1+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) Arab filmmakers are bringing stories of war, displacement, financial collapse, and exile to the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, with six works by filmmakers connected to Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, and the wider Arab diaspora screening across several sections of the festival....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1357+ words) Old artillery shell kills two, wounds others in Halabja The borderland bargain: Daily life inside Khanaqin’s quietly shifting frontier Cabinet to vote on Iraq’s 2027 budget in September Khanaqin protests paused pending Baghdad talks The map around Khanaqin looks markedly different…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (196+ words) Artists from Iraq join Beirut symposium US attacks Iranian tanker near Kharg Island Iraqi Oil Minister: Gasoline shipments coming soon Iraq’s "Green Taxi" plan takes shape amid gasoline crisis Shafaq News- Beirut/ Baghdad/ Erbil Beirut hosted the Cedar Symposium 2 on…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (102+ words) Iraqi media figure Qusay Shafiq arrested Israel steps up strikes on southern Lebanon KRG returns 33 Kurdish men from Libya Iran identifies two people in Semnan student clash Iraqi media figure Qusay Shafiq was arrested on Monday, Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (220+ words) Israel: Secret channels with Turkiye to prevent Syria clash ISIS fighters attack PMF position in Iraq’s Saladin Mourinho starts Real Madrid return with late win Bayern Munich win German Super Cup Israel and Turkiye are using secret channels to prevent…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (188+ words) Attacks reported in Suwayda as Druze National Guard accuses Damascus Iraq sets next week for vote on remaining cabinet posts Lebanon Speaker rejects buffer zone after Israel talks Turkmenistan edge Iraq 2-1 in football U20 Asian qualifier Shafaq News- Damascus/ Suwayda Syrian…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (188+ words) Iraq detains Saladin traffic employee for embezzlement Iraqi Airways resumes flights to northern Iran Naval blockade diverts 65 commercial vessels Turkiye on Thursday condemned Israel's recent strike on Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base, denying that any Turkish military personnel were at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (62+ words) FIFA hits Argentina with major bans after World Cup final brawl Fire spreads rapidly on Azmar Mountain in Al-Sulaymaniyah Iran’s Speaker calls foreign troop withdrawal from Iraq “essential step” Armed attacks kill two in Basra and Maysan Iraq’s Military Intelligence…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (193+ words) Babil security forces restrict access to protest site Al-Taif Bank pledges to return depositors’ funds USD/IQD gains in Baghdad and Erbil Erbil theater festival return hinges on KRG funding Security forces partially closed several roads in Iraq’s Babil province…...