Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi honors legacy of 1920 Revolution leader Mirza Taqi Shirazi In a statement marking the anniversary of the death of the 1920 Revolution leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi paid tribute to the late Mirza Sheikh Muhammad…

IHC and Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation distribute Eid sacrifices to needy families in Iraq The UK-based Imam Hussein Charity(IHC), in partnership with Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation, carried out a major charitable initiative on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, distributing meat from…

Baghdad named Capital of Islamic Culture for 2026 Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, announced Thursday that Baghdad has been chosen as the Capital of Culture for Islamic Countries in 2026. The decision was made by…

Concerns mount over integration of foreign ex-fighters into Syrian army In a move stirring international unease, Syria’s new administration has launched a controversial initiative to integrate thousands of former foreign opposition fighters into a restructured national military force — a…

Iraq Releases Over 1,500 Detainees Under Amnesty Law ————————– Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced the release of 1,534 detainees and convicts from prisons and detention centers nationwide between May 25 and May 29, 2025, as part of the amended Amnesty…

Iraq to Host Geneva Conference on Repatriation of al-Hol Camp Families ———————————— The Iraqi government announced plans to hold a conference in Geneva this September aimed at facilitating the repatriation of families linked to ISIS from the al-Hol camp in…

Cholera outbreak in Yemen’s Ibb province sparks fears of humanitarian crisis A serious cholera outbreak is spreading rapidly in Ibb province, central Yemen, amid a sharp deterioration in healthcare services. Medical sources report that hospitals and clinics are receiving dozens…

Alhurra TV halts operations in Iraq after sudden U.S. funding cut ……………. The U.S.-based television network Alhurra has announced the cessation of its official operations in Iraq following a sudden decision by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to…

Iraq: Suspected mass graves discovered in Kirkuk and Salahuddin Under the supervision of Iraq’s Martyrs Foundation, technical teams have conducted initial inspections at six suspected mass grave sites in the provinces of Salahuddin and Kirkuk. The inspections are part of…

Iraqi airstrike eliminates 6 ISIS militants in Kikuk —————————– The Iraqi army eliminated six ISIS militants in an airstrike in Wadi al-Shay, a mountainous area in Kirkuk, Shiite News reported citing the Joint Operations Command (JOC) announced. The JOC revealed…