Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...
Drone attack targets Iraq's northern Khor Mor gas field, security sources say
A drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday, two security sources told Reuters. It was not immediately clear if the attack had caused any casualties or damage, ...
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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flowing from southern Turkey through Syria and Iraq, met at the Shatt al-Arab River near Basra, creating vast marshlands in Iraq and Iran. Seasonal flooding ...
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U.S. Intervention in Iraq's Oil Dispute Sparks Backlash
The Federal Government of Iraq aims to unify the country under its control by ending Kurdistan's independence and controlling all oil and gas production and revenue. The ongoing oil embargo and ...
The Mirror19d
Iraq lowers age of consent to just 9 years old in sick new law so old men can marry children
Iraq has passed a law that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine. Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters ...
Daily Mail19d
Iraq lowers legal age of marriage for girls to NINE
Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...
Middle East Eye20d
Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage passed without vote
A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...
Wired20d
4 Things Apple Maps Does Better Than Google Maps
After years of refinement, Apple Maps is pretty good now. I switch between Google Maps and Apple Maps regularly, mostly as an experiment, and at this point I think Apple's product is just as ...
The Hollywood Reporter25d
What We Saved in the Fires
Joan Rivers with her 1990 Emmy for The Joan Rivers Show, which her daughter, Melissa, saved from the fire. Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Living in Los Angeles, I have ...
Reuters26d
Iraq to sign deal with Halliburton to develop Nahr Bin Omar oilfield - BOC manager
ZUBAIR OILFIELD, Iraq, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq and U.S. oil services firm Halliburton (HAL.N), opens new tab are close to finalising an agreement to develop the Nahr Bin Omar oilfield, the head of ...
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Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join ...