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Baghdad: Risks of a gag law in the 'freedom of expression' bill
Asia News
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August 5, 2025
Parliament is discussing a bill that aims to regulate the right to protest and express dissent. Activists and NGOs fear that the text, which has not yet been made public, risks undermining personal and civil liberties in a country heading for...
Iraq’s water crisis deepens: Reserves collapse, mismanagement continues
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Iraq is spiraling deeper into a water crisis as climate extremes, state mismanagement, and declining river inflows from upstream neighbors threaten to push the country toward environmental and humanitarian breakdown. Water reserves,...
Christianity in Iraq: faith reborn
Rome Reports
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August 12, 2025
In various churches across Iraq, more than 1,000 children received their First Holy Communion with many in places where the memory of martyrdom still burns. For example, the Syriac Catholic Church of Our Lady of Salvation, which was the site of a...
Tehran-Baghdad security accord provides basis for sustainable security in region: Iran’s top official
Iran Front Page
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August 12, 2025
Larijani, who is in Iraq, called for further promotion of economic, social, and political cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad, emphasizing that such progress in mutual ties hinges on the establishment of sustainable security. “The security...
Iran-Iraq security pact lays foundation for lasting regional security: Larijani
Press TV
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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has praised the security agreement signed earlier this week between Tehran and Baghdad, saying it lays the foundation for sustainable security in West Asia. Larijani, who is in...
Iranian dissident, pro-Israel activist survives violent attack at London rally for Israeli hostages
All Israel News
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August 12, 2025
Iranian dissident Niyak Ghorbani being assaulted at a pro-Israeli rally in London (Photo: Screenshot) Iranian dissident and pro-Israel activist, Niyak Ghorbani, was attacked at a rally to highlight the plight of Israeli hostages in London on...
Beyond Entertainment: Are modern anime and cartoons rewiring Iraqi children’s minds?
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Modern anime and children’s cartoons are no longer just light entertainment in Iraq’s homes and schools. Teachers, researchers, and child-rights advocates warn that high-energy plots, aggressive themes, and hours of unsupervised...
Making the German State See the “Full Truth” of Violence Against Iraqi Yezidis
Anthropology News - Virginia
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August 12, 2025
Credit: The Voice of Ezidis for Truth of Genocide Camp Poster saying “Stop Ezdi Genocide” standing in front of the Reichstag ISIS’s attacks on the Shingal mountains in 2014, which resulted in the death of an estimated 10,000 Yezidis and the...
Record heat triggers nationwide power outage in Iraq
Hindustan Times
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August 11, 2025
Power was out on Monday across Iraq as scorching summer temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels, authorities said. The outage comes amid a heatwave that Iraqi meteorological services expect to last more than a...
UK under Siege: 11 incidents exposing alarming Islamisation threat from 2000-2025
Organiser Weekly
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The period between 2000 and 2025 has witnessed a concerning and undeniable trend towards the Islamization of the UK, a shift that has sparked significant debate and alarm among those committed to preserving traditional British values and societal...
Scholars gathered in Istanbul stress urgent aid obligation for Gaza
Daily Sabah
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August 24, 2025
On the second day of a weeklong conference in Istanbul, prominent Muslim scholars on Saturday underscored that there is an urgent obligation to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The gathering, titled "Islamic and Humanitarian Responsibility:...
Iraqi Kurds mobilise aid for Gazans being starved by Israel
The New Arab
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August 5, 2025
As Israel's genocide continues against civilians in the Gaza Strip, two main Kurdish charity organisations are actively collecting financial assistance from locals in the Kurdistan region and buying foodstuffs, medical aid. [Getty] People from the...
Hezbollah disarmament is not feasible, Mehr seminar finds out
Mehr News Agency
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August 24, 2025
The decision to disarm Hezbollah is not a national decision in Lebanon, but rather the US and Saudi Arabia have proposed and are pursuing this plan. From the perspective of Lebanese experts, President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and a...
Iran’s top security official heads to Iraq, Lebanon amid plans to disarm its proxy Hezbollah
All Israel News
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August 11, 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani looks on as Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, sign documents in Baghdad, Iraq, August 11, 2025. (Photo: Iraqi Prime...
UKEF commits £803mln to Middle East projects in 2024-25, anchored by Saudi, Iraqi deals
Zawya
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UK Export Finance (UKEF) significantly ramped up its presence in the Middle East in 2024–25, delivering £803 million in regional support across sectors from leisure and tourism to critical infrastructure and emergency services, according to its...
Curator Nada Shabout Traces the Enduring Legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group
The New York Observer
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August 11, 2025
Dr. Nada Shabout is an expert in modern Arab art. Photo: Ahna Hubnik Led by artists Jawad Selim and Shakir Hassan Al Said, the Baghdad Modern Art Group sprang up in the roaring art scene and political ebullience of 1950s Iraq. Through painting,...
Iran’s defense chief in Iraq to discuss an ‘important security agreement’
Associated Press
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August 11, 2025
BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of Iran’s top defense body visited Iraq Monday to discuss a security agreement between the two countries, described as important, though details remain scant. Iraq, which has managed to stay on the sidelines as military...
Fact check: Sweden is not deporting immigrants for 'not adhering to Western values'
Euronews
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August 11, 2025
Published on 11/08/2025 - 12:57 GMT+2 •Updated 13:15 In a series of online posts, internet users have claimed that Sweden is "seeking to deport immigrants who have acquired Swedish citizenship" for having allegedly failed to "integrate into...
Veteran Iranian Official Racing to Iraq and Lebanon, as They Weigh Disarming Iran’s Proxy Militias
The New York Sun
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August 11, 2025
A veteran Islamic Republic official who has recently re-entered the upper echelon of Tehran’s power structure, Ali Larijani, is launching a tour of Iraq and Lebanon, where the governments are weighing attempts to disarm Iran’s proxy militias. Mr....
Larijani signs new security agreement in Iraq before heading to Lebanon
Tehran Times
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August 11, 2025
THERAN – In his first major trip since being appointed Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larjani met with top officials in Iraq on Monday to address pressing bilateral and regional security issues. The next stop on...