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While the government’s latest crackdown resulting in the arrest of top officials and the seizure of millions has won praise, critics warn that deeper corrupt political networks must be targeted.

The seizure, tied to a sprawling corruption case involving senior oil officials, required heavy machinery to excavate stolen state funds hidden deep underground.

Norway chiefs have had over 400 kilograms of fish and cheese imported to their US World Cup base so players do not to have to rely on American food.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters.

When Iraqi anti-corruption authorities moved to arrest one of the country’s top oil officials and his associates last week, they uncovered more than just a paper trail of graft.

The men of my tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and covered her body with a bit of dirt.

Lord Hermer unleashed a bitter attack on British soldiers after his war crimes case against them was revealed to be false.

In early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’s most notable women’s rights activist, Yanar Mohammed, as she stood outside her home in the north of the capital, Baghdad.

Two men who ran a massive people-smuggling operation from a car wash have been sentenced to 19 years each in prison.

The bombs were falling at a rapid clip across the Middle East when Bafel Talabani’s phone rang.

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis confirmed that the inaugural flight to Iraq’s capital would take place on 16 December.

Iraqi and Lebanese authorities say they have shut down what they described as the Middle East’s largest Captagon factory, a major blow against the region’s booming trade in the amphetamine-like drug.

Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah, tells that the West must establish a “strike fund” to support civil resistance and incapacitate the government.

Iraqi forces are intensifying their efforts to combat Captagon smuggling along the Syrian-Iraqi border, following a recent seizure that comes after last week’s interception of an attempt to smuggle 30,000 Captagon tablets in the same area, Al-Baghuz.

Five arrested after Salwan Momika reportedly killed during TikTok live stream, hours before trial verdict due.

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Events in Syria have moved at lightning pace over the last two weeks.

A former human rights lawyer has been spared jail over false claims of abuse made against British troops fighting in Iraq.

The new law would repeal one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in the Middle East, and has sparked a massive campaign from Iraqi women, with the support of some MPs

Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack

A prominent Iranian theologian, Mustafa Karami, recently claimed that Israel’s success in eliminating Hamas and Hezbollah commanders can be attributed to an army of djinns that Israel has allegedly enlisted.

Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against Tehran