Iraq

Baghdad Green Belt Project Over 80% Complete Using Automated Irrigation …………….. Baghdad Municipality has announced that over 80% of the city’s Green Belt project has been completed, utilizing automated systems for irrigation to expand green spaces and plant long-living trees…

Iraq Ranks Highest Among Arab Countries in Global IQ Report …………. Iraq has been ranked first among Arab nations in the 2025 global intelligence index published by CEOWORLD magazine on Thursday. The country placed 61st worldwide out of 199 nations,…

Iraq Transfers 47 French ISIS Suspects from Syria for Trial …………….. Iraq’s National Intelligence Service announced on Friday, September 19, that it has transferred 47 French nationals accused of belonging to the ISIS militant group from northeastern Syria to Iraq.…

Iraq: Two Mass Graves Linked to ISIS Discovered in Sinjar …………….. Two mass graves dating back to ISIS’s 2014 occupation have been uncovered in the village of Siba Sheikh Khidr, about 40 kilometers from Sinjar in Iraq’s Nineveh province. The…

Iraqi officials claim senior Daesh leader killed in Syria ———————————— The Iraqi counterterrorism service announced on Friday that a senior Daesh leader was killed during a security operation in Syria, conducted in coordination with the US-led international coalition, Arab News…

Voluntary Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon Begins ——————————— A total of 130 Syrian refugee families on Wednesday voluntarily departed from the border town of Arsal in eastern Lebanon toward the Al-Zamrani crossing to re-enter Syrian territory, coordinated by Lebanon’s…

Rising Violence Reported Against Shia Civilians in Syria’s Sayyida Zainab Area …………. Fresh reports of violence targeting Shia civilians have emerged from the Sayyida Zainab area near Damascus, Syria. On Wednesday evening, an armed group affiliated with the so-called “General…

Organized Drug Trafficking Networks Expanding in the Middle East ————————————— Radio France Internationale (RFI) has highlighted the rapid rise of organized drug trafficking networks in the Middle East, citing Italian photojournalist Alfredo Bosco, who has documented the emergence of cartel-like…

Rights Center Condemns Rising Abductions of Shia Citizens in Syria …………. A Syrian rights group has raised alarm over a surge in kidnappings targeting Shia citizens, warning that the crimes are becoming a persistent humanitarian crisis amid weak security and…

International Quran Exhibition Opens in Moscow, Expands to Russian Cities —————————————- The international interactive exhibition “World of the Quran” has opened in Moscow and is expanding its reach to four other Russian cities, aiming to connect history, spirituality, and modern…