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Returning to Iraq to Bury My Brothers
TIME Magazine
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August 13, 2025
On July 9, the Iraqi government released a list of twenty-two people whose remains had been identified nearly 11 years after ISIS militants carried out genocide against the Yazidi community, a religious minority in Northern Iraq. Over the course...
Bulgarian Visa Application Centre Opens in Baghdad
Bulgarian News Agency
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A Bulgarian visa office officially opened at the VFS Global Application Centre in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 4, the Bulgarian diplomatic mission in the country said on its website on Wednesday. "Charge d'Affaires Nikola Draganov said that this is a...
Iraq interested in ferry service, rice import
Business Recorder
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August 7, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Iraq has informed Pakistan that it was ready to welcome a ferry service between Umm Qassar Port of Iraq and Gwadar Port of Pakistan aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and exploring new sea routes. During a meeting between...
Why Did Iraq’s Militias Sit Out the Iran–Israel War and Why it Matters
Royal United Services Institute
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August 13, 2025
Considering that President Donald Trump’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran has increasingly extended to the Hashd, Sudani’s efforts, since taking office in October 2022, included assurances to halt attacks on US interests. Reflecting a...
Over 1K Iraqi Christians receive first communion despite scars from ISIS, ongoing pressures
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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August 12, 2025
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Iraqi Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Saturday at the church of the ancient Mar Matta monastery of Saint Matthew in the village of Bashiqa, some 30km northeast of the...
Millions of Muslims converge in Karbala to mark Arbaeen
Mehr News Agency
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August 14, 2025
They moved toward Karbala on foot from different directions and descended upon the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate the event. Along the routes, thousands of moukebs, or volunteer service stations, offer free food, water, medical care,...
Mystery surrounds psychiatrist's death in Iraq
Shafaq News
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2025-08-13T20:48:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra On Wednesday, dozens of citizens and activists gathered in Basra, calling for full transparency over the death of Iraqi psychiatrist Ban Ziyad and urging authorities...
Trump Alleges DC Homicide Rate Tops Bogota, Mexico City, Islamabad; Pledges Law, Order Under Federal Control
Asianet Newsable
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August 14, 2025
Donald Trump claimed Washington, DC, has a homicide rate higher than Bogota, Mexico City, and Islamabad, announcing federal control of the city’s police and National Guard deployment to restore law, order, and public safety. Washington: US...
When Violence Based On Religion Or Belief Amounts To International Crimes
Forbes
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A released Nigerian girl, who was kidnapped from her school in Dapchi, in the northeastern state of Yobe, rests as she and her schoolmates wait to meet the Nigerian president at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on March 23, 2018. The Nigerian...
How Number of Journalists Killed in Gaza War Compares to WW2, Vietnam, Iraq
Newsweek
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August 14, 2025
This is the "deadliest period for journalists" in decades, a press advocacy group has said, after six journalists were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based nonprofit, made...
Over 1,000 Iraqi Christians receive first communion
Christian Today
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August 13, 2025
Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: Getty/iStock) Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State's capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most of them...
Donald Trump claims DC homicide higher than Bogota, Mexico City or Islamabad
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 14, 2025
Earlier, Trump announced that he is placing the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department "under federal control" and deploying the National Guard to the city, saying the move is aimed at restoring order in the nation's capital US President...
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...
Trump claims Washington DC murder rate higher than Islamabad
The Hindu
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August 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump made strong claims about the state of crime in Washington, DC, stating that the city has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, surpassing several...
Neocons responsible for Russian-Ukraine war
Strategic Culture
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August 27, 2025
By John J. DUNCAN JR Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On August 16, my wife, Vickie, and I attended a conference at the Dulles Airport Hilton just outside Washington, D.C. It was titled “A Blueprint For...
Catholic revival in Iraq? 1,000 children have celebrated First Communion this year
LifeSite
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August 13, 2025
News Archbishop Younan Hanno praised congregants for their ‘determination to stay on their ancestral land’ while commending their preservation and transmission of the Catholic faith. (LifeSiteNews) — More than 1,000 children celebrated their first...
Despite Bleak Political Times, Hanan Relief Group Continues to Serve Refugees
Shepherd Express - Wisconsin
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August 27, 2025
Refugees to the U.S. often resettle in cities depending on where they have family or community ties. Milwaukee’s Hanan Relief Group, founded in 2016, is providing sustainable, long-term solutions for immigrants in Wisconsin, acclimating refugees...
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,...
Trump claims DC homicide higher than Bogota, Mexico City or Islamabad; vows to restore order under federal control
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 14, 2025
Washington, DC [US], August 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump made strong claims about the state of crime in Washington, DC, stating that the city has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, surpassing several notoriously violent...
Iran embassy in Iraq condemns US interference in Tehran-Baghdad cooperation
Iran Front Page
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August 13, 2025
The MoU aims to enhance security cooperation and counter terrorism between the two neighboring countries. In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy called Washington’s remarks “an unacceptable interference” in the independent bilateral relations of...