Asia Iraq The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has announced that, following the settlement of the country's energy debts to Iran, Baghdad is considering increasing gas imports from the Islamic Republic
Asia Iraq The lack of fodder due to poor rainfall and poor public investment has decimated the gazelles in the Sawa reserve; 40% of them disappeared between the end of April and the end of May, explains Turki al-Jayashi, director of the reserve
Asia Iraq Court sentenced a Daesh member to death for planning a 2021 bombing that killed 32 people in a Baghdad market, the city's first major suicide bombing in three years that ended a period of relative calm the jihadist group's declaration of defeat in 2017
Asia Iraq Two Chinese companies have been awarded a contract to build 8.000 schools in the country, as part of a historic oil-for-projects deal signed by the two countries three years ago
Asia Iraq Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete walls into a city full of colour with murals depicting well-known figures
Asia Iraq Iraq's water resources have declined by 50% since last year due to successive droughts, low rainfall and falling river levels; the country is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change and desertification
Asia Iraq It is crucial that Iraqi parties work together so that the US can continue to implement the strategic framework agreement with Iraq in support of its armed forces, economy and health sector, said Gavito, US official for Iraq and Iran
Asia Iraq Muwafaq Mubareka, a Baghdad citizen, faced with a severe shortage of trees, tons of sand raised by desert storms, and severe contamination of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, has planted nearly a million trees with his Millions of Trees Association
Asia Iraq The oil ministry announced preliminary oil exports for February of 100.563.999 barrels; revenue for the month was $11,07 billion, the highest monthly oil revenue in Iraq since 1972
Asia Iraq According to Human Rights Watch in a report published with IraQueer, there are serious crimes that go unpunished against LGBT people, also perpetrated by armed forces
Asia Iraq The UN Security Council has approved an end to reparations to compensate Kuwait for losses related to the invasion in 1990; over 30 years, $52,4 billion has been paid out to Kuwait
Asia Iraq The construction of 1.000 schools has begun, a government project within the framework of the Chinese agreement; PM Al-Kadhimi emphasized how the government is assuming full responsibilities in vital sectors such as education
Asia Iraq A recent internal investigation by international telecommunications giant Ericsson suspects that some of its staff in the country paid ISIS members to gain access to some of the country's roads