. Al-Jazeera news It is said that the new law has been made to keep religious values intact in Iraqi society. However, rights activists have opposed it. According to them, this […]
Read MoreFour foreign workers were killed in a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. An adviser to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region confirmed this information that the attack happened on Friday. Reuters news. The adviser and a senior Kurdistan politician said production at the gas field has been […]
Read MoreIraqi authorities have executed 11 people convicted under the ‘anti-terror law’. The country claims that they were hanged for ‘terrorism’. However, human rights organization ‘Amnesty International’ has condemned the matter citing a worrying lack of transparency. According to Iraqi law, crimes of terrorism and assassination are punishable by death and death penalty decrees must be […]
Read MoreIn a momentous declaration, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani revealed that his nation is on the verge of achieving oil self-sufficiency within the next two months, signifying a groundbreaking shift in the country’s economic landscape. This proclamation was made during the Al-Rafidain Dialogue Forum 2024 in Baghdad, where the prime minister outlined the imminent […]
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