CIA Under Kennedy Administration Assisted Coup Regime in Iraq that Tortured and Massacred Thousands

Iraqi students support Ba’ath Party in wake of February 1963 CIA coup. [Source: vox.com] Considered to be the Arab world’s “great white hope,” the CIA empowered Iraq’s Ba’ath Party through secret arms supplies, blacklists, psychological warfare and …

Iran-Iraq land border closed for pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued an alert for pilgrims intending to enter Iraq via a land route to visit religious sites, informing them that the border crossing between Iran and Iraq has been closed for over a week. According to a …

President Barzani Receives Iraq’s Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities

President Barzani Receives Iraq’s Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities ARK News.. President Masoud Barzani received Rebaz Mohammed Hamlan, Iraq’s Minister of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities, in Pirmam on Thursday, …

Exxon’s Iraq Seawater Return Snagged by Pipes, Majnoon Terms

Exxon Mobil’s possible return to Iraq’s Common Seawater Supply Project, eight years after walking away, is less a water deal than a potential down payment on the giant Majnoon oil field. Without injected seawater, Baghdad’s plans to more than double …

'His father funded Saddam Hussein!': Abdul El-Sayed's 'controversial family' paid $780,000 to Iraq?

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing fresh scrutiny after reports revealed that his father, Imam Dr. Mohammed El-Sayed, serves on the board of Life for Relief and Development, an Islamic charity previously investigated over money …

Zidane Iqbal on identity, Iraq and his new start: ‘I needed to leave Manchester United to grow’

Zidane Iqbal is Manchester born-and-bred. He is a player who started out at United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for United – and in …

A heavyweight masterclass in the shadow of the Iraq war

WHEN James “Lights Out” Toney entered the ring at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Events Centre in Las Vegas on October 4, 2003, he did so in the uncharacteristic position of the underdog.  This was no surprise, as across the other side of the ring from …

Iraq’s Development Road to be fully completed before end of 2026

Shafaqna English- The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that the designs for the Development Road project are nearing completion and are expected to be finalized by the end of 2026. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, Ali al-Khalidi, said …

Shadi’s take on Iraq’s corruption crackdown

Iraq Turns to IMF as Iran War Threatens Economic Contraction

Iraq is preparing to seek fresh financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the economic fallout from the war involving Iran threatens to push the country's economy into contraction of 16% this year. The IMF announced on Thursday …