Iraq’s electric grid hit by fire, explosions amid scorching heat | Politics News
A fire at a power station in southern Iraq and several explosions have affected the country’s ailing national electricity grid as temperatures rise. A statement […]
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Protesters, banks demand action after Iraqi dinar plunges post-US sanctions | Business and Economy News
Fourteen private banks have been banned from dealing with the US dollar for reportedly siphoning funds to Iran and money laundering. Dozens of people protested […]
Ukraine war: Did Putin learn from Bush’s Iraq horrors? | The Iraq War: 20 years on
Twenty years ago, on May 1, 2003, then-United States President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq, a giant banner […]
Netanyahu’s survival depends on his next move. Here’s what he may do
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]
Erdogan’s ‚polar opposite‘ wants to replace him as president of Turkey
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]
Will Russia sanctions dethrone ‘King Dollar’? | Business and Economy
A rebellion is brewing. The United States dollar has ruled the financial world for nearly eight decades since the end of World War II. Now, […]
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign […]
The Al Rasheed Hotel: 40 years of an iconic Baghdad landmark | Arts and Culture
When Baghdad’s five-star Al Rasheed Hotel opened four decades ago, it was billed as “more than a hotel”. The late-modernist building was intended, among other […]