As U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Iraq’s prime minister Monday, all eyes were on Iran, which over the weekend made a historic first strike on Israel. That attack has inflamed concerns of a wider regional war — a situation that…
2 dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq’s Basra
At least two people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final. The Iraqi interior ministry told Al Jazeera that two people had died and…
Turkey detains doctor who claimed chemical weapons were used in Iraq
Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained the chairwoman of the country’s top medical union. Sebnem Korur Fincanci was arrested a week after she called for an investigation into an alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. Turkish…
19th century Iraq church celebrates first mass since IS defeat
Dozens of faithful celebrated mass Saturday at a Mosul church in northern Iraq for the first time since it was restored after its ransacking by Islamic State jihadists. IS swept into Mosul and proclaimed it their “capital” in 2014, in…
Fight for life as Polish services pull migrants from freezing swamp
Four migrants from Syria and Iraq were rescu ed from a swamp in Poland near the border with Belarus late on Tuesday in a life-or-death operation as bitter winter conditions set in, security services said. While the number of migrants…
Donald Trump backtracks on threats to start war with Iran after missile attack (Metro)
Donald Trump has backtracked on threats to start a war with Iran hours after its leaders launched missiles at a US base in Iraq. The president struck a conciliatory tone during a White House press conference at 11:30am EST Wednesday,…
Iran crisis: US ‘ready for serious negotiations’ with Tehran (BBC)
The US says it is “ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations” with Iran following the countries’ exchange of hostilities. In a letter to the UN, the US justified the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act…
Nigeria third most terrorised country, says report (Nation)
Nigeria is still the third most terrorised country in the world, according to the 2018 Global Terrorism Index. The report, released on Wednesday, blamed the spate of terrorism in Nigeria and the “increase in violence involving Fulani extremists, even as…
Instagram model shot dead while driving (Punch)
Iraqi model and Instagram starlet Tara Fares has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche convertible in central Baghdad, sending ripples through social media circles. The interior ministry opened a probe into Thursday’s murder of the 22-year-old who…
Suicide car bomber kills 11 in western Iraq (Channelnewsasia)
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq on Wednesday (Aug 29), killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel, police said. The 9am (0600 GMT) bombing at a checkpoint on…