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Iraq begins decisive phase in Grand al-Faw Port tunnel project
Shafaq News
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August 18, 2025
2025-08-18T15:02:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq has launched a key stage in the construction of the submerged tunnel at the Grand al-Faw Port, a project expected to redefine the country’s role in regional and...
Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Yahoo News
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On July 27, two brigades from the mostly Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) stormed the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, clashing with police. While the incident could be seen as a power struggle for position, it also indicates a certain degree...
Sidelines 100: MTSU cadets prepare for Iraq
MTSU Sidelines - Tennessee
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August 18, 2025
You’re reading a story from Sidelines 100, a project showcasing a century of student storytelling at Middle Tennessee State University. Sidelines 100 plans to highlight 100 stories from the newspaper archives this fall and spring. This story...
Iraq toughens stance against pro-Iran faction after Baghdad clash
Space War
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Iraq toughens stance against pro-Iran faction after Baghdad clash by AFP Staff Writers Baghdad (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 The Iraqi government toughened its position towards pro-Iran faction the Hezbollah Brigades on Saturday, announcing some members would...
Apex Health to Develop 400-Bed Baghdad International Hospital
Iraq Business News
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August 18, 2025
By John Lee. Apex Health, a subsidiary of Qatar's Estithmar Holding, has announced that it has obtained an investment licence from Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) to develop a 400-bed private hospital in Baghdad's Al-Zaafaraniyah...
CBE Hosts Iraqi Delegation to Discuss Enhancing Cooperation, Exchanging Experiences
Sada Elbalad
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August 17, 2025
Sun 17 Aug 2025 | 08:18 PM The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hosted a high-level delegation from the Central Bank of Iraq headed by Ammar Khalaf, Deputy Governor, as part of Egypt's keenness to support cooperation with Arab countries and exchange...
Iraqis adopt solar as national grid fails
GCN
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August 16, 2025
Iraq seems to be making significant progress towards solar energy development. Plans are currently underway for 1,000 small solar energy projects which will be implemented during the course of the next three years. Plans are also underway for the...
Chinese contractor secures prized engineering contract for Iraqi gas field
Upstream
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China CAMC Engineering (CAMCE) has signed a key contract with Kuwait Energy to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the operation centre of Iraq’s Siba gas field. The FEED studies will be conducted by CAMCE subsidiary China...
US Forces in Baghdad Adjust to ‘Potential War’
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 17, 2025
The US military in Iraq is shifting its posture amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel, even as Tehran grows frustrated with Baghdad’s reluctance to take sides. Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani recently left the Iraqi...
THIS multirole fighter jet has wreaked havoc from Iraq, Syria to Libya, is giving tough competition to Rafale, it is developed by..., its name is...
DNA India
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This multirole jet is equipped with a 27mm Mauser BK-27 cannon, which is ideal for close-range combat. Check here to know more about this jet. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a fourth-generation multirole fighter jet developed jointly by four European...
Iraq’s higher education enters the AI era: Promise and obstacles
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shifted from futuristic theory to global necessity, reshaping economies, public services, and knowledge systems. Iraq, emerging from decades of conflict and institutional fragility, is now taking...
Yazidi graves emerge from Mosul Dam’s receding waters
Shafaq News
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2025-08-15T18:35:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News — Nineveh Shrinking water levels at Iraq's Mosul Dam have brought an extraordinary sight to the surface — a Yazidi cemetery hidden beneath the reservoir for more than 40 years....
Scientists design lead-free 2T all-perovskite tandem solar cell with potential 28.22% efficiency
pv-magazine
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August 14, 2025
The proposed tandem features a wide bandgap antimony-doped Cs2AgBiBr6 (specifically Cs2AgBi0.75Sb0.25Br6) top cell and a narrow bandgap formamidinium tin iodide (FASnI3) bottom device. August 14, 2025 Valerie Thompson Researchers at the University...
Radio review: Rory Stewart: The Long History of . . . Heroism and Sunday
Church Times
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August 18, 2025
THE latest of Rory Stewart’s entertaining The Long History of. . . series explores heroism. The second episode (Radio 4, Monday) starts with his telling us about acting heroically, as deputy governor of two provinces in Iraq, “in a landscape in...
How Ukrainian sharpshooter used AI to kill two Russian soldiers with one bullet in world record 4,000m shot as Kyiv's elite marksmen 'rewrite the rules of global sniping'
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 09:26 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 11:10 EDT, 18 August 2025 The Ukrainian sharpshooter who shattered the world record for the longest kill shot in history used AI technology to take out two Russian soldiers from...
Iraq's interior ministry upgrades emergency response with Hytera systems
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has successfully deployed its SmartOne Unified Communication Platform to support the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) in overhauling...
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Holds Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 08.15.2025 Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) held a change of command and retirement ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard Aug. 15. Rear Adm. Jeff Kilian relieved Rear...
Iraq awards Hyundai E&C contract for Common Seawater Supply Project under GGIP
Zawya
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Iraq’s Council of Ministers has approved awarding the contract for the Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP-ITT-05) to South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, and...
Meet Nayomi: The Iraqi musician redefining women in rap
The New Arab
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August 15, 2025
“Coming from a multicultural background, and moving between languages and cultures, it feels like I’ve always been searching for who I am and where I fit in,” begins Swedish-Iraqi rapper Nayomi. “But at the end of the day, I think the worst thing...
Iraq's private power generators: Lifesaver or environmental burden?
Deutsche Welle
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August 13, 2025
This week, when Iraq experienced an almost-nationwide power outage, the streets of Baghdad and other major cities went dark, with only lights from passing cars illuminating the sidewalks. The Middle Eastern nation is currently experiencing peak...