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

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

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

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

Iraqi government officials, farmers and entrepreneurs have approved two strategic plans to improve competitiveness, strengthen production capacity and ultimately create jobs in the poultry and tomato sectors

The United Nations Development Program announced its intention to include the country in the Green Climate Fund, after four Iraqi dams have been damaged as they were linked to a disaster system

The country - in extreme need for electricity - has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to connect through an electricity market in the region

Several artists in the country are struggling to preserve the delicate art of Arabic calligraphy, hoping to push the government and the autonomous region of Kurdistan to take measures to consider calligraphy as an art and support professionals

The Supreme Court has ratified the results of October's parliamentary elections; protests against the vote result had been allegedly staged by Iranian-backed factions