IRAQ: More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory issues after inhaling chlorine gas, which ...

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Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a "total outage ...

More than 600 Shia pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalized after inhaling chlorine gas from a leak at a water treatment ...

Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels, ...

Major oil producer Iraq began gradually restoring power on Monday, the state news agency reported citing the electricity ministry, after a power outage hit central and southern regions of the country.

Iraq was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Monday after record heat and surging electricity demand overloaded the grid, authorities said, as temperatures climbed toward 50°C and millions marked a ...