At least 94 people have died and 100 others are injured after a fire broke out during a wedding at al-Haitham Hall, a large ...
On the night of Tuesday, September 26, a Christian wedding happening in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, turned into a tragedy when a fire broke out in the venue and claimed the lives of more than 100 guests.
It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is located on the outskirts of the northern town of Qaraqosh. Also known as Bakhdida, it is the main centre of al-Hamdaniya district ...
More than 100 people died in a fire at a Chaldean Christian wedding in Iraq. The initial investigation indicated the blaze was started by firework fountains that ignited flammable material on the ...
In the massive wedding fire, 132 people lost their lives including six infants, 41 teenagers, 76 men and women, and nine elderly people. ... Hamdaniya is one of Iraq’s only Christian-majority ...
NINEVEH, Iraq - Mosul’s civil defense authorities are inspecting banquet halls to determine whether they are in compliance with safety regulations. This follows a devastating wedding fire in ...
Mourners wept or quietly embraced one another under the arches of the Syriac Catholic church of Al-Tahera, where portraits of the dead lined the stairs, showing men, women and children of all ages.
A decorated Thai para-athlete murdered his bride and four other people at their wedding reception before turning his gun on ...
In northern Iraq, there is a city named Baghdeda, meaning "house of youth." The name comes from Iraq's indigenous people—the Assyrians. We have called it that for thousands of years. After ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Three government ministers backed by ousted Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi will resign their positions in protest of a ruling by Iraq's top court to terminate his ...
A fire swept through a Christian wedding party in northern Iraq last Tuesday, killing at least 107 people. Here is what we know. It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is ...
