Explosions heard in Iraq’s Irbil, US-run oil field shut down
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): Explosions sounded on Friday near Irbil airport in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region and an attack forced a US-run oil field to shut production. AFP journalists reported lound bangs and seeing grey smoke rising from near the airport area, which hosts US-led coalition troops The autonomous Kurdistan region, which hosts US troops, has been pulled […]
Drones hit oil fields, airport in Iraq’s Basra: security official to AFP
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Four drones struck Basra airport and two oil facilities in southern Iraq, a security official told AFP. “One drone crashed into the cargo terminal at Basra airport,” the official said, adding that two others hit a US company in the Burjesia oil complex, and a fourth struck the Rumaila oil field, where energy major […]
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani Condoles Martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, Urges Iranian Unity
(RAHNUMA) Najaf: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority based in Najaf, has issued a statement expressing deep sorrow over the reported killing of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In his official message, Ayatollah Al-Sistani extended condolences to the Iranian nation and the wider Muslim […]
Iraq PM candidate Al-Maliki meets senior US diplomat
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): The leading candidate to become Iraq’s next prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, met with US diplomat Tom Barrack on Friday after refusing to withdraw his nomination despite the US threatening to stop supporting the country if he returns to the post. Barrack, the US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkiye, has recently visited Iraq […]
Riyadh leads Arab support for Kuwait amid Iraq maritime firing
RIYADH(RAHNUMA): Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected Iraq’s recent submission to the UN on new maritime borders, which Riyadh says infringes on Kuwait’s territory. Iraq had reportedly submitted new geographic coordinates in January and February to the UN delineating the nation’s maritime boundaries. In a statement on X on Monday, the Kingdom’s ministry […]
Iraq starts investigations into Daesh detainees moved from Syria
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Iraq’s judiciary announced on Monday it has begun its investigations into more than 1,300 Daesh group detainees who were transferred from Syria as part of a US operation. “Investigation proceedings have started with 1,387 members of the Daesh terrorist organization who were recently transferred from the Syrian territory,” the judiciary’s media office said in […]
Iraq begins closing Al-Hol camp, 19,000 citizens return home
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Iraq said it has begun dismantling the Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, repatriating thousands of its citizens as part of efforts to prevent the site from being used to promote extremist ideology, state news agency INA reported on Wednesday. The Ministry of Migration and Displacement said around 19,000 Iraqis returned from Al-Hol to their […]
Iraqi Kurdistan leader welcomes Syrian decree recognizing Kurdish rights
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Saturday welcomed a new Syrian presidential decree recognizing the country’s Kurdish population, Syrian state media reported. Barzani described the move as a significant political and legal step toward building a new Syria, the Syrian Arab News Agency added. In a statement, Barzani expressed support for […]
Iraq’s political future in limbo as factions vie for power
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t produce a bloc with a decisive majority, opening the door to a prolonged period of negotiations. The government that eventually emerges will be inheriting a […]
UN chief visits Iraq to mark end of assistance mission set up after 2003 invasion
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the US-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. The UN Security Council, at Iraq’s request, voted last year to wind down the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]
