Iraqi interior ministry launches investigation into killing of human rights lawyer

Human rights lawyer Hamsa Jassim was shot dead in the city of Kut in Iraq's Wasit province on Tuesday.

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SOMO official: Kurdistan Region could be key route for Iraqi oil to Europe

Iraq can "make Kurdistan a strategic and important center for oil sales and a route to reach European countries," according to Deputy Director of Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil, Hamdi Shingali.

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The world cannot allow chemical weapons to return

Ukrainian Ambassador to Iraq Ivan Dovhanych urges international support to prevent Russia from joining the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, terming it as akin to "appointing an arsonist as fire chief" and invoking the Kurdish and Iraqi experiences of the horrors of chemical weapons.

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Iraq’s Integrity Commission arrests corruption suspects in Dhi Qar, Nineveh

Iraq’s Integrity Commission arrested suspects in Dhi Qar and Nineveh over bribery and contract violations, seizing documents and referring them to the courts for legal action.

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Kataib Hezbollah slams Trump's Gaza peace plan as cover for ‘Zionist genocide’

"It is inconceivable that the executioner would appoint himself a judge and claim to offer justice," the Popular Mobilization Forces faction said of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal.

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Dhi Qar women hold handcraft bazaar to counter economic impact of climate change

Dozens of women from Iraq’s southern marshes showcased handmade crafts in Chibayish, Dhi Qar, in an event supported by local groups to boost livelihoods hit by drought and climate change.

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Police arrest gunman after deadly shooting in Tuz Khurmatu

Iraqi police arrested a man in Tuz Khurmatu after a shooting left one dead and three wounded, with authorities seizing a weapon and vehicle from the suspect and confirming that he is facing murder charges.

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Iraq arrests 46 in crackdown on illegal voter card trade ahead of elections

Iraq’s National Security Service announced the arrest of 46 people accused of trading voter cards in Baghdad, Anbar, and Nineveh provinces in violation of electoral guidelines. Authorities confiscated 1,841 cards and referred the suspects to judicial authorities.

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Baghdad has received over one million barrels of Kurdish oil

Over a million barrels of the Kurdistan Region's oil has been handed over to Baghdad for export since the reopening of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline last week.

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