Lebanon body puts Israeli bombardment damage at $1.5 bln
Beirut – Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon in seven months of cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah has caused more than $1.5 billion in damage, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday. Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement began attacking Israel in support of ally…
Iraqi security forces arrest 3 terrorists involved in Camp Speicher massacre
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Joint Operations Command announced on Thursday that three terrorists involved in the Camp Speicher massacre have been arrested. The Joint Operations Command said in a statement that the terrorists were arrested outside Iraq following intelligence efforts…
Pro-Palestinian campus protests spread to UK universities
London – The grass outside SOAS University of London has been dotted with a handful of tents since the start of this week, with Palestinian flags and slogans calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There are similar sites at universities…
JP Morgan expects Iraq to increase oil output in 2025
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – JP Morgan sees that three key countries in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should increase their oil production by 2025. The Head of the Global Commodities Strategy team at JP Morgan, Natasha Kaneva, said in…
Iraqi PM launches construction of Etihad Mills project in Babylon
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, launched on Thursday the construction of the Etihad Mills project in Babylon governorate in central Iraq. The project, which has a production capacity of one million tons annually, is one…
Iraq’s KRG employees to receive salaries via Trade Bank of Iraq
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) announced on Wednesday that government employees in Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will receive their salaries through the bank. More than one million government employees in the KRG will enjoy digital…
South Gaza hospitals have only three days’ fuel left: WHO
Geneva – Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern…
Iran jails film director Rasoulof for ‘security’ offences: lawyer
Tehran – An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for “collusion against national security”, his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday. Rasoulof’s film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is due to be shown at the…
Baghdad praises Hamas approval of ceasefire
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed on Wednesday that Hamas’s approval of a truce in Gaza is a responsible decision that has been taken in support of the interests of the Palestinian people. Al-Sudani’s remarks…
Israel launches fresh Gaza strikes as negotiators work towards truce
Rafah – Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where negotiators were working to make good on their “last chance” to cement a ceasefire deal. After weeks of vowing to…