Iraq

Iran says strong Tehran-Baghdad ties will ensure lasting regional security

Jul 31, 2023 02:22

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says enhanced relations between Iran and Iraq will ensure lasting security and development in the region.
Millions flock to Karbala to commemorate Ashura Day

Jul 30, 2023 03:51

Millions of people from across the world on Saturday flocked to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
Iran to benefit from gas-for-oil barter deal with Iraq: Businessman

Jul 30, 2023 02:48

A senior Iranian businessman says a recent deal between Iran and Iraq to swap Iranian gas and electricity for Iraqi crude oil and mazut will benefit Iran and will remove hurdles created by the United States in energy trade between the two neighboring countries.
4 killed in fire, explosion at textile warehouses in Iraqi city of Karbala

Jul 29, 2023 06:05

As many as four people have been killed after a fire broke out triggering the explosion of fuel tanks at textile warehouses on a street leading to the holy shrine of Imam Hussain (PBUH) in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
Iraq captures suspect behind 2014 Camp Speicher massacre of 1,700 cadets

Jul 28, 2023 04:03

Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspect in the June 2014 massacre by Daesh Takfiri terrorists at an air force camp in the country’s north-central Province of Salahuddin.
Massive mourning crowds mark Tasua in Iran

Jul 28, 2023 02:01

Millions of Shia Muslims across Iran commemorated Tasua on Thursday, the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram, which precedes Ashura, the day when Imam Hossein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, was martyred.
After repeated burning of Qur'an, Iraq urges Denmark to prevent offensive acts against Islam

Jul 27, 2023 02:57

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has reaffirmed Baghdad’s condemnation of the recurring acts of desecration against the Holy Qur’an in Denmark, calling on the Danish government to prevent such heinous measures targeting Islamic sanctities.
How and which Swedish products should be boycotted by Muslims?

Jul 26, 2023 05:25

The anger and outrage over the recurring incidents of desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden has reached the boiling point, with angry protests rocking the Muslim world in recent weeks.
Iranian victims of former Iraqi dictator’s chemical attacks sue key suppliers

Jul 26, 2023 04:24

Nearly four decades have passed since the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein carried out chemical attacks against Iranians. Some of the victims of those attacks have filed a lawsuit against two Dutch companies for supplying that regime with chemical weapons during its imposed war on Iran during the 1980s. A meeting was held in the Tehran Peace Museum to pursue the case.
Senior cleric Sadr lashes out at US meddlesome policies in Iraq

Jul 24, 2023 10:51

Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has strongly decried Washington over its malicious intentions concerning Iraq and its nation, describing the United States as the enemy of peace and democracy.