Baghdad (AFP) – A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than ...

More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern ...

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year ...

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 ...

Pope Francis was praised by several regional leaders and churches, including Lebanon's Maronite Church and Iraqi officials, ...

An Iranian woman sells okra at the old market in Iraq's southern city of Basra - Copyright AFP WAHYUDI An Iranian woman sells okra at the old market in Iraq's ...

A man walks past moving traffic along the side of a road in low visibility conditions amdist a massive dust storm in Iraq's southern city of Basra on April 14, 2025. Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP ...

AFP Najaf: A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health officials said. Authorities temporarily shut the airports ...