Jordan offers condolences to Iraq over victims of shopping center fire

Ammon News - Jordan has extended heartfelt condolences to Iraq after a tragic fire swept through a shopping center in the eastern city of Kut, claiming numerous lives and leaving many injured. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs …

Drone attack targets Tawke oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the Kurdistan region's counter-terrorism service said. The attack is the second …

Dozens feared dead after fire rips through shopping mall in Iraq

(LONDON) — A fire overnight at a shopping mall in Iraq has killed dozens of people in the city of Kut, authorities said. Early reports say that as many as 60 people have been killed with dozens more reported missing in the eastern Iraqi city. The cause of …

Dozens dead after fire at shopping centre in Iraq

A fire at a newly opened shopping centre in eastern Iraq has killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said. Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement that 61 people died, most of them from suffocation, in the fire …

His Majesty the Sultan offers condolences to Iraq over Al Kut fire tragedy

MUSCAT : His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to President Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid of the sisterly Republic of Iraq over the fire that broke out at the commercial centre in Al Kut city in Wasit Governorate, eastern Iraq. His …

Iraq, KRG probe drone attacks on oilfields as no blame assigned

Late on Wednesday, a drone targeted the US-operated Hunt Oil facility in Bahadre, located in the Shekhan district of Duhok province. [Getty] Drone attacks targeting oil infrastructure in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region have continued in recent days, …

At least 60 killed in massive shopping mall fire in eastern Iraq

KUT: The blaze, which broke out late Tuesday night, engulfed a five-storey commercial building, with dramatic footage circulating on social media showing flames consuming the structure as firefighting teams battled to contain the inferno. Health …

A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

50 killed and injured in Iraq shopping mall fire: governor

Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:22 AM Last update on: Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:50 AM AFP Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:22 AM Last update on: Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:50 AM Around 50 people were killed and injured in a fire that swept through a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of …

Shopping centre fire in Iraq kills more than 60 people

In July 2021, a blaze at a hospital in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah that killed between 60 to 92 people was determined to have been fuelled by highly flammable, low-cost type of "sandwich panel" cladding that is illegal in Iraq.