Middle East
- Saddam's rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermenLifestyle ·
March 16, 2023 Capsized in a river in southern Iraq, the rusting wreck of a yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein serves as a stark reminder of his iron-fisted rule that ended with the U.S.-led invasion two decades ago.
- MarketsIraq's Kurdistan oil revenues to be moved to account under federal government supervision - INA
Oil revenues from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will be transferred to a bank account under federal government supervision for the first time since 2002, state news agency INA reported on Thursday, citing the prime minister's media adviser Hisham al Rekaby.
- Middle EastMagnitude 5 quake strikes Iraqi-Iranian borderline -Iraqi state news agency
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Iraqi-Iranian borderline, the Iraqi state news agency INA reported on Thursday.