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(MENAFN) A chlorine gas leak in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Karbala left more than 621 people suffering from respiratory distress on Sunday, according to the Iraqi Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) A sudden failure in Iraq’s power transmission lines on Monday plunged the entire country into darkness, officials confirmed.

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Retired U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Turnbull has never been one to turn away from challenges.

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The Persian miniature is characterized by a critical kinship between text and image.

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New York, NY, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The World Cup draw is usually about opponents.

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Investigator Joseph T. Aversa Physical Fitness Award The New York State Police Investigators Association has sponsored the awarding of a firearm for the attainment of the highest degree of physical fitness during the Physical Training Program at...

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(MENAFN) The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has urged the Iraqi government to immediately hold accountable members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) involved in a violent assault on a government office in the capital. "We call on the Government of...

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(MENAFN) A federal police officer and a civilian lost their lives Sunday when armed assailants launched an attack on the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture's office in Baghdad, according to a source from the Interior Ministry.

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(MENAFN) A devastating fire engulfed a residential building in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of at least four people and critically injuring two more, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source told media.

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(MENAFN) A devastating fire engulfed a shopping center in eastern Iraq on Thursday, resulting in at least 61 fatalities and prompting the rescue of dozens, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed.

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(MENAFN) Close to 50 individuals lost their lives or suffered injuries following a devastating blaze that erupted at a commercial complex in eastern Iraq on Thursday, as reported by local media outlets.

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(MENAFN) Two drones carrying explosives crashed Monday evening at the Khurmala oil field located in Erbil province within Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local officials confirmed.

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HOUSTON, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the development of an ammonia and urea production plant by KAR Electrical Power Production...

EIN Presswire

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Member companies of the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) are pleased to note that the negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and...

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(MENAFN) Iraq's Kurdistan region experienced a tense moment early Friday when a drone carrying explosives was intercepted near a Kurdish Peshmerga base in Kirkuk, the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism confirmed.

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(MENAFN) Russia has strongly denied claims by US media that President Vladimir Putin urged Iran to accept a nuclear deal eliminating its uranium enrichment rights, calling the report a manipulative attempt to inflame tensions in the region.

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(MENAFN) A number of PKK militants surrendered and dismantled their weapons on Friday in the Sulaymaniyah province of northern Iraq. The militants convened in a cave located in the Surdas sub-region of Sulaymaniyah, emerged armed, and moved to a...

EIN Presswire

EQIQ announces a $3 million investment as a apart of a broader $15 m round in a digital bank for Iraq led by Iraqi-American veteran banker Hussain Qaragholi ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- EQIQ, a...

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(MENAFN) A group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, laid down their weapons and destroyed them on Friday in a significant disarmament event in the Surdas sub-district of Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq. The militants, who had been hiding in a...

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HOUSTON, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has secured the renewal of its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for the Majnoon Oil Field for an...