2025 elections: Iraq extends voter registration and political alliances deadline

2025-05-19T13:46:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has extended the voter registration deadline to June 15 to increase participation in the country’s parliamentary elections set …

‘Atonement’: Kenneth Branagh, Hiam Abbass & Boyd Holbrook Teaming On Feature About Iraq War Veteran Seeking Forgiveness

EXCLUSIVE: Kenneth Branagh, Hiam Abbass (Succession) and Boyd Holbrook (A Complete Unknown) are teaming on a feature adaptation of 2012 New Yorker article Atonement. Atonement, which rolls cameras this month in Jordon and Texas, is about a troubled marine …

Best photos of May 19: Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes to a Libyan housing project

Iran, Iraq FMs meet in Tehran

Abbas Araghchi and Fuad Hussein met and discussed on the sidelines of the second day of the Tehran Dialogue Forum (TDF). The Iranian capital is hosting the fourth edition of a diplomatic event, dubbed the Tehran Dialogue Forum, TDF. Some 200 delegations …

Environmental activists meet with indigenous people in Iraq's receding Huwaizah marshlands

Iraq to launch Baghdad metro project in 2025

Iraq is planning to start the multi-billion-dollar Baghdad metro project at the end of 2025 after a delay of several years, an official said on Monday. The project, Iraq’s first metro, will take several years as it comprises more than 60 train stations and …

Our ‘Death Angels’ Helicopter Crew Flew Against All Odds in Iraq

by Fred A. Ganous, SGM, USA (Ret) The departure point was LZ Washington in downtown Baghdad, which stayed busier than the Atlanta airport. The pilot in command was a Chief Warrant 4 who was well-trained in his aviation duties. He saw a convoy of five U.S. …

Iraq plans to develop projects to improve climate adaptation

Iraq plans to develop a portfolio of projects to improve its climate adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation strategies. The development is part of Iraq’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) country programme, which targets projects in key sectors, mainly the …

Iraq reports completion of part of 'Development Road'

Iraq has completed the first section of the Development Road project and started the handover process, the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has announced. Company Director Farhan Al-Fartousi said the road is being built with three lanes designated …

‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam ...

Stay at a film festival long enough, and you will eventually notice certain shared themes and connective tissues between movies. Even then, the happenstance link between Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut “The President’s Cake” and Fatih Akin’s …