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Published on 00:22 GMT

Iraq’s Najaf declares rice cultivation ban

2025-05-24T20:40:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraq’s Water Resources Directorate in Najaf announced a complete ban on certain summer cultivations, citing a severe water crisis and a sharp decline in water inflows. …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on 00:22 GMT

Beyond the heatwave: The quiet strength of Iraq’s southern families

2025-05-24T22:17:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Life in Iraq’s southern countryside doesn’t slow down for the heat. Even as temperatures soar past 47°C, families carry on—steadily, without complaint. Near al-Mahanawiya in al- …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on 00:22 GMT

Iraq’s Babil flexes muscle: Bodybuilding championship kicks off

2025-05-24T23:00:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the Grand Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship launched in Iraq’s central province of Babil, drawing over 100 athletes from clubs across the region. Hosted by the …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on May 24, 2025

Iraq's first ever director in Cannes wins best feature debut

Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for his childhood adventure under economic sanctions in "The President's Cake". His first feature-length film follows …

Source: The Wellsboro Gazette - Pennsylvania - Pending
Published on May 24, 2025

Iraq imports over $1B in precious stones from Turkiye in 2024

2025-05-24T20:02:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq imported more than $1.7 billion worth of precious stones and jewelry from Turkiye in 2024, according to official trade data. The figures showed a 4% annual growth in imports …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on May 24, 2025

Iraq seeks deeper US partnership

2025-05-24T17:57:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met, on Saturday, with US Senators Angus King and James Lankford, reaffirming Iraq’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
Published on May 24, 2025

Exclusive: Iran-Iraq-Israel prisoner swap 'nearing' execution

Source: Amwaj.media - Pending
Published on May 24, 2025

Iraq seeks deal to swap kidnapped Tsurkov for jailed Iranian

Tsurkov, a researcher at Princeton University, was kidnapped in November 2023 in Iraq [Getty/file photo] Baghdad is working on a deal to free kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov in exchange for an Iranian jailed in Iraq for murdering a …

Source: The New Arab - Indeterminate
Published on May 24, 2025

Normalization with Iraq? Druze ex-minister discusses relations with Israel's bordering states

While in Abu Dhabi, former minister Ayoob Kara discussed Israeli normalization with Iraq, the situation in Syria, and the Israeli and Syrian Druze populations in an interview this week. Kara, a senior figure in the Druze community, is no longer a …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on May 24, 2025

Brainpower and bytes: Iraq's race for AI supremacy

Shafaq News/ Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force shaping global competition, innovation, and governance in the 21st century. Nations around the world are racing to harness AI to strengthen economies, improve public services, …

Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate