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Hyderabad expat among 4 killed in bus-truck collision in Iraq
The Siasat Daily
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August 28, 2025
Baghdad: A Hyderabad expat, Syed Akber Ali Abedi, was among four people killed in a tragic bus-truck collision in southern Iraq while returning to Kuwait after attending the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala. The Indian Embassy in Iraq confirmed the...
Iraq busts trafficking ring south of Baghdad
Shafaq News
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2025-08-28T07:45:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi security forces dismantled a human trafficking network south of Baghdad, arresting several suspects, a security source revealed on Thursday. The source told...
Iraq plans a federal body for the Development Road project
Zawya
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Iraq is planning to create an independent federal body to oversee the 'Development Road' mega project, Planning Minister Mohammed Ali Tamim has said. During a meeting between officials from Iraq’s government and the Kurdistan Regional Government...
Indian U-23 Men's Football Team Lose 1-3 To Iraq In International Football Friendly
News18
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August 28, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 16:28 IST India U23 lost 1-3 to Iraq in a friendly ahead of their AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Doha against Bahrain, Qatar and Brunei Darussalam. India U23 men’s football team (AIFF)The Indian U-23 men’s football...
Brazil repatriates woman linked to ISIS in Syria, Iraq
North Press Agency
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August 28, 2025
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Brazilian authorities confirmed on Wednesday the return of Karina Aylin Rayol Barbosa, 28, who spent nine years in areas once controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. She is believed to be the only...
232 Iraqi families leave Hawl Camp for voluntary return to Iraq
North Press Agency
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August 28, 2025
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – A total of 232 Iraqi families, comprising 850 individuals, left on Thursday Hawl Camp in northeast Syria as part of a voluntary return program coordinated between the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria...
Iraq ranks 105th globally in tourism arrivals
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T21:04:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq placed 105th worldwide in tourist arrivals for 2024, according to Country Cassette. The country received 892,000 international visitors last year, accounting for...
Iraq security brief: Counterterror arrests, smuggling seizures, and market clashes
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T21:34:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on August 27, 2025. - Counterterrorism (Saladin / Nineveh): Security forces arrested four...
Iraq’s Basra Fair kicks off with strong local and foreign turnout
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T22:39:56+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra The Basra International Fair opened on Wednesday with the participation of 128 companies representing ten countries. Exhibition media director Osama Majid told Shafaq...
Beyond Oil: Digital work is forging Iraq's new economic identity
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Iraq’s labor market is undergoing a quiet transformation—driven not by government initiatives or corporate investments, but by the individual choices of women, students, and young professionals. Across Baghdad and other cities,...
Hyderabad expat among 4 killed in bus-train collision in Iraq
The Siasat Daily
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August 28, 2025
Baghdad: A Hyderabad expat, Syed Akber Ali Abedi, was among four people killed in a tragic bus-truck collision in southern Iraq while returning to Kuwait after attending the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala. The Indian Embassy in Iraq confirmed the...
Iraq Unveils First National Migration Strategy Through 2030
News Ghana
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August 27, 2025
Iraq has launched its inaugural national migration plan, marking a significant policy shift toward managing population movements as a development tool rather than merely a challenge to address. The five-year strategy aims to create structured...
U.S. Oil Powerhouse Chevron Is Back In Iraq, But Will It Be Different This Time?
Oil Price
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August 27, 2025
U.S. oil and gas supermajor Chevron signed an agreement in principle last week with Iraq’s Oil Ministry for the development of the huge Nasiriyah oil field, plus other oil producing fields and exploration sites. This is the latest in a recent line...
Iraq’s ambassadorial appointments: Reform or political bargain?
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T18:18:25+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s parliament has approved 91 new ambassadors, a move the government hailed as a breakthrough but which lawmakers and experts denounced as unconstitutional, nepotistic, and...
Iraq unveils historic migration plan to boost development and stability
UN News
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August 27, 2025
Unveiled on Wednesday, it creates new opportunities for work, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and placing migration at the heart of stability and economic development. It is being led by Iraq’s ministry...
Iraq shifts reserves: More gold, fewer foreign assets
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T13:06:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The structure of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) assets has shifted significantly between 2022 and 2025, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Iraq...
Iraq to repatriate 850 citizens from Syria's Al-Hol Camp
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T13:22:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus / Baghdad Iraq is set to receive more than 800 returnees from Al-Hol camp in Syria on Thursday, under US military protection. A security source reported to Shafaq...
Iraq passes code on Shia personal status
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T15:44:18+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Wednesday, Iraq’s parliament approved the Jaafari Jurisprudence Code, a legal text linked to the Personal Status Law (PSL) that allows Shia Muslims in Iraq to...
India U23s ready for second friendly against Iraq
The News Mill
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August 28, 2025
Following a narrow 1-2 defeat in their first friendly, the India U23 men’s national team will take on Iraq in their second closed-doors friendly match on Thursday at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 13:30 IST. This...
Iraq withdraws PMF Law under external pressure, MP says
Shafaq News
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2025-08-27T14:39:45+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The Iraqi government has withdrawn the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Authority Law from parliament under “foreign pressure,” a lawmaker revealed on Wednesday....