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An Iraq War veteran became the new top enlisted leader of the 11,632-soldier New York Army National Guard. Command Sgt. Maj.

A new restaurant serving Kurdish and Persian food is set to open in Cambridge. Peshro Aziz, the co-owner of the restaurant, decided to open Ranya Grill on Chesterton Road after noticing there was a ...

The hearing follows a growing scandal over reports that Iranian crude is being covertly blended into Iraq’s oil exports under ...

I once asked a man who had worked in Saddam Hussein’s palace whether he had ever heard him swear. “No, he did not have a habit of swearing. He would fall silent when he became angry, but sparks would ...

Can a symbolic act of disarmament by the PKK mark the beginning of a new democratic chapter in the four-decade Kurdish ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Water Resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah announced that “El Niño's negative impact” on Iraq is increasing, with 12 provinces now relying exclusively on groundwater, as the ...

After years in a Syrian detention camp, Ibrahim Darwish was relieved to be allowed to return home to Iraq, but his joy was ...

As Labubus, a plush monster elf toy, continues to take the world by storm, a conspiracy theory suggesting connections to the demon Pazuzu is making its rounds online. It all began sometime in July ...

Iraq has managed to uphold domestic stability despite regional turmoil. However, rapid expansion of spending and emerging financing constraints led to arrears accumulation in 2024. These challenges ...

UAE eyes top 5 oil producer status, plans capacity boost by 2027 amid shifting OPEC+ dynamics.. UAE Signals Potential Oil ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the intergovernmental body that assesses compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, was barred from going within about 40 miles of the affected ...