Thu, 2023-03-16 23:42 WASHINGTON: The Senate took a first step Thursday toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, pushing to end that authority as the United States marks the 20th anniversary of the Iraq … read more
Thu, 2023-03-16 23:40 DUBAI: The UAE was on a collision course with Israel on Thursday over a Palestinian town torched during a rampage by radical Jewish settlers. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the UAE president, pledged $3 million for the reconstruction … read more
Thu, 2023-03-16 23:18 ANKARA, Turkiye: Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 16 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. … read more
ID: 1678997679532408100 Thu, 2023-03-16 19:44 BAGHDAD: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Iraqi-Iranian borderline, the Iraqi state news agency INA reported on Thursday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties caused by the quake, it added. Main category: … read more
Wed, 2023-03-15 23:16 BAGHDAD: Iraqi journalist Muntazer Al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his shoes at President George W. Bush in a news conference to show his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. … read more