Iraq

The country marked the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Sinjar by the Islamic State group on 3 August 2014, followed by atrocities and massacres against the country's Yazidi minority

In a province bordering Saudi Arabia, a site has been found where captagon, the amphetamine-like stimulant that plagues the Middle East, is produced, a rare find in a country that has become a transit route for illicit drugs

FAO has warned about the serious consequences of climate change and water shortages in the Mesopotamian marshes of southern Iraq

Up to 4 million mangrove trees will be grown in the Khor Al-Zubair mudflats region; the joint project of government and UN agencies is inspired by successful mangrove forest rehabilitation activities in neighbouring Kuwait and the UAE

Iraqi Airways has resumed flights between Iraq and Georgia after almost nine years of absence; flights will be weekly, with intention of increasing frequency

The $236 million Al Qibla integrated project in Basra, involving the installation of a primary sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, main sewer system with associated pumping station and road works has been successfully completed by Indian contractor

For the final phase of the reconstruction of the historic Sumerian city of Ur, in the south of the country, damaged in the war, the country intends to offer opportunities to investors

UN officials urged the country to push ahead with planned political and economic reforms, preserve women's rights and continue talks with Kuwait for compensation of Kuwaitis who disappeared in 1990 Iraqi invasion

The first phase of the industrial city project in Dhi Qar governorate, covering an area of 200 square kilometres, has been declared almost completed

Iraqi Kurdish woman Shylan Kamal is breaking down gender barriers in the country, after her passion for bodybuilding led her to fight for gender equality in her homeland

Gas projects and an agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies will make the country self-sufficient and an exporter of the natural resource within three to five years, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said

Iraq will restart crude oil exports from the Kurdistan region by the end of the week, the PM said

The country has demanded an apology from Turkey for the drone attack that targeted Sulaymaniyah International Airport in the Kurdistan Region on Friday, although without causing casualties