Pylons in Kirkuk, Iraq. The US ⁠rescinded a waiver ⁠that had allowed Iraq, which ⁠struggles with chronic power shortages, to pay Iran for electricity. AFP

Iraq's electricity disrupted after Iran halts gas supplies

Iraqi Electricity Ministry says 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts of power have been ⁠lost ​as ‌a result

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How Christmas is celebrated across the Middle East

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AnalysisPower plays frustrate Iraq’s militia disarmament effort

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US envoy says disarming Iraqi militias must involve binding national framework

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CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

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Pressure on Syria to quell extremists after killing of US troops

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Guterres visits Iraq to mark end of UN assistance mission

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Buildings in Basra are being restored, after the city suffered from decades of war and neglect. The National

The Unesco-led initiative restoring the 'Venice of the East' to its former glory

A Unesco-led initiative has restored the Shanasheel heritage houses and Al Ashar Canal in a place once known as the 'Venice of the East'

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Iraq's former president Barham Salih selected as new UNHCR chief

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Iraq withdraws directive for legal action against critics

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Iraqis say decree on dissent is 'recipe for disaster' for free speech

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At least two killed as flash floods sweep across Iraq’s Kurdistan region

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Pledge for cross-Middle East smuggling fight at Baghdad drugs talks

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Fifa Arab Cup: UAE keep hopes alive with point against Egypt

Sport
People wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sulaimaniyah province. Reuters

At least two killed as flash floods sweep across Iraq’s Kurdistan region

Heavy rain also forces Saudi film festival to cancel screenings

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Pledge for cross-Middle East smuggling fight at Baghdad drugs talks

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Fifa Arab Cup: UAE keep hopes alive with point against Egypt

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Many scenarios, one outcome: Iraq caught between Iran and US after terror-list uproar

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