Iraq’s caretaker prime minister is set to fly to Saudi Arabia, followed by Iran, carrying a new initiative aimed at renewing talks between the two regional arch foes
At least 12 people have been killed during floods in Iraq following heavy rains. The governor of Erbil province said on Sunday that at least 15 areas had been affected by the floods.
Iraqi security forces on Saturday launched an operation to clear the Islamic State (IS) militants from the rural areas in the eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said.
Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe coronavirus patients.