One killed in ‘riot’ in Iraq’s Erbil after attack on Khor Mor gas field
One killed, several wounded in riots in Erbil’s Gwer, as authorities restore power at Khor Mor after a rocket strike.
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Special vote under way for forces and displaced in Iraq parliamentary polls
Nearly 1.3 million members of the security forces and more than 26,500 internally displaced people are eligible to vote.
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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
A divisive political figure, the Republican led the Bush administration’s ‘war on terror’ and invasion of Iraq.
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Has the Kurdish PKK given up on its dream of a homeland?
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party says its fighters are withdrawing from Turkiye.
Published On 27 Oct 2025
Kurdish PKK announces it is withdrawing fighters from Turkiye to Iraq
The PKK had formally renounced its 40-year armed struggle in May.
Zuleikha Hashim Taleb, a 60-year-old Iraqi farmer, stands at her farm in the village of al-Mashab, in the marshes north of Basra, southern Iraq. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
A girl walks past abandoned homes, whose residents left due to water shortages, in the village of al-Mashab. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
Children walk home across a heavily polluted stream in al-Mashab. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
Spoiled dates at Zuleikha Hashim Taleb's farm. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
The water buffaloes of breeder Maryam Salman stand in a field in al-Mashab. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
In July, the government announced a desalination project in Basra with a capacity of 1 million cubic metres per day. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
Local residents said the brackish water is also affecting fish stocks. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
The International Organization for Migration has warned that increased water salinity is destroying palm groves, citrus trees and other crops. [Hussein Faleh/AFP]
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Iraq’s elections and Muqtada al-Sadr’s endgame of power
The Shia leader withdrew from the political process three years ago to position his bloc for a powerful return.
A shoemaker in Mosul puts the finishing touches on a leather shoe before it reaches the showroom. [Aram Hakim/International Organization for Migration]
Saad Abdul Aal’s hands remain quick and precise after more than four decades of shoemaking. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
By the end of the war, Mosul’s 50 shoe factories had dwindled to fewer than 10 , with thousands of shoemakers left unemployed and their skills at risk of vanishing. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Competition from cheap imports is fierce, but Abdul Aal insists Iraqi craftsmanship still has an edge. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Each pair of shoes takes hours of careful work – cutting, stitching, moulding, and polishing. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Each pair of shoes reflects hours of careful work in Abdul Aal’s Mosul workshop. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Artisans cut and glue leather by hand before stitching shoes together. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Worker Ahmed al-Haj Ghanem carefully cuts leather – a skill he has perfected over a decade. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
“Our work started more than 40 years ago,” Abdul Aal says. “I’ve stayed with it ever since.” [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Saad Leather Shoe Factory is among the main suppliers of Iraqi-made shoes to Mosul and the northern province. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
Abdul Aal performs a final quality check on a leather shoe before it reaches the market. [Aram Hakim/IOM]
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Iraqi man convicted for trafficking people to fight for Russia in Ukraine
The man formed groups that were sent off to fight for money or in hopes of eventually getting to Europe.
Iraq resumes Kurdish oil exports to Turkiye after two-and-a-half-year halt
Control over lucrative exports was a major point of contention between Baghdad and Kurdistan region.
Iraq set to open huge solar plant in Karbala to battle electricity crisis
Iraq is advancing several solar power projects as part of a plan to meet its electricity needs.
![This aerial photo shows panels at a newly opened industrial-scale solar power plant in Karbala, Iraq, on September 17, 2025 [Anmar Khalil/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AP25260644414328-1758354627.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)