11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (269+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Iraq's Agriculture Ministry said Friday it will soon release the results of the country's first national scientific study measuring desertification rates in three districts, saying no precise official figures currently exist on the extent of desertification across Iraq Bassam…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago  (355+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Civil Aviation Authority chief Bangin Rekani said five privileged-access lounges at Baghdad International Airport, used by officials and politically connected travelers, violate international aviation standards and create openings for smuggling because their users are exempt from security screening Speaking…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (209+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Iraq's embassy in Ankara has submitted a formal note to Turkey's Foreign Ministry as officials intensify efforts to follow the investigation into the killing of Iraqi teenager Bilal Alaa Muzahim, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Friday The ministry said…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (261+ words) 964media KARBALA " Karbala governorate has named one of its main streets after Halabja in recognition of the humanitarian response by residents of the Kurdistan Region governorate following the death of a Karbala girl who drowned at the Ahmad Awa tourist site…...

10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (246+ words) 964media BASRA " Water supplies to Zubair district in Basra governorate have fallen by 50% after a fresh collapse of the Bad'ah dam less than two weeks after it was repaired, local officials said Friday, warning that most neighborhoods now face a severe…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (218+ words) 964media ZAKHO " Eleven people were injured, three women critically, when a gas leak ignited while families were baking traditional bread late Wednesday in Zakho, the central city of the Zakho Autonomous Administration in Duhok governorate, health officials said The fire broke…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago  (239+ words) BAGHDAD " Iraq's Meteorological Authority said temperatures are expected to continue rising across the country over the coming days, with some southern areas forecast to approach 50 degrees Celsius by early next week. In its weather forecast issued Friday, the authority said…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago  (304+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Iraq's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has recorded clear progress in the government's effort to restrict weapons to state control, citing growing cooperation from participating groups and the rollout of mechanisms for receiving, transferring and distributing weapons Tahseen al-Khafaji,…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago  (274+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has issued five directives to restructure operations at Iraq's border crossings, including rotating all crossing staff and returning Interior Ministry personnel assigned to the Border Crossings Authority within 48 hours The directives, set out in an…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (286+ words) 964media BAGHDAD " Baghdad and Erbil signed a final agreement Thursday on implementing the ASYCUDA customs automation system and a unified agricultural calendar, a new step in coordinating customs and agricultural trade procedures between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region The…...