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'The President’s Cake': Hasan Hadi on Iraq, sanctions and his Cannes-winning debut

'The President’s Cake': Hasan Hadi on Iraq, sanctions and his Cannes-winning debut

For Iraqi director Hasan Hadi, winning the Camera d’Or for best first feature at last month’s Cannes Film Festival was not just an acknowledgement of a gifted Arab talent, it was a historic event that put Iraqi cinema on the world film map. His...

Iraqi Prime Minister hosts Qatari Ambassador

Iraqi Prime Minister hosts Qatari Ambassador

Iraq Refers First Case Involving Saddam Officials for Trial

Iraq Refers First Case Involving Saddam Officials for Trial

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 03.01.2005 Courtesy Story Iraq's new court system is moving forward on prosecuting five men charged with mass executions following an attempt on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's life in 1982. Chief Investigative...

Wreckage Of Iranian Drone Found After Attack On Iraqi Airport With U.S. Troops (Photos)

Wreckage Of Iranian Drone Found After Attack On Iraqi Airport With U.S. Troops (Photos)

Click to see full-size image. Via X A drone was intercepted late on July 3 near Erbil Airport, which houses United States troops in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to Kurdish security forces. “At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an...

Iraq, Bulgaria sign MoU to Boost Agricultural Cooperation

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Jabr Al-Maliki, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Bulgarian counterpart, Dr. Georgi Tahov, to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector. The official meeting,...

Beyond candidates: Al-Nasr Coalition demands electoral overhaul in Iraq

Beyond candidates: Al-Nasr Coalition demands electoral overhaul in Iraq

2025-07-04T10:59:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Friday, Al-Nasr (Victory) Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, urged Iraqi authorities to reform the electoral process and bar corrupt...

Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’

Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off...

Drone attacks surge in Iraq amid rising US security tensions, Iranian military presence

Drone attacks surge in Iraq amid rising US security tensions, Iranian military presence

Commander Stresses Non-Lethal Targeting in Eastern Baghdad

Commander Stresses Non-Lethal Targeting in Eastern Baghdad

As the nature of the war on terror in Iraq has changed, so have the targets sought by coalition and Iraqi forces. When Operation Iraqi Freedom began, typical targets were military formations and vehicles of the former Iraqi army, Republican Guard...

Booby-trapped drone shot down near airport in N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A booby-trapped drone was shot down Thursday night near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, said local authorities. A drone was shot down at 9:58 p.m. local time (1858 GMT)...

US designates 12 tankers and Iraqi terminal in first Iran sanctions since bombing nuclear sites

US designates 12 tankers and Iraqi terminal in first Iran sanctions since bombing nuclear sites

THE US sanctioned an Iraqi oil terminal and more than 30 individuals, entities and “shadow fleet” tankers on Thursday as the “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign on Iran resumed for the first time since Washington bombed the Islamic Republic’s...

Government decides to increase flights for pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq

Government decides to increase flights for pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq

Pakistan Pakistan Government decides to increase flights for pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq Close Pilgrims will only be allowed to travel under the Group Organizers System Updated On: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:07:44 PKT ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The...

Drone downed near Iraqi Kurdistan airport where US-led coalition troops are based

Drone downed near Iraqi Kurdistan airport where US-led coalition troops are based

ERBIL, Iraq — A drone was intercepted late on Thursday near Erbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. “At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an explosive-packed drone was...

Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces

Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government may add as many as 15,000 more troops to its current 348,000-person security force to help decrease the country’s dependence on coalition forces, a top U.S. Army officer...

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain 15, Destroy Cache, Thwart Attack

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain 15, Destroy Cache, Thwart Attack

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story Iraqi and coalition forces seized 15 suspected terrorists, destroyed a weapons cache and thwarted an attack on a State Department convoy in Iraq over the past two days. During an operation in...

Ambassador Khalilzad: U.S. Goals For Iraq Remain Unchanged

Ambassador Khalilzad: U.S. Goals For Iraq Remain Unchanged

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The road has been rough in Iraq's journey toward becoming a responsible member of the world community, but the country will reach its destination, the senior U.S. diplomat to Iraq said today....

Officials Continue to Note Progress Amid Violence in Iraq

Officials Continue to Note Progress Amid Violence in Iraq

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The idea that progress and violence co-exist in Iraq is fast becoming a mantra for officials both in Baghdad and here. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force Iraq, made...

Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented 'adequately' in Iraq

Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented 'adequately' in Iraq

ANKARA Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented "adequately" in Iraq's political and governmental institutions, a Foreign Ministry statement said on July 4. "The appointment of a non-Turkmen director to the Altunköprü Municipality in Kirkuk — a...

Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says

Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making a tangible difference on the ground, but cannot quickly undo 25 years of systemic neglect of the country’s infrastructure, the officer in charge...

U.S. Ambassador: Success In Iraq Can Be Achieved

U.S. Ambassador: Success In Iraq Can Be Achieved

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story Success can be achieved in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said today, as the U.S. and its allies adapt tactics while continuing to work with the new Iraqi government to suppress violence and...

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