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Residential Building Fire Claims Seven Lives in Baghdad

(MENAFN) A devastating fire erupted Wednesday morning in a residential building located in the Ur neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, resulting in the deaths of seven family members, according to a civil defense official. Civil defense teams...

Iran, Iraq ink joint deal to enhance security coordination

(MENAFN) Iraq and Iran formalized a joint security agreement on Monday aimed at enhancing coordination along their shared borders. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani...

Strategic Partnership Between ZagTrader and Karmal Brokerage to Enhance Trading Capabilities in Iraq

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, August 10, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ZagTrader, a leading global provider of trading and investment technology solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Karmal Brokerage, a prominent Iraqi brokerage...

Heatwave, Power Overload Trigger National Blackout in Iraq

(MENAFN) A sudden failure in Iraq’s power transmission lines on Monday plunged the entire country into darkness, officials confirmed. Mohammed Nema, undersecretary for production affairs at the Electricity Ministry, reported that technical teams...

Over 620 Hospitalized After Chlorine Gas Leak in Iraq

(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. In a short statement, the ministry confirmed all individuals...

Iraq tries to assert state authority during crisis

The Iraqi government has long navigated a path between maintaining political ties with its Iranian neighbor and Tehran’s allies inside Iraq on the one hand, and preserving its security relationship with the United States on the other....

Media reports Iran firing missiles at US bases in Middle East

(MENAFN) Iran has launched missile attacks on US military facilities across the Middle East, according to Iranian state media. The operation, named ‘Herald of Victory,’ reportedly targeted sites in Qatar and Iraq. Unconfirmed videos circulating...

‘Joy on Paper LIVE!’ Announces Its Gift Book List Just in Time for the Holidays

When it comes to buying books as gifts, PatZi Gil knows how to pick ’em. She reads each book and interviews each author. Visit https://www.joyonpaperlive.com. CLEARWATER, FL, UNITED STATES, November 4, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For more than a...

Iraq’s Top Officials Blast U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites

(MENAFN) Iraq’s highest-ranking officials convened on Sunday to voice serious alarm over recent assaults targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, labeling the actions as a perilous escalation that endangers peace both regionally and globally. In a...

Media reports Pentagon, US intel directors excluded from Iran Israel talks

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has excluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from key discussions regarding the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, according to reports from NBC News and...

U.S. Urges Justice Following PMF Raid on Baghdad Government Office

(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...

Iraq Premier Sounds Alarm Over Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Wednesday raised alarm over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, cautioning that Israel's ongoing restrictions on humanitarian aid could result in "grave consequences." His warning...

Gunfire Claims Two Lives in Baghdad Ministry Assault

(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. The ministry reported...

Dwelling Fire in Iraq Leaves Four Dead

(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. The blaze ignited in the...

Devastating Fire Engulfs Shopping Center in Iraq, Killing Over 60

(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. The inferno erupted in Kut, the capital city of...

The taboo of regret: Iranian reflections on the seizure of the US embassy in 1979

Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri has been part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s furniture for nearly half a century: government minister, speaker of parliament, presidential contender, advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and fixture of the country’s...

Blaze in Iraq Results in Casualties

(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. According to an official news outlet, the...

KBR Awarded FEED Contract for KEPPT’s Fertilizer Facility in Iraq

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...

Explosives-Laden Drones Target Oil Field in Northern Iraq

(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. The regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism...

Iraq's Oil Ministry Denounces Kurdistan's Energy Agreements with U.S. Companies

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Iraq's Oil Ministry rejected recent energy agreements between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and U.S. companies, deeming them a violation of Iraqi law. In a statement, the ministry asserted that the deals, valued at...