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 ...

Friends and relatives attend the funeral of people who died in a fire during a wedding ceremony in Hamdaniya, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2023. A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian ...

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 ...

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Despite a boycott call by the Maoists, villagers in Naxal-infested Bastar of Chhattisgarh turned out to vote in large numbers. Unlike the Indian cricket team in the World Cup, the Congress may ...

In Iraq, one hundred and thirteen people have been killed and more that 150 others injured in a fire at a wedding function in Nineveh province. Iraq’s civil defence said initial reports indicate that ...

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.

Jordan on Saturday extended condolences to the government and people of Iraq following a devastating fire at a residential building in the Soran region of Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq, ...

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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 ...