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World News | Tight Security in Iraq as Shiite Pilgrims Gather in Karbala for Ashoura Commemoration
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Baghdad, Jul 6 (AP) Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one...
Contributor: We still rely on gasoline. Why is California adding to the cost and the pollution?
Los Angeles Times
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July 6, 2025
California is a state of contradictions. We lead the nation in environmental regulation, tout our clean energy goals with pride and champion a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Yet despite this green image, our economy — and daily life —...
Radar warfare puts Iraq’s aerial surveillance at risk
Shafaq News
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2025-07-05T21:28:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News A wave of drone and rocket attacks targeting Iraq’s radar and air surveillance systems has raised alarms about the country's deteriorating aerial security and its capacity to...
KRG: Baghdad dodging drone attack accountability
Shafaq News
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July 5, 2025
2025-07-05T17:10:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has criticized what it describes as continued evasion of responsibility by the Iraqi government in response to repeated security...
World Associated Press Tight security in Iraq as Shiite pilgrims gather in Karbala for Ashoura commemoration
Yahoo News
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage...
Tight security in Iraq as Shiite pilgrims gather in Karbala for Ashoura commemoration
Associated Press
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July 5, 2025
BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage...
Iraqi Drilling Company completes 113 Oil Wells in H1 2025
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has announced the completion of drilling and rehabilitation operations on 113 oil wells during the first half of 2025. The company's teams successfully drilled 27 new wells and rehabilitated 86...
Basra’s red river: A dire pollution alarm
Shafaq News
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2025-07-05T13:08:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Basra A deepening environmental crisis is gripping Iraq’s Basra province, where parts of the Euphrates River have recently turned red due to a toxic algae bloom—an alarming...
Syria pledges fair Euphrates water allocation to Iraq
Shafaq News
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2025-07-05T10:18:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad/Damascus Syria will continue delivering Iraq’s agreed share of the Euphrates River under existing treaties, a top Syrian water official said on Saturday, as both...
Iraqis 'losing faith' in elections amid boycotts and alleged wrongdoing
The National News
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As Iraq gears up for the national elections later this year, the electoral process is becoming mired in controversy over allegations of vote buying and the use of illegally acquired political funds, as well as boycotts by some political parties....
Iraq to select global operator for Faw Port’s superstructure phase
Zawya
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The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) is preparing to select an international operator for the Al Faw Grand Port's superstructure phase, the state-owned company’s director general told Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Thursday. The mega port...
I'm a female solo traveller who's been to more than 60 countries - here's how I stayed safe in Iraq
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
An American woman who grew up next to the Twin Towers in New York, and was just five when 9/11 happened, says she was forced to 'face her own biases' head on during an unexpected trip to Iraq – and details the extraordinary measures she took to...
Iraq Situation ‘Difficult, Complex,’ Casey Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The senior U.S. troop commander in Iraq today expressed his belief that the country can be stabilized, while acknowledging the “difficult and complex” situation there. “Several factors add to the...
Iraq, Bulgaria sign MoU to Boost Agricultural Cooperation
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Jabr Al-Maliki, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Bulgarian counterpart, Dr. Georgi Tahov, to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector. The official meeting,...
Iraq Situation Improving, But Challenges Remain, Sanchez Reports
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2003 Courtesy Story The situation in Iraq continues to improve, but challenges remain, according to the commander of the coalition ground forces there. "Noncompliant elements" continue to challenge the progress the...
Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’
JURIST
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July 4, 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off...
Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government may add as many as 15,000 more troops to its current 348,000-person security force to help decrease the country’s dependence on coalition forces, a top U.S. Army officer...
Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making a tangible difference on the ground, but cannot quickly undo 25 years of systemic neglect of the country’s infrastructure, the officer in charge...
Iraqi militias kept quiet in the Israel-Iran war. Will it last?
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
In Iraq, where US and Iranian interests exist in uneasy proximity, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran are often felt on the ground. During last month’s 12-day Israel-Iran war, which entailed Israeli and American strikes on Iranian...
Iraq secures Turkish water boost as drought crisis deepens
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
The deal comes amid one of Iraq’s most severe water crises in decades. [AFP] Iraq has secured a pledge from Turkey to increase water discharges to 420 cubic metres per second in a bid to ease a worsening drought that has strained the country's...