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Iraq executes former senior officer under Saddam for 1980 killing of Shiite cleric

February 9, 2026 admin

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. File | Photo Credit: AP Iraq announced on Monday (February 9, 2026) that a high-level security officer during the rule of Saddam Hussein had been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric. The National Security Service said that Saadoun Sabri al-Qaisi, who held the…

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Iraq’s Sudani secures ‘major victory’ in general election: sources close to PM

November 12, 2025 admin

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani casts his vote in the country’s parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The list backing incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has scored a big win in parliament after elections, sources close to his alliance told AFP on Wednesday. Mr. Sudani’s…

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Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage

January 21, 2025 admin

Baghdad: Iraq’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women’s rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website that it had adopted “the proposal to amend the Personal Status Law”, as well as “the second amendment of the general amnesty law”….

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Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

December 19, 2024 admin

Few could have foreseen Bashar al-Assad’s dramatic ouster as 2024 drew to a close. For years, Syria’s battle lines had been frozen under a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in 2020. Yet, Assad’s downfall—after his family’s iron grip over Syria for over five decades—has shaken the region to its core. Lina Khatib of…

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9-Year-Old Girls Could Be Married Off As Iraq Plans To Amend Law: Report

November 11, 2024 admin

Iraq is set to amend its marriage laws which would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing old men to marry young girls, according to a report in The Telegraph. Dominant Shia Muslim parties in the Iraqi Parliament have proposed an amendment to the country’s “personal status law” that could see…

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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire

August 20, 2024 admin

Antony Blinken said he had a very constructive meeting with the Israel PM on Monday. Israel: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. Blinken,…

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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9

August 9, 2024 admin

New Delhi: A proposed bill in Iraq’s parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old. The controversial legislation, introduced by the Iraq Justice Ministry, aims to amend the country’s Personal Status Law, which currently sets the minimum age for…

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Iraq To Import Electricity From Turkey

July 21, 2024 admin

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country’s energy sources to ease chronic power outages. The 115-kilometre line connects to Kisik power plant west of Mosul and will provide 300 megawatts from Turkey to Iraq’s northern provinces of…

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5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In ‘Terrorist’ Attack

May 13, 2024 admin

Iraq authorities blamed Daesh (ISIS) for terrorist attack on army post. (Representational) Baghdad: An army officer and four soldiers were killed in an attack on their post in Iraq’s central province of Salaheddin on Monday, officials said. Iraq’s ministry of defence said that an officer and several members of his regiment were killed “while thwarting…

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Iraq Executes 11 People Convicted Of “Terrorism”: Report

April 24, 2024 admin

Iraq has been criticised for trials denounced by rights groups as hasty. (Representational) Nasiriyah: Iraqi authorities have executed at least 11 people convicted of “terrorism” this week, security and health sources said Wednesday, with rights group Amnesty International condemning an “alarming lack of transparency”. Under Iraqi law, terrorism and murder offences are punishable by death,…

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