ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 29, (KUNA): The Ministry of Interior on Saturday snubbed local reports on unusual Iraqi military moves near the Kuwaiti- Iraqi border. Commenting on such news, the Ministry’s Undersecretary Maj Gen Abdullah Al-Muhanna was quoted by the ministry’s security information department as saying in a statement that there …
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US service member killed by roadside bomb in northern Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military member was killed by a roadside bomb Thursday in connection with the Iraqi effort to retake the key city of Mosul, marking the first American combat casualty in the long-planned push against the Islamic State group. U.S. officials said the American was in a …
Read More »Iraq marks Ashura ahead of battle for Mosul
KARBALA, Iraq, Oct 12, (Agencies): Millions of Shi’ite Muslims fl ocked to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Wednesday to commemorate Ashura, a religious day marking the slaying of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) grandson Hussein in the 7th century AD in a revolt against the Umayyad ruler Yazeed. Visitors came from …
Read More »12 newborns dead in hospital blaze
BAGHDAD, Aug 10, (Agencies): A fire ripped through a maternity ward at a Baghdad hospital overnight, killing 12 newborn babies, government officials said Wednesday, a deadly blaze that was likely caused by faulty electrical wiring. By morning, grief-stricken fathers searched for their missing newborns in vain while angry relatives gathered …
Read More »Child labour doubles in Iraq – Violence, displacement hurt income
BAGHDAD, July 10, (RTRS): More than half a million Iraqi children are estimated to be at work rather than at school as violence and displacement hurt the income of millions of families, according to the United Nations childrens’ agency UNICEF. The number of children currently working, more than 575,000, has …
Read More »Iraq in op to retake Anbar town – DAESH ON DEFENSIVE … LOSING GROUND
BAGHDAD, May 16, (Agencies): Iraqi security forces and allied fighters launched an operation on Monday to retake the town of Rutba from the Islamic State jihadist group, the military said. Special forces, soldiers, police, border guards and pro-government paramilitaries are involved in the operation to retake the Anbar province town, …
Read More »Child brides face bleak future – Displaced Iraqi girls pushed to accept marriage
ERBIL, Iraq, May 9, (RTRS): In the photo that Aziza produces on her mobile phone, her 14-year-old daughter Layla is wearing a pink satin dress and smiling meekly at the camera. “This was her engagement party”, said 35-year-old Aziza. “(Her fiance) was 22 years old. His family came to us …
Read More »Pilgrims brave threats to flock to Iraq shrine – Political limbo after Green Zone storming
BAGHDAD, May 3, (Agencies): A sea of pilgrims converged on a Baghdad shrine on Tuesday for an annual Shiite religious commemoration, defying fears of further bomb attacks by the Islamic State group. The days-long pilgrimage to mourn the 799 AD death of Imam Musa Kadhim came as Iraq wallowed in …
Read More »Bombings kill 31 as Baghdad grapples with political crisis
BAGHDAD, May 1, (AP): Two car bombs in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Sunday killed 31 people and wounded dozens, the latest in a series of large attacks claimed by the Islamic State group as the country grapples with a worsening political crisis. The attacks came the day …
Read More »Toll from IS suicide bombing at Iraq stadium climbs to 41 – Attack sparks condemnation, outrage
BAGHDAD, March 26, (Agencies): Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium that was claimed by the Islamic State group has climbed to 41, with another 105 people wounded. The security and public health officials provided the updated toll Saturday on condition of anonymity …
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