Author: Al Bariliyah

The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that Iraqi Airways received a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which will be the flag carrier’s new-technology wide-body aircraft. Iraqi Airways ordered 10 planes of the same type from Boeing to profitably develop its network and connect Iraq to more international destinations. The new airplane comes in a dual-class configuration, with 1-2-1 flatbed seating in business class and a nine-abreast configuration in economy, according to Business Traveller News. Business Traveller News explained that Iraqi Airways currently serves more than 50 destinations from Baghdad and is expanding and renewing its fleet to support the anticipated increase in…

The incident is the latest in a string of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark that prompted protests in the Middle East. Two protesters have set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The duo from a group that calls itself Danish Patriots stomped on the Quran on Monday and set it alight in a tin foil tray next to the Iraqi flag lying on the ground. Shortly after the incident, Iraq’s foreign ministry called on the authorities of countries in the European Union to “quickly reconsider…

Tensions flared again Saturday in Iraq over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone that houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government early Saturday, following reports that an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, the previous day. The protest came two days after people angered by the planned burning of the…

A small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Qurans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday after similar protests in Denmark and Sweden over recent weeks that have enraged Muslims. Denmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of the Islam’s holy book but cannot prevent it under rules protecting free speech. Last week, protesters in Iraq set the Swedish embassy in Baghdad ablaze. Tuesday’s demonstration in Copenhagen by a group called “Danish Patriots” followed Quran burnings the group staged on Monday and last week in front of the Iraqi embassy. Two such…

Sakna Mahmoud, 32, spent her early childhood in the village of Hassania, close to the city of Mosul, Iraq. When she was just 13, her family arranged her marriage to a man nine years her senior, putting an end to her education. For many women and girls in Iraq, decades of war have led to generational poverty, disrupted education and child marriage. Along with its massive death toll, the war has also left countless women widowed—including Mahmoud. Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million widows around the world, they have historically been left unseen, unsupported and unaccounted for in…

The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, met on Wednesday with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on the sidelines of his participation in the ministerial meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Baku from July 5–6, 2023, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry. The statement explained that the meeting addressed bilateral relations between the two countries and continuous cooperation in international forums. Both sides stressed the importance of enhancing trade exchange and cooperation in various fields, including the railway, aviation and tourism. Aliyev instructed the Ministry of Transport to resume operating air flights between…

welcomed the Government of Iraq’s commitment to protect the Coalition sites and diplomatic premises in Iraq. The ministers recognised the crucial efforts by both sides on rehabilitation and reintegration of displaced Iraqi citizens including those returning from Al-Hol camp in North-East Syria, and reiterated the importance of international coordination to support pathways to durable solutions for camp residents. Both sides recognised the UK’s work with the Iraqi Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs on Professional Military Education and agreed that the Iraqi military will continue to participate in officer training within the UK, including places at the…

Iraq said fretting over possible Israeli strikes on pro-Iran group behind abduction, Iraqi source tells London-based Elaph there is growing ‘anxiety’ in Baghdad over potential air raids on Kataeb Hezbollah, which Israel says kidnapped researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov.Iraq said fretting over possible Israeli strikes on pro-Iran group behind abductionFile: Members of Iraqi Kataeb Hezbollah marching in military uniforms step on a representation of an Israeli flag in Baghdad, Iraq, July 25, 2014 during the annual ‘Jerusalem Day’ march. (AP/Hadi Mizban)Iraq is reportedly growing concerned about the possibility that Israel will launch airstrikes on its soil against a powerful Iran-backed radical Shiite…

The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, confirmed on Thursday that Iraq is hosting 260,000 Syrian citizens, calling on the international community to seriously deal with the Al-Hol camp. During his speech at the 7th Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region,’ held in the Belgian capital, Brussels, Hussein said that all of Iraq’s declared positions confirmed that ending the Syrian crisis will only be achieved through peaceful political solutions in conformity with the requirements of Security Council Resolution 2254. “Iraq renews its previous call to the international community to seriously deal with the threats…

Two individuals were killed and two others sustained injuries in drone attacks on villages in Sulaimaniyah province, located in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a statement by the provincial governor on Sunday. Haval Abubakir, the governor of Sulaimaniyah province, said that the attacks took place on Saturday evening when an unidentified drone targeted three villages near the border with Iran in Sulaimaniyah province. Abubakir said that preliminary investigations indicated two fatalities and two injuries, without providing further details about the incident. However, an anonymous Kurdish security source told Xinhua that the strikes were aimed at the positions of the…