Nine years after the Yazidi genocide, what next for survivors? | Genocide News
Kabartu Camp, Duhok – By 10am, it is already nearly 40 degrees Celsius (104F) in a displacement camp in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Fawziya […]
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UK recognises ‘acts of genocide’ against Yazidis by ISIL | ISIL/ISIS News
In the Sinjar region of Iraq in 2014, ISIL fighters systematically killed and enslaved thousands of men and women. The United Kingdom has acknowledged that […]
‘Word of God’: Why Muslims are opposed to the burning of the Quran | Religion News
EXPLAINER The Quran is Islam’s holy book, the primary source of guidance and law for Muslims across the world. Demonstrations have been held in several […]
Iraq’s electric grid hit by fire, explosions amid scorching heat | Politics News
A fire at a power station in southern Iraq and several explosions have affected the country’s ailing national electricity grid as temperatures rise. A statement […]
Protesters, banks demand action after Iraqi dinar plunges post-US sanctions | Business and Economy News
Fourteen private banks have been banned from dealing with the US dollar for reportedly siphoning funds to Iran and money laundering. Dozens of people protested […]
Ukraine war: Did Putin learn from Bush’s Iraq horrors? | The Iraq War: 20 years on
Twenty years ago, on May 1, 2003, then-United States President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq, a giant banner […]
Netanyahu’s survival depends on his next move. Here’s what he may do
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]
Erdogan’s ‘polar opposite’ wants to replace him as president of Turkey
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]
Will Russia sanctions dethrone ‘King Dollar’? | Business and Economy
A rebellion is brewing. The United States dollar has ruled the financial world for nearly eight decades since the end of World War II. Now, […]
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign […]