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Iraq electricity minister cites regional crises for delayed power grid links
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (352+ words) 964media BAGHDAD â Iraq's electricity minister blamed regional crises Saturday for delays to the cross-border grid connections his ministry said in April would be operating before summer, as parliament pressed him on deepening outages and continued dependence on Iranian gas Ali…...
Bloc sets final deadline for return of PMF law but won’t say when it falls
12+ hour, 19+ min ago (379+ words) 964media BAGHDAD â The Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc demanded Saturday that the government send a stalled law governing the Popular Mobilization Forces back to parliament, calling its deadline for doing so a final opportunity and warning of oversight action if it passes,…...
Kuwait to reopen Abdali crossing within 48 hours following drone attack
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (252+ words) BASRA — Kuwait will reopen the Abdali border crossing to passenger and commercial traffic within 48 hours, Interior Minister Fahad Yusuf Saud Al Sabah said Saturday, two days after a drone attack damaged the facility and forced its closure at the height…...
Armed group denies role in Erbil and Kuwait attacks
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (331+ words) 964media BAGHDAD â Saraya Awliya al-Dam denied Saturday any involvement in recent attacks on Erbil and Kuwait, rejecting media reports linking it to strikes that no group has claimed and that Iraqi and Kurdistan Region authorities have not publicly attributed to…...
Iraqi government to revive Supreme Council for Women
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (291+ words) Senior Iraqi officials attend the 18th Islamic Day for Combating Violence Against Women conference in Baghdad on Saturday, focusing on strengthening women’s rights and legal protections. BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Saturday the government would reconstitute the Supreme Council for…...
Highs of 47°C in the south as northwesterly winds raise dust across Iraq
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (224+ words) 964media Skies will be mostly clear, with occasional cloud developing over the northern mountain ranges during the day, according to the organization's daily forecast Conditions will stay hot, particularly around midday, turning relatively milder in the early morning and at night…...
Hundreds of Gulf pilgrims stranded at Safwan after Kuwait closes Abdali crossing
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (545+ words) BASRA — Hundreds of Gulf pilgrims returning from the Arbaeen pilgrimage have been stranded at the Iraq-Kuwait border after Kuwait closed the Abdali border crossing following an attack, prompting a religious procession in southern Basra to provide temporary shelter and aid....
Judiciary takes larger role in Iraq’s push to control weapons
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (374+ words) 964media BAGHDAD â Legal and judicial officials have gained a wider role in Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's weapons-control policy, with the government seeking to build legal cases and gather evidence before taking enforcement action, a senior security source who asked not…...
Camel breeding remains profitable despite challenges in western Nineveh
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (522+ words) NINEVEH — Camel herders in the Rabia desert west of Nineveh governorate say water shortages, shrinking grazing land and restrictions on crossing a security berm between Nineveh and Salah al-Din are among the main challenges facing their trade, while maintaining that…...
Five drones shot down over Erbil without casualties, authorities say
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (198+ words) ERBIL — Coalition forces intercepted and shot down five explosive drones over Erbil on Friday morning, according to the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate General of Counter Terrorism. The agency said the incident occurred between 9:32 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. local time, when…...