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Published on 03:44 GMT

Iraq War Veteran: Hegseth’s news conference was ‘conduct unbecoming’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took time to lecture the media on how they should be covering the military's strike on three of Iran's nuclear facilities. Iraq War Veteran Paul Reickhoff says Hegseth should be spending less time fighting the press, …

Source: CNN - Neutral
Published on 01:35 GMT

Pakistan grouped with Saudi Arabia, Iraq in AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers

Pakistan’s football team has been selected in Group D along with Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Chinese Taipei for the qualifiers of the upcoming AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) confirmed on Thursday. Thirty-one teams …

Source: Daily Times - Center-left
Published on 01:15 GMT

Iraq's game changer: Football pitches become political arenas

Shafaq News - Baghdad When the sun sets over Baghdad’s al-Zaafaraniyah district, floodlights flicker on above a small football pitch. Around the iron fence, dozens of young men gather to watch the game unfold. Inside, players in matching kits weave past …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on 00:45 GMT

UAE’s Air Arabia to resume flights to Iraq after Iran-Israel truce

Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier located in Sharjah, the UAE, will resume flights to neighboring countries, including Iraq, on July 1, following the reopening of regional airspace after Iran and Israel’s 12-day battle. The carrier confirmed the gradual …

Source: Yemen Online - Pending
Published on 00:27 GMT

Iraq tries to assert state authority during crisis

The Iraqi government has long navigated a path between maintaining political ties with its Iranian neighbor and Tehran’s allies inside Iraq on the one hand, and preserving its security relationship with the United States on the other. Unsurprisingly, it …

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Published on 00:27 GMT

Turkey suffers heavy losses as Iraq-Turkey pipeline remains shut amid corruption and diplomatic deadlock

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey faces mounting economic and geopolitical costs as the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, a key energy corridor linking northern Iraq’s oil fields to the Mediterranean, has been closed for more than two years. Parliamentary …

Source: Nordic Monitor - Left-wing
Published on Jun 26, 2025

Trailblazing Play "Iraq, But Funny" Is Both Hilarious and Heartfelt

It is not every day that the Assyrian language, the modern version of what Jesus Christ spoke, is heard in theatres, but "Iraq, But Funny," a satirical play showing at Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre, is changing that. The unique production, …

Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
Published on Jun 26, 2025

Pertamina Evacuates Workers in Iraq Over Fear of Middle East Tensions

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pertamina's subsidiary, the PT Pertamina Internasional EP (PIEP), which operates in the international upstream oil and gas sector, evacuated seven of its workers from conflict-prone areas in Basra, Iraq, located approximately 450 …

Source: Tempo.co - Neutral
Published on Jun 26, 2025

Mystery deepens in Iraq after kamikaze drones strike radars - analysis

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on Jun 26, 2025

Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past

After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries reached a deal to end fighting. Experts are wondering how long the …

Source: The Conversation - Neutral