Iraq

Trump: Iran ‘standing down’ after missile strikes

Trump: Iran ‘standing down’ after missile strikes

US President Donald Trump has said Iran “appears to be standing down” after it fired missiles at air bases housing US forces in Iraq. Mr Trump, in a televised address from the White House, said no US or Iraqi lives were lost in the attacks and the bases suffered only minimal damage. The Irbil and […]

Iran plane crash: Ukraine International Airline jet crashes killing 176

Iran plane crash: Ukraine International Airline jet crashes killing 176

A Ukrainian Boeing-737 carrying 176 people has crashed in Iran and officials say there is no chance of finding survivors. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 to Kyiv has today 8th January 2020 crashed after taking off from Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran at 06:12 local time (02:42 GMT) according to BBC sources. The majority of […]

Parliament to conclude sex slavery investigations

The probe into allegations of torture of Ugandan girls in Iraq is almost complete. The parliamentary committee on gender labor and social developments has entered the final stages of its investigations into the petition by the Ugandan girls that were reportedly tortured in Iraq. The chairperson of the committee William Nokrach has told journalists that […]