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Iraqi passport remains among world’s worst, third weakest in 2025
Iraqi passports, 2025. Photo: Creative Commons/Lana/pintrest NEW YORK,— The Iraqi passport has dropped further in the latest global ranking, reaffirming...
Israel seeks global support to rescue woman held captive in Iraq
Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023, reportedly by Shiite militias. Photo: Tsukov's FB JERUSALEM,— Israeli officials...
Erbil, Baghdad among worst Iraqi cities for journalist violations: Advocacy
Photo: iKurd.net/Gorran/fb BAGHDAD,— Iraq and Kurdistan region has seen a disturbing rise in violations against journalists, with numerous attacks reported...
Iraq weighs Syria intervention amid advancing Islamist rebels
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (center( speaks during a news conference as Syrian foreign minister Bassam Sabbagh (left) and Iranian...
Baghdad won’t be just a spectator in Syria, Iraqi PM says
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, December 2, 2024. Photo: Iraqi PM's office/via iKurd.net BAGHDAD,— Iraq will not stand idle...
Pro-Iran Iraqi Shiite militias enter Syria to reinforce Assad forces
Iraqi Army and pro-Iran Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF) convoy moving through Anbar province towards the Syrian border,...
UK and Iraq sign deal to combat irregular immigration, mainly from Kurdistan: gov’t
Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (left) and Iraq's Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al-Shimmari sign a joint statement on border...
Pro-Iran groups pose significant risk to Iraq’s security, U.S. says
Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, October 9, 2024. Photo: iKurd.net/Video from State.gov WASHINGTON,— During a press...
Iraq’s population reaches 45.4 million, census shows
People shop at a market in Baghdad, Iraq, March. 7, 2024. Photo: AP BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s population has reached 45.4 million,...
Iraq holds its first nationwide census since 1987
A census worker gathering information from a family in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, November 20, 2024. Photo: K24 TV BAGHDAD,— For...
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