Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural remains, may provide a wealth of knowledge about this Middle …

Iraq’s iconic ‘hunchback’ minaret of Mosul rebuilt using original bricks after destruction under Islamic State rule

MOSUL, Feb 7 — The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba or “hunchback” minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque …

Iraq’s mushroom pioneer: Farming against all odds

2025-02-07T09:41:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s agricultural sector has long struggled with challenges. Yet, amid these obstacles, farmer Hassan Al-Moussawi has emerged as a trailblazer, establishing Iraq’s first large- …

Child abuse in Iraq: a cry for justice and systemic change

Shafaq News/ In a disturbing incident that has reignited public outrage over violence against children in Iraq, police in Karbala recently arrested a grandfather for severely abusing his granddaughter. The young girl, whose body bore visible signs of …

Former Iraq PM urges action to stop ‘massacres’ against Syrian Shias

Iraq’s former prime minister has called for action to terminate crimes and atrocities against Muslim minorities in Syria , including the Shia population, in the aftermath of foreign-backed militants’ takeover of the Arab country. Speaking at an official …

Türkiye neutralizes senior Kurdish militia member in Iraq: report

ANKARA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish intelligence has "neutralized" a senior member of the special forces of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a cross-border operation in northern Iraq, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Friday. Murat …

Türkiye 'neutralises' so-called senior PKK terrorist in Iraq

Drone kills 3 PKK soldiers in northern Iraq

Erbil – Drone strikes killed a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) commander and two fighters in northern Iraq on Thursday, Kurdish authorities said, blaming Turkey for the attack. Turkey often carries out ground and air operations in northern Iraq against the …

Iraq’s Al-Sudani to Trump: Exemption for importing Iranian gas needed

2025-02-07T05:46:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Friday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani urged the administration of US President Donald Trump to reinstate Iraq’s exemption for importing Iranian gas after its …

Portraits of casualties of the Iraq War makes ‘Someone Will Remember Us’ unforgettable

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Testimony’s ambitious sister. That’s what the late South African Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu called plays whose theatrical narratives and ensemble of characters are built from historical and archival materials rather than …