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On farmland and on rooftops, Iraqis turn to solar as power grid falters

On farmland and on rooftops, Iraqis turn to solar as power grid falters

  • Iraq has struggled to provide its citizens with energy since the 2003 US led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
  • The country has a plan to install 12 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2030, according to the ministry of electricity, which includes delivering a 1 GW solar plant for Basra this year
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Special How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is still shaping regional dynamics 35 years later photos

How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is still shaping regional dynamics 35 years later

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Iraqi authorities smash drug-smuggling ring in Damascus and seize 1.3m captagon capsules

Iraqi authorities smash drug-smuggling ring in Damascus and seize 1.3m captagon capsules

By Arab News ·
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets separately with his Iraqi and Portuguese counterparts.

Saudi FM meets with Iraqi, Portuguese counterparts on sidelines of Palestine conference at UN

By Arab News ·
Iraq’s prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay video

Iraq’s prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay

By AP ·
Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C video

Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C

By AFP ·
PMF is an umbrella group of mostly Shiite paramilitary factions that was formally integrated into Iraq’s state security forces.

Iraqi police clash with paramilitary fighters who stormed government building

By Reuters ·
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq

Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq

By AFP ·
Iraqi governor quits after mall fire

Iraqi governor quits after mall fire

By AP ·
New UK records reveal Bush viewed Iraq war as a ‘crusade’

New UK records reveal Bush viewed Iraq war as a ‘crusade’

By Arab News ·
Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, sources say

By Reuters ·
Six local officials detained over Iraq deadly mall fire

Six local officials detained over Iraq deadly mall fire

By AFP ·
Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports restart is not imminent

Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports restart is not imminent

By Reuters ·

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