Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners under a sweeping amnesty law designed to relieve pressure on its overcrowded prison system, including inmates convicted of being members of ISIL (ISIS).

Iraq has released over 19,000 prisoners this year under a new amnesty law aimed at easing prison overcrowding. The amnesty includes some individuals convicted of terrorism-related offenses ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — More than 19,000 prisoners have been released in Iraq so far this year under a broad new amnesty law that eases prison crowding and frees some people convicted of terrorism ...

The following statement was issued at the end of the mission: A highly uncertain global environment, falling oil prices, and acute financing pressures, are taking a toll on economic activity and ...

Sharaa has made rapid inroads with Sunni-majority Gulf Arab states Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but has tread more carefully with others where Iran has had strong influence, like Shi'ite-majority Iraq.

Former members of the United Kingdom’s special forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq dating back over a decade. More than 30 witnesses ...

Storm drastically reduced visibility, prompted urgent travel advisories across the region Dubai: A massive dust storm blanketed eastern Iraq on Tuesday, turning the skies a deep orange and ...

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — Sheriff’s deputies have planned two sobriety checkpoints in Stark County this weekend. Stark County sheriff’s deputies will be working with the OVI Task Force ...

Lucky Cement Limited announced on Wednesday that its new clinker line has started operations at Najmat Al-Samawah (NAS), located in Samawah, Iraq, on May 13. This was revealed by the company in a ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold was a surprising choice as ...

It’s a torn-up country. Sharaa has a long history with the U.S. and was even detained in the U.S.-run detention center Camp Bucca in Iraq in 2005. Sharaa joined the terrorist organization al ...

Garda Flatley was knocked down and killed instantly when he tried to flag down a high-powered Yamaha motorcycleDrew Harris calls for a ‘reset and rethink’ about society’s approach to road ...