CCHF 2025: Iraq records 14 cases with 2 deaths

2025-04-19T10:31:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Fourteen cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and two related deaths have been recorded since the start of 2025, Iraq’s Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. …

Halabja granted, Nineveh to be divided: Iraq's unity in the balance

Shafaq News/ As the Kurdistan Region celebrates the formal recognition of Halabja as Iraq’s 19th province, a wave of opposition is building in Nineveh, where local leaders and political blocs are pushing back against calls to transform several of its …

CCHF: Death toll rises to two in Iraq’s Kirkuk

2025-04-19T08:05:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ A second fatality linked to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been confirmed in Iraq’s Kirkuk province, heightening concerns over a possible outbreak as temperatures rise. …

Saleem case exposes Zidan’s corruption of Iraq

Since the demise of strongman Saddam Hussein, it is fair to say that Iraq’s judicial system has undergone significant changes. At first, says a new report from the Iraq Watch Group of the Middle East Centre of the London School of Economics (LSE), the …

Why Iraq gives Syria a hand

If any Mideast country has a big heart these days, it would be Iraq. A country that has suffered so much from war and terrorist attacks made a magnanimous gesture this week toward its neighbor Syria, which itself is now emerging from years of conflict.   …

‘Shameful’ and ‘un-American’: Iraq veteran slams Trump’s rhetoric on Russia-Ukraine war

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing ‘Shameful’ and ‘un-American’: Iraq veteran slams Trump’s rhetoric on Russia-Ukraine war 05:45 UP NEXT ‘We are all afraid’: Sen. Murkowski says Republicans fear …

Troubled waters: Iraq's fish farms face disease spread

2025-04-18T20:53:39+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Friday, the Iraq’s Fish Producers Association head urged the government to ban fish imports and address a recurring herpes virus outbreak. The Head of the Fish Producers …

"Political money": Iraq's Victory Alliance warns of unfair elections

2025-04-18T21:25:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The results of the election will likely favor traditional political blocs with access to "political money,” Iraq’s Victory Alliance (Al-Nasr), led by former Prime Minister …

Syrian military muscle flexed at Iraq border

2025-04-18T21:55:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Syria has deployed military reinforcements to the eastern city of al-Bukamal near the Iraqi border, Syrian state media reported on Friday. A convoy from the Ministry of Defense …

Iraq storm: over 3,000 hospitalised