Iraq

Over 2,200 Yazidi women, survivors of the ISIS genocide a decade ago, are now receiving monthly salaries from the Iraqi government under the Yazidi Survivors Law, enacted in March 2021, Rudaw reported yesterday. Sarab Ilias, head of the Yazidis affairs…

The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament announced on Saturday his intention to legislate a law aimed at safeguarding the rights of Quran memorizers in Iraq. This announcement was made during a central ceremony held in Baghdad to honor 1,000 male…

Iraq’s Ministry of Culture announced the recovery of over 10,000 stolen and smuggled artifacts, with efforts ongoing to retrieve more in collaboration with international partners. Artifacts were recovered from countries including the U.S., Norway, Jordan, Italy, and the UK, with…

The Governor of Holy Karbala, Engineer Nassif Jassem Al-Khattabi, held a meeting with top official to discuss plans to implement Iraq’s largest flyover project to address traffic congestion in the city. According to a statement from the governor’s media office,…

Archaeologists have uncovered two well-preserved religious shrines in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, heavily damaged by ISIS in 2015. The discovery, part of the “Nimrud Project” by the Penn Museum, highlights the grandeur of Assyrian civilization. Found within the…

The Al-Najaf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority in the Holy City of Najaf, has organized its inaugural conference on radiology and medical imaging. The conference, conducted by the medical platform R-RAY, a division of…

A mass grave containing the remains of dozens of Kurdish women and children has been uncovered in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province, local media reported on Sunday. The site was identified in May using satellite imagery. Located in the Tal Sheikh…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Sunday that the inauguration of Mosul’s airport will take place on June 10, 2025, marking 11 years since the city was seized by the Daesh group, Arab News reported. On June 10,…

The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate announced the arrest of seven ISIS members in Kirkuk Governorate, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Friday. The arrests took place based on precise intelligence. One of the detainees was responsible for transporting individuals, weapons,…

The installation of a new dome at Tal-e Zainab in the holy city of Karbala has been completed. This dome, situated adjacent to the revered shrine of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), has recently been finalized. The project aims…