US, UK concerned over escalating violence in Iraq after Sadr resignation
LONDON: The US on Monday said it was concerned about the escalation of tensions in Iraq and urged all parties to “remain peaceful and refrain from actions that could lead…
Boiling heat and no water: Taps run dry in southern Iraq
AL-AGHAWAT, Iraq: Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: Dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries…
Iraq’s Sadr backtracks on call for huge protest
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr backtracked Tuesday after earlier urging his supporters to join a massive rally as a standoff with his political rivals appeared to be getting…
Baggage of despair: Iraqi Kurd plans new escape to Europe
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq: Iraqi Kurd Haresh Talib says he struggles to get paid and his children’s schooling is disrupted in his conflict-riddled country, so he wants to try to flee with…
Weathering sandstorms, Iraqis grit teeth and battle on
BAGHDAD: Another sandstorm has darkened Iraqi skies and it’s hard to breathe, but Baghdad motorcycle delivery rider Milad Mitti doesn’t have the luxury of missing a day’s work. Like most…
Former student held after two Iraq professors killed
Iraq: Two Iraqi university professors were gunned down in the Kurdish regional capital Irbil on Tuesday prompting the arrest of a disgruntled former student, authorities said. Shootings as a means…
Years after Daesh defeat, northern Iraq struggles to rebuild
HABASH, Iraq: In Iraq, “maku” means “nothing,” and father-of-five Issa Al-Zamzoum says “maku” a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job. Eight years after heavy fighting between…
Iraq ‘green belt’ neglected in faltering climate fight
Karbala: Envisioned as a lush fortress against worsening desertification and sand storms, the “green belt” of Iraq’s Karbala stands as a wilted failure. Sixteen years after its inception, only a…
Baghdad airport suspends flights due to bad weather, agency reports
BAGHDAD: Baghdad International Airport suspended flights on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions, the Iraqi News Agency said.
How worsening water crisis threatens lives and development in Iraq
Across Iraq, water sources that have been taken for granted and relied upon throughout centuries of hardship, chaos and drought are under threat. So too, as a result, are the…