Iraqi court terminates parliament speaker’s tenure
Iraq‘s top court has ended the term of parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, who called the decision “strange” and suggested it violated the constitution and undermined national stability.
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New Video Suggests Elizabeth Tsurkov, Academic Kidnapped in Iraq, Is Alive
Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is believed to be held by a pro-Iranian Shiite militia, was shown in an unauthenticated video speaking about the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
New Video Suggests Elizabeth Tsurkov, Academic Kidnapped in Iraq, Is Alive
Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is believed to be held by a pro-Iranian Shiite militia, was shown in an unauthenticated video speaking about the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Iraqi TV shows video of kidnapped Israeli-Russian Elizabeth Tsurkov
The academic was abducted in Baghdad nearly nine months ago and had not been heard from sinceAn Iraqi network has broadcast a video showing a kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic, in the first sign of life from Elizabeth Tsurkov since her abduction in Ba…
U.S. Carries Out Another Round of Airstrikes on Targets Tied to Iran
Airstrikes hit two facilities in eastern Syria, most likely killing or injuring Iran-backed militia personnel. The United States has blamed such groups for recent attacks against its troops.
An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage. One writer’s 40,000-mile journey through Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq reveals the ritual’s enduring transformational power.
US forces targeted in broadest Iraq attacks since start of Israel-Hamas war
Armed drones attack two airbases and explosive device targets patrol in most widespread strikes in a single dayIsrael-Hamas war: live updatesUS forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq on Thursday but suffered no casualties, security sources have …
Houthi Rebels Shot Down a U.S. Drone Off Yemen’s Coast, Pentagon Says
The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the U.S. and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria.
U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation
Drone and rocket attacks on U.S. forces have continued in recent weeks, prompting a second round of retaliatory airstrikes in eastern Syria.
Drought in Syria, Iran and Iraq Made ‘Extreme’ by Global Warming, Attribution Study Says
Syria, Iraq and Iran were parched by high temperatures that would have been “virtually impossible” without the effects of global warming, scientists said.