Dezeen Agenda features Genslers’ design for an urban district in Iraq
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a masterplan for an urban district in Baghdad.…
Iraq Aims to Be Internet Transit Hub With Subsea Cables
By Shahzaib, MEA Tech WatchSeptember 15, 2025 Iraq is moving to position itself as a key transit hub…
Gensler reveals visuals of Baghdad Sustainable Forests masterplan
Architecture studio Gensler has released visuals of an urban district it has designed for Baghdad, Iraq, which will be…
SpaceX and satellites help states save millions on internet buildout | Guest Commentary | Commentary
The $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program was meant to bring affordable, reliable internet to…
US pressure may break Iranian influence in Iraq | Opinions
Over the past two years, Iran’s network of allies in the Middle East has taken painful blows. In…
Nations deadlocked over plastic production limits in global treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday,…
In Iran, heat, drought and a lack of water emerge as yet another crisis
After living through a 12-day war with Israel, the people of Iran have been hit with a second…
Russia, US Compete in West Africa: Africa File, July 31, 2025
Authors: Liam Karr, Yale Ford, and Ellery White Contributors: Miles Charles, Edlawit Tesfaye, and…
Iraq to open first two colleges on Artificial Intelligence
The new colleges will open starting from the 2025–2026 academic year. [Getty] As the first such move in…
Poll shows views of Supreme Court less negative than after 2022 abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the court’s standing dropped sharply…
Oil Rises as Supply Disruption Concerns Offset Strong Dollar
(Bloomberg) — Oil rose as traders weighed supply disruptions in Iraq against a strong rebound in the dollar.…
At least 60 dead, others missing in huge fire at hypermarket in Iraq’s Kut | News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, ‘A tragedy and a calamity have befallen us,” the Wasit province governor says. At least…