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Shots fired in Iraq security forces clash during pilgrimage

Middle East News: BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces fired shots in the air during a clash among themselves Thursday in the holy Shiite Muslim city of Karbala ahead of one .

2024-08-22 10:09

The “Cascade of Errors” That Led to America’s War on Terror

Lyle Jeremy Rubin Steve Coll’s new book looks at the hubris, brinkmanship, and delusions of American foreign policy makers and counterparts in the Middle East that led to a war that still haunts the globe. The post The “Cascade of Errors” That Led to…

2024-08-22 09:00

Crucifying Your Own Son- Who Invented Crucifixion and How Does it Actually Kill You?

It is one of the most widespread and recognizable religious symbols in the world: the anguished figure of a man, naked but for a loincloth and crown of thorns, hands and feet brutally nailed to a wooden cross. The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth in 33 C.E. i…

2024-08-21 16:50

Iraq returns to the spotlight as Iran prods Iraqi militias to move against US forces

Iran convinced Iraqi militias to carry out attacks on US forces in Iraq between October 2023 and January, including Kataib Hezbollah's drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.

2024-08-21 14:34

Iraqi Parliament Poised to Legalize Child Marriage: ‘It Steals Your Future’

Iraq’s Parliament is currently advancing an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would shift governance of marriage from state courts to Iraqi religious authorities, posing dire threats to the human rights of girls and women. The new law would …

2024-08-21 14:30

Is the US Losing Its Grip on the Middle East?

While Israel and Iran play a high-stakes game of "who will blink first," the real loser in this nerve-racking standoff might just be the United States.

2024-08-21 11:59

Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects Central Bank of Iraq nearing completion in Baghdad

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed photos of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper nearing completion on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad. The images show the completed twisting exoskeleton frame of the 170-metre-tall structure designed by Zaha Hadi…

2024-08-21 08:11

The Kurdish Town of Kocho is the ‘Guernica’ of the 21st Century

( Rudaw.net) - A decade ago, on August 3, 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) conquered the village of Kocho (Kojo) in the Sinjar (Shingal) area of northern Iraq. On August 15, it began massacring several hundred men and elderly women of the Yazidi community, an e…

2024-08-21 04:06

Cory Mills wins reelection in Florida's 7th Congressional District

MAGA Combat veteran, Cory Mills won the Republican primary in Florida's 7th Congressional District.

2024-08-20 23:18

400,000+ Iranians Take US Government to Court Over 1953 Coup

On August 19, 1953, the government of democratically-elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a blood-soaked coup d’état organized by the CIA and MI6. The coup has been dubbed the ‘ground zero’ of US-led regime change operations aro…

2024-08-20 19:17