Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal

The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst ...
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Iraqi TikTok star Umm Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Friday night, a Baghdad police source told CNN. The attack took ...

Celebrated ex-CNN correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died

Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has ...
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Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says

The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular Mobilization Units ...
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Vacationing in Iraq, mysterious chemical in water, Jeep’s downward spiral: Catch up on the day’s stories

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Asian Cup: Jordan produces stunning late comeback to beat Iraq following red card controversy

Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup after producing a remarkable late comeback thanks to two stoppage-time goals to beat Iraq 3-2 in controversial circumstances. After Yazan ...
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Driven underground by Saddam, ‘Iraq’s greatest photographer’ Latif Al Ani is honored at last

84-year-old Latif al Ani was Iraq's most famous documentary photographer during the country's cosmopolitan 60s. But as Saddam Hussein rose to power, he was driven into retirement. Scroll through to ...

Jordan to ditch dollar in trade dealings with Iraq

Jordan to ditch dollar in trade dealings with Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- Jordan has decided to stop using the U.S. dollar in trade dealings with Iraq and replace it with the ...
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CNN Presents airs on Saturdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. ET

The war in Iraq hits the milestone of 1,000 days as Iraq faces a crucial vote on its road to democracy and President Bush escalates the defense of his decision to go to war. CNN Presents features the ...

Kuwait oil minister says OPEC fed up with Iraq

Kuwait's oil minister said on Friday that what he termed Iraq's ruling "thieves" were a threat to the oil-rich region and an obstacle within OPEC. "This is a strange world. (Iraqi) thieves are now ...