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Published on 13:01 GMT

Halabja officially Iraq’s 19th Province

2025-05-05T12:27:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The law establishing Halabja as Iraq’s 19th province came into effect on Monday with its publication in the May 5 issue of the Iraqi Gazette. The draft law was passed by the Iraqi …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on 19:02 GMT

Conclave: Iraq cardinal says hopes will last 3-4 days

An Iraqi cardinal said Monday he hoped that the conclave that starts Wednesday to elect Pope Francis's successor will last only three to four days. "We hope the new Pope will arrive in three-four days", said Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, …

Source: ANSA - Neutral
Published on 08:32 GMT

Graham Arnold agreed as new Iraq national team head coach

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Football Association (IFA) has reached an agreement to appoint experienced Australian manager Graham Arnold as the new head coach of the Iraq national football team, succeeding the dismissed Jesús Casas. IFA member …

Source: Iraqi News - Indeterminate
Published on 08:32 GMT

Iraq handball team arrives in Kuwait for Arab Championship

Kuwait City (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi national men’s handball team arrived in Kuwait on Sunday (May 4, 2025) ahead of the 10th Arab Men’s Handball Championship, which kicks off today, Monday, May 5th, and runs until May 11th. The team traveled overland …

Source: Iraqi News - Indeterminate
Published on 08:25 GMT

Iraq asks Chinese firm to start Al-Sadr city project

Iraq has asked the Chinese Shandong Construction company to start a project to build the new Al-Sadr City near the capital Baghdad. Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani, who headed a meeting of the project’s committee on Sunday, directed members to contact …

Source: Zawya - Indeterminate
Published on 04:56 GMT

Iraq’s justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

BAGHDAD (AP) — As a general amnesty law takes effect in Iraq, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview. Justice Minister Khaled Shwani …

Source: Associated Press - Neutral
Published on 08:02 GMT

Iraq’s prisons overcrowded at twice their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

Iraq’s justice system is grappling with a crisis of overcrowding, with its prisons currently operating at double their intended capacity, Justice Minister Khaled Shwani told The Associated Press. The strain comes just as a newly enacted general amnesty law …

Source: The Indian Express - Center-left
Published on 06:05 GMT

USAF Started Testing UCAVs | Iraq Received H225Ms | Lockheed Continues Support for Navy’s AEGIS System

Americas The US Air Force has begun ground testing for two unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) developed under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The air force revealed that the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A test vehicles are currently undergoing …

Source: Defense Industry Daily - Neutral
Published on 05:59 GMT

Iraq’s justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

Source: WNYT - New York - Neutral
Published on 02:33 GMT

IFC to help Iraq Develop Industrial Cities

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, met with a delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to discuss potential cooperation in the development of industrial …

Source: Iraq Business News - Neutral