The blaze, caused by an electrical short in a ventilator, was the second such fire in three months in a country where corruption and mismanagement have left basic government services barely functioning.
Author: Jane Arraf
Two Jordanians Sentenced to Prison in Plot Against Monarchy
A closed court sentenced a former confidant to Jordan’s king and adviser to the Saudi crown prince, along with a cousin of the monarch, to 15 years in prison.
After Years as a Battleground, Investment Boom Lifts Iraqi City
Ramadi was the site of some of the fiercest fighting against U.S. troops during the Iraq war, then came a devastating fight with ISIS. Now, it’s emerging as one of Iraq’s most stable cities.
Iraq Is Caught in the Middle as U.S. and Iran Spar on Its Soil
Baghdad condemned American airstrikes on Iranian-controlled militias that have been harrying U.S. operations in Iraq, fearing an escalation.
UNESCO Mosul Competition Design Prompts Outcry
The restoration is seen as essential to the idea that the Iraqi city has moved on from ISIS. But some critics say the plan betrays Iraq’s heritage.
Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, but a Prince at the Center of It Is Absent
Two prominent figures are on trial in Jordan accused of plotting to destabilize the kingdom. One is an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s leader, and the Saudis have been trying to disrupt the trial.
A Path of Forgiveness After Unimaginable Loss in Iraq
An engineer’s wife, daughter and other family members were killed in a misguided airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition. But Basim Razzo would rather sow understanding than hatred.
Iraqi Activism Fights for Survival Amid Murders and Threats
A movement demanding a new kind of Iraq struggles to carry on, despite intimidation from Iranian-backed militias that are believed to have murdered dozens of activists.
Cleric Lifts Iraq’s Faltering Vaccination Effort, but Perilous Summer Awaits
The popular cleric Moktada al-Sadr got a coronavirus vaccine, persuading many of his followers to do the same. Yet millions of Iraqis remain unconvinced.
Nemam Ghafouri, Doctor Who Aided Yazidis in Iraq, Dies at 52
Dr. Ghafouri helped survivors of an ISIS genocide and reunited formerly enslaved women with children taken from them. She died of Covid-19.