Flash floods in northern Iraq kill 12 people
At least 12 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains overnight in northern and northeastern Iraq, Erbil mayor Nabz Abdulhamid told CNN Friday.
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Israeli man killed in West Bank after shooting attack on car
An Israeli man has died in a shooting in the West Bank, according to the Israeli army and emergency responders.
Ibrahim al-Jaafari Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Ibrahim al-Jaafari Fast Facts and learn more about the life of the foreign minister and former prime minister of Iraq.
How this fitness gear startup made a name for itself
Dubai startup Squatwolf has become a global brand, helped by its digital marketing strategy.
In Dubai, city of skyscrapers, a company is building modular homes
Dubai-based LINQ makes modular homes that can be shipped and assembled anywhere in the world.
Israel begins fourth Covid-19 dose vaccine rollout for people 60 and over as Omicron cases surge
Israel is to begin rolling out a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine with immediate effect for people ages 60 and over, medical workers and people with suppressed immune systems, … Read More
Iran nuclear talks to restart after ‘disappointing’ pause
Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on December 27, European negotiator welcomes eighth round
Israel announces plan to double Golan Heights population, drawing Syria condemnation
Israel said on Sunday that it intends to double the population of the contested area of the Golan Heights in the coming years, drawing the ire of the Syrian government.
Iraq’s supreme court ratifies contested election results
The results pave the way for Moqtada al-Sadr — a firebrand cleric opposed to both Iranian and US influence in Iraq — to decide the fate of the current prime … Read More
The Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry
As 2021 grinds to an end and as a whirlwind of diplomacy picks up speed, a new geopolitical fault-line has appeared — the Middle East is becoming a political and … Read More