an AFP photographer reported. Sandstorms are a perennial feature of life in central and southern Iraq but the environment ministry has warned the country can expect to suffer a rising number of ...

The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports.

Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, ...

Qaraqosh (Iraq) (AFP) – Church bells tolled in Mosul and nearby towns Monday to mark the death of Pope Francis, the first pope to visit Iraq which suffered greatly at the hands of jihadists.

open image in gallery A paramedic in an ambulance helps a person use a respirator as a massive dust storm hits Iraq's central city of Najaf on 14 April 2025 (AFP/Getty) Sandstorms in Iraq are ...

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in ...

according to AFP. Hospitals in Muthanna province in southern Iraq received at least "700 cases of suffocation", a local health official said. More than 250 people were taken to hospital in Najaf ...

Baghdad (AFP) – A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry ...

an AFP photographer reported. Sandstorms are a perennial feature of life in central and southern Iraq but the environment ministry has warned the country can expect to suffer a rising number of ...