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(MENAFN) Iraq and Syria have both announced temporary airspace restrictions following renewed regional tensions linked to Iranian missile activity against Israel, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi announced Saturday that a delegation of prominent business leaders will join him on an forthcoming official visit to the United States, as Baghdad intensifies efforts to attract foreign investment...

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(MENAFN) A US service member has died in what authorities described as a “training-related incident” at a military facility in northern Iraq, according to the Pentagon.

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(MENAFN) A United States Army soldier has died following a "training-related incident" at a military airbase in northern Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday, marking a tragic loss for the American armed forces.

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(MENAFN) Bahrain has prohibited its citizens from traveling to both Iraq and Iran, the country's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday, invoking what it described as a dangerously volatile regional security environment in the wake of recent military...

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(MENAFN) A commercial cargo ship traveling in the Gulf waters southeast of Iraq was hit by an unknown projectile, resulting in a major explosion, according to reports on Monday.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans are helping power America’s return to deep space—and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is supporting them every step of the way. From Artemis II astronauts and engineers to VA researchers studying how space affects the human body,...

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Visual information professionals from across the Department of War gathered at Fort McCoy in May 2026 to compete in the annual Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition — a demanding event that tested participants' physical fitness,...

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(MENAFN) A powerful dust storm sweeping across Iraq sent 837 people to hospital with suffocation symptoms Tuesday, the country's health ministry announced, though authorities confirmed no fatalities have been recorded.

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Kent Imaging's near-infrared technology and Roots Pharmaceutical's regional expertise across Iraq and the GCC address a critical unmet clinical need.

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(MENAFN) A recent assessment indicates that ongoing conflict in the Gulf region has led to significant environmental damage, adding further strain to an already vulnerable ecosystem.

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A British Army veteran living with a service-related cold injury has completed a near-vertical ice climb in the Scottish Highlands.

International Committee of the Red Cross

The story of Sirwan is not merely an individual incident; it reflects a reality experienced by many people in Iraq, particularly in rural and border areas.

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(MENAFN) Iraq's parliament has set April 11 as the date for a long-awaited session to elect the country's next president, as the nation's protracted political impasse shows little sign of self-resolution.

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, March 17, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Iraqi capital Baghdad witnessed the opening of the largest mall in Iraq — Iraq Mall — making Baghdad home to the third-largest mall in the Middle East. Iraq Mall represents the largest...

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Electricity Ministry announced on Wednesday that gas flows from Iran have stopped, sharply reducing power generation and taking approximately 3,100 megawatts offline.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia escalated diplomatic tensions Sunday by summoning Iraq's Ambassador Safia Taleb al-Suhail to lodge a formal protest over what Riyadh described as "continued attacks and blatant threats" against the kingdom and neighboring...

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced Thursday that its oil ports have been temporarily closed following an attack on an oil tanker in national waters, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) The war engulfing the Gulf region has unleashed a secondary crisis — one measured not in battlefield casualties, but in toxic plumes, contaminated coastlines, and carbon emissions that have already eclipsed an entire nation's annual...