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Iraq arrests businessman suspected in theft of $2.5-B from tax agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 06:45 AM

Iraqi security forces on Monday arrested a businessman allegedly attempting to flee the country after being implicated in the "theft" of $2.5 billion from tax authorities, the interior ministry said. Read more »

P149 billion stolen from Iraq tax agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 06:11 AM

Local media published a document from the tax authority showing 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars had been withdrawn between September 2021 and August 2022. Read more »

Iraqi boy, 10, eludes security to board Iran-bound plane

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 06:09 AM

Iraqi aviation authorities have been left red-faced after a 10-year-old boy on his own boarded an Iran-bound plane from a busy airport in a Shiite shrine city after several security checks. Read more »

Nasa 2,000 Pinoy abroad, maaring hindi makaboto ayon sa Comelec

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:23 PM

Halos 2,000 Pinoy na naninirahan o nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa ang maaaring hindi makaboto ngayong halalan, ayon sa Comelec. Read more »

'Glory to Ukraine': Hundreds of thousands march against Russian invasion

Yacine Le Forestier with Jan Flemr in Prague and Saulius Jakucionis in Vilnius, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 28 08:44 AM

Dressed in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukraine flag and bearing posters crying "No World War 3" and "Russians go home", hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets around the world Sunday to denounce Russia's invasion. Read more »

'Hundreds' of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis

Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:36 AM

The fake degrees, numbering in their hundreds, cost 'between $5,000 for a master's degree and $10,000 for a PhD', the official added. Read more »

Suicide attack in Iraq's Sadr City kills at least 35, wounds dozens - sources

Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 10:40 AM

A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said.   Read more »

18 Iraqis killed in multiple night-time jihadist raids

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 10:39 PM

Eighteen Iraqis, the majority military personnel, were killed overnight Friday to Saturday in separate jihadist attacks mainly in the greater Baghdad area, security sources told AFP. Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

Philip Pullella and John Davison, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 05 07:27 PM

Pope Francis headed to Iraq on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2013, and said he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because the country had suffered so much for so long. Read more »

Pope Francis' upcoming Iraq trip is 'dangerous': Benedict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 08:29 PM

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis' historic upcoming trip to Iraq was "dangerous". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis visit to Iraq nears

Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP
Posted at Feb 26 09:33 PM

Iraqi municipal workers sweep a street in front of a board covered with a painting of the Pope and set against the wall of a Catholic church, in Baghdad, Friday. Read more »

Pope, due to visit Iraq in March, condemns Baghdad attack

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 10:38 PM

 Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Iraq in March, on Thursday condemned a twin suicide bombing that killed at least 32 people in a Baghdad market as a "senseless act of brutality". Read more »

Two children killed in blast targeting Iraq pipeline

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 07:44 PM

An explosion targeting a gas pipeline in southern Iraq killed two children Saturday after a blast in the north this week forced the closure of another pipeline, authorities said.   Read more »

At least 5 killed in rocket fire near Baghdad airport: army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 02:14 AM

Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said. Read more »

3 rockets land near Baghdad airport, no casualties: statement

Reuters
Posted at May 06 04:31 PM

Three Katyusha rockets landed in the "perimeter" of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday, the Iraqi military said. Read more »

Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:50 AM

The number of US troops who sustained traumatic brain injury when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month has risen to 110, the Pentagon said Friday.   Read more »

US soldiers hurt in Iran missile strike up to 64: Pentagon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 06:51 PM

The number of US troops injured by an Iranian missile strike in Iraq this month has risen to 64, according to new figures released by the Pentagon.   Read more »