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Iraq Promotes Digital Innovation in Gulf Discussions
Iraq International News Agency
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August 13, 2025
Held in Muscat, Oman, the ‘Government Transformation and Sustainable Leadership Conference’ is a three-day event aiming to work towards smarter, more transparent governance. Photo courtesy: Ministry of PlanningThe conference was organised by the...
Iraq, Syria weigh oil exports via Baniyas and Lebanon's Tripoli
The New Arab
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August 13, 2025
The energy talks came as much of Iraq was hit by a nationwide power outage on Monday, cutting more than 6,000 megawatts from the grid. [Getty] Iraq and Syria are studying proposals to export crude oil through Syria's Baniyas port and Lebanon's...
Iraq affirms sovereignty amid US attack on security pact with Iran
Al Mayadeen
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August 13, 2025
Iraq’s embassy in Washington reaffirmed Baghdad’s sovereign right to sign agreements in line with national interests, responding to US objections over its new security memorandum with Iran. The Iraqi Embassy in Washington emphasized that Iraq is a...
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...
New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain
The Conversation
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August 15, 2025
Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six years earlier, in September...
Iraq begins power restoration after outage
Power Technology
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August 12, 2025
Iraq has begun the process of restoring power, following an outage that affected its central and southern regions, as reported by state news agency INA (Iraqi News Agency) and sources from the Ministry of Electricity. The sudden shutdown on...
Apex Health receives investment licence to develop 400-bed Baghdad International Hospital in Iraq
Qatar Tribune
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August 14, 2025
DOHA: Apex Health, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding QPSC, and a leading healthcare provider in the Middle East and North Africa, announces that it has obtained an Investment License from the National Investment Commission under the Presidency of...
Apex Health receives investment license to develop 400-bed Baghdad International Hospital in Iraq
The Peninsula
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August 14, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Apex Health, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C and a leading healthcare provider in the Middle East and North Africa, announces that it has obtained an Investment License from the National Investment Commission under the...
Iraq and Syria consider revival of Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline
The National News
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Iraq and Syria on Tuesday discussed ways to boost bilateral energy co-operation, including the revival of the long-defunct Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline that once transported Iraqi crude to Europe via Syria. Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad Al Bashir...
Netanyahu’s zealous designs for a “Greater Israel,” Trump rejects calls for D.C. statehood in favor of martial law, and Israeli intelligence’s influence in Big Tech
Drop Site
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August 14, 2025
At least 54 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours, 23 of whom by Israeli strikes on Gaza City and at an aid site near Rafah. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approves roughly 3,400 settlements in the “E1” zone between...
Heat waves and jellyfish are causing the grid to wilt
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Most infrastructure was designed for temperatures below the highs of current heat waves, when even the backup equipment is unable to keep up with the rising mercury It is not just people who struggle to perform effectively when the temperature...
Former HSBC CEO appointed by Oxford Quantum Circuits
BusinessCloud
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August 18, 2025
AppointmentsQuantum computing giant Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has appointed former HSBC Bank CEO, Colin Bell, to its board. Bell is also a non-executive director at Serendipity Capital and brings expertise in global banking, compliance and...
How Iraq became football's No 5
The National News
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Players' fear helped Asian giants become one of the world's most successful nations. Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski explain In 1970, when Brazil won their third World Cup, they got to keep the Jules Rimet trophy. The little statuette of Nike,...
Why the US-Israel Alliance Is More Vital Than Ever
Algemeiner Journal
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August 18, 2025
When the United States unleashed the GBU-57 “bunker buster” on Iran’s fortified nuclear sites during the recent Middle East conflict, it didn’t just send shockwaves through the Middle East. Although Trump made it clear that the strike was to serve...
Iraq’s Ministry of Interior upgrades Emergency Response with Hytera SmartOne Platform
Mid East Information
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August 12, 2025
Hytera Communications (SZSE: 002583), 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...
Official Iraqi Recognition for the Lebanese Artist Gebran Tarazi
Ammon News
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August 14, 2025
Ammon News - By Khudhair Al-Zaidi- The Lebanese artist "Gebran Tarazi", a pioneer of contemporary Arab geometric arts, has recently received official recognition in Iraq from prominent academic and artistic figures. Iraqi art scholar Dr. Asim...
Why Did Iraq’s Militias Sit Out the Iran–Israel War and Why it Matters
Royal United Services Institute
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August 13, 2025
Considering that President Donald Trump’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran has increasingly extended to the Hashd, Sudani’s efforts, since taking office in October 2022, included assurances to halt attacks on US interests. Reflecting a...
Alrubaye In Poultry Science Featured Speaker at Prestigious Veterinary Conference
University of Arkansas
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Photo Submitted Adnan Alrubaye's presentation was from his research area, which is bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), a cause of lameness in broiler chickens that leads to substantial economic losses and welfare concerns in...
How Number of Journalists Killed in Gaza War Compares to WW2, Vietnam, Iraq
Newsweek
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August 14, 2025
This is the "deadliest period for journalists" in decades, a press advocacy group has said, after six journalists were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based nonprofit, made...
Iraq hit by power cuts as temperatures soar
The National News
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Power cuts struck across Iraq on Monday, with soaring temperatures pushing demand to unprecedented levels, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry said. The blackouts occurred as temperatures hit 48°C or more in many areas and technical failures affected...