Iraq

Syrian rebels claim President Bashar al-Assad has fled country; videos capture people celebrating

Amid a rebel offensive, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has flown out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, Reuters…

2 weeks ago

15 ISIS operatives killed in joint operation with Iraq, says US military

The United States military said on Friday (local time) that 15 ISIS operatives were killed in a joint operation by…

4 months ago

Why Iran is avoiding war with Israel despite Gaza crisis

Iran, one of the key supporters of Palestinian armed group Hamas, has been the most active on the diplomatic front…

1 year ago

Do attacks on US bases in Middle East suggest escalation in waiting?

Around 13 attacks have targeted US and allied forces’ bases in Iraq and Syria in the past one week. All…

1 year ago

‘Indian Murshid’: Literary links of Tagore provide a unique connect between India and West Asia

Bengali polymath and Asia’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore binds India to countries in West Asia through literary fabric. Tagore,…

1 year ago

What is Depleted Uranium — the new entrant in Russia-Ukraine conflict which is keeping world on edge

Russia and the United Kingdom continue to engage in a new, bitter war of words over the British side's plan…

2 years ago

Two accident victims get new arms in transplants at Kochi hospital

Lives of two accident patients changed thanks to the organ donation by another two victims. It is a heart-warming story…

2 years ago

Iraq prepares dossier of Turkish attacks after ‘brutal’ bombing kills eight tourists

<p> <strong>Iraq observed Thursday as a national day of mourning for the "martyrs" who were killed as a result of…

2 years ago

3,400 years old Bronze Age city resurfaces as Tigris river dries up

<p> <strong>For archaeologists and historians, it was a rare opportunity to explore a city which was 3,400 years old and…

3 years ago

After the death of its leader during a US raid, four leading Jihadists may be in contention as Islamic State (ISIS) successor

<p> <strong>After Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) blew himself up last week when cornered…

3 years ago

Has the Global War on Terror quietly ended with US pull out from Iraq?

<p> <strong>After Afghanistan, most US forces have now pulled out of Iraq after the global coalition to fight the Islamic…

3 years ago

30 Iraqi kids with heart ailments operated upon at Delhi hospital

<p> As many as 30 children from Iraq with congenital heart diseases have been operated upon at a private hospital…

3 years ago

Prone to flip-flops, Canada’s Trudeau government causes uproar by cancelling Nobel laureate’s event citing Islamophobia

<p> <strong>The Canadian government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again being accused of bowing down to Islamic…

3 years ago

2,700-year-old industrial scale wine factory discovered in Iraq

<p> Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered a 2,700-year-old large-scale wine factory, along with huge rock-carved reliefs showing Assyrian kings of…

3 years ago

Tolling Of New Church Bell Heralds A Fresh Beginning In Mosul

<p> <strong>It was a day to rejoice and cheer for the faithful as they saw a new bell being installed…

3 years ago