Iraq's ambitious tourism plans: Impossible dream come true?
Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...
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Western Sydney's Iraq international pushing for FIFA World Cup history
"Going to the mosque and seeing all these ... and that doesn't really happen often." Iraq plays its home games at the cavernous 65,000-seater Basra International Stadium. With temperatures ...
Al-Sadr offers to help Iraqi security forces
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered Thursday to help purge Iraqi security forces of militia members. But he also criticized the Iraqi government for denying that it sent ...
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The story behind Ras Al Khaimah's abandoned ghost village
Today it lies empty but Al Jazeera Al Hamra is actually the only Gulf pearling town that survived the rapid urbanisation of ...
Hundreds of orphans in Iraq's Basra gather for Iftar
Hundreds of Iraqi orphans gather for an Iftar feast organized by charities:: Basra, Iraq:: March 21, 2025:: Safa Falah, ...
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30% of Iraq’s Basra gas pipeline finished
Iraq has completed nearly 30 percent of a gas pipeline project in Basra to transport imported gas to power facilities in the Southern province. Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani checked progress of the ...
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Iraq extends contract for Basra refinery upgrade
Iraq has decided to extend a contract to upgrade its Southern Basra oil refinery, one of several refinery development projects in the OPEC member. The cabinet decided on the extension of the contract ...