Iraq

Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year hiatus due to water shortages and is testing a water-efficient strain of rice, as reported by Reuters. According to officials, the country has allocated 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) for rice…

Iraqi security forces and specialized teams continue their efforts to recover the bodies of more than 100 individuals executed by ISIS, and were buried in a mass grave in the Saqlawiyah district near Fallujah in Anbar province. This mass grave…

Iraq will open three new international airports in the next year in the in the country’s southern and northern regions, announced the Iraqi Ministry of Transport today. The activities in the projects of Karbala, Nasiriyah and Mosul international airports continues…

Iraqi authorities have uncovered the remains of 139 people in a mass grave located in northern Iraq, near the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, Middle East Eye reported yesterday. The bodies, which include both women and men, were found…

As the Day of Ashura approaches, Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Karbala is preparing for the annual rituals of Blood-Letting (Tatbir) and Rakdha Tuwairaj, Iqna News Agency reported yesterday. According to Ali Fuad, an official with the Holy Shrine, the…

The public relations officer of the Union of Shia Satellite Networks and Radios, Seyyed Zaid Al-Gharabi Al-Husseini, paid a visit to the large neighborhoods of the holy city of Najaf to reflect the atmosphere of mourning and lamentation for the…

An Iraqi army officer and three soldiers were martyred with four others injured on Saturday during clashes with ISIS-linked terrorists in the Bsatine al-Ait area in Diyala province, local media outlets reported. According to the Joint Operations Command, the security…

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the wife of the deceased Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Reuters reported yesterday. The woman was convicted of working with the terrorist group and detaining Yazidi women in her home…

Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities announced on Monday the successful repatriation of 181 smuggled artifacts from the United States and other countries. The recovered items include a bronze figurine and eight metal boxes containing ancient skeletons, the ministry…

The national team specializing in collecting DNA samples began its mission last Sunday in the Iraqi town of Tal Afar in Nineveh Governorate. This is the fourth campaign aimed at gathering information and blood samples from the families of ISIS…