Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New sentence for journalist weeks before planned release is evidence of perverse practice used to punish critics
Amnesty International
·
August 20, 2025
In response to an Erbil court sentencing journalist Sherwan Sherwani to another four years and five months in prison on 19 August for an apparent threat made to a prison officer, Amnesty International’s Iraq Researcher Razaw Salihy said: “Sherwan...
ISIS leader killed in Syria in joint Iraqi and US operation
The National News
·
ISIS leader Salah Numan Al Jubouri, who was in charge of the group's financing, was killed in Syria on Wednesday in an operation between Iraqi troops, the US coalition and Syrian forces, sources have told The National. Al Jubouri was also in...
US-led coalition in Syria captures leader of so-called Islamic State group
Euronews
·
August 20, 2025
Published on 20/08/2025 - 15:15 GMT+2 •Updated 15:57 US-led coalition forces captured a senior Islamic State commander believed to be the group's leader in a pre-dawn helicopter raid Wednesday near Syria's Turkish border, killing one Iraqi citizen...
Iraqi President demands ceasefire in Gaza
Prensa Latina - Cuba
·
August 19, 2025
During a meeting with ambassadors and heads of Arab and Islamic missions accredited in the country, the president reaffirmed Iraq’s firm and consistent stance in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. Rashid condemned the...
UK, Iraq Sign New Pact
MENAFN
·
August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Kingdom has finalized a new arrangement with Iraq to facilitate the return of individuals residing in the UK without proper legal status. This agreement, signed on Wednesday, aligns with broader governmental measures aimed at...
Iraqi Kurdistan gives jailed journalist more prison time: lawyer
The New Arab
·
August 19, 2025
Sherwan Sherwani, the former editor of investigative outlet Bashur, was arrested in 2020 on espionage accusations [Getty/file photo] Authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region handed down a new prison term on Tuesday to jailed investigative...
Iraqi father sentenced in Washington attempted 'honor killing' case to 20 months, mother to 1 year
The Post Millenial
·
August 19, 2025
"My dad tried to kill me with his own hands, do you have no love for me? I know you were smiling when you choked me. I’m going to pray for you to stay in jail and die." The Iraqi parents accused of attempting an “honor killing” of their teenage...
Emirati and Omani firms bid to operate Iraqi airport destroyed by ISIS
The National News
·
Iraq's long-shuttered Mosul International Airport, rebuilt after it was devastated by ISIS, has drawn bids from foreign companies as it prepares to enter full commercial service this year. Twelve firms have submitted proposals to run the airport's...
Iraq Declares Victory as US-Led Coalition Winds Down Mission
Media Line
·
August 19, 2025
After more than a decade of foreign boots on Iraqi soil, Baghdad is finally getting what it wanted: the end of the US-led coalition’s mission. Iraq’s military declared Monday that the long-awaited withdrawal is not just a strategic shift, but a...
Iraq-Lebanon security co-operation led to raid on major Captagon lab
The National News
·
Security and intelligence co-operation between Baghdad and Beirut led to the dismantling of one of the biggest Captagon production facilities in the Middle East, the Iraqi Interior Ministry has revealed. In mid-July, Lebanon's army announced the...
US-led coalition captures a senior Islamic State member in Syria
WTOP - District Columbia
·
August 20, 2025
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition captured a senior member of the Islamic State group in northwest Syria on Wednesday,… BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition captured a senior member of the Islamic State group in northwest Syria on Wednesday, state...
Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory
WTOP - District Columbia
·
August 19, 2025
BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as… BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been...
UK signs migrant return deal with Iraq to deter small boat crossings
The National News
·
The UK government has agreed a deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings, which have exceeded 28,000 this year and more than 50,000 since the Labour administration came to power. The deal,...
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran launches Democratic campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine
NBC News
·
August 19, 2025
Graham Platner, a 40-year-old Army and Marine veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, launched his campaign for the Senate in Maine on Tuesday, joining a growing Democratic primary field seeking to take on Republican Sen....
In GI Bill case fallout, veterans sue VA over denied education benefits
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
·
August 20, 2025
A new lawsuit wants to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to stop shorting up to 1.7 million veterans out of their GI Bill benefits, after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision expanded their ability to claim the education benefits. Attorneys...
The Epping ruling deepens Labour’s immigration nightmare
New Statesman
·
August 20, 2025
There is one clear political winner from the Epping asylum hotel ruling: Nigel Farage. True, the technical victor, as so often in English life, may be the Town and Country Planning Order (the owners of the Bell Hotel failed to apply for new...
Today in History: 1851, first America’s Cup trophy
The Mining Journal - Michigan
·
Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2025. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known...
French: Trump is deploying troops into American cities — and its culture wars
The Mercury News - California
·
August 20, 2025
One of my life’s greatest regrets is that I didn’t join the Army sooner. I was commissioned at age 37, late for the military, and I didn’t exactly impress my officer basic course instructors with my physical prowess. But I made it through, and I...
Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in bid to deter small boat crossings
Radio X
·
A new deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings has been agreed by the Government. Listen to this article The deal, signed by Home Office minister Dan Jarvis, will set up a formal process to...
Heritage and post-conflict reconstruction in Mosul
Building Design
·
I have been working with the World Monument Fund in Iraq since 2018. My annual visits to this ancient country are perhaps a record of a nation recovering from a catastrophic period of destruction. While there are many books written about...