Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say “sexual deviance,” a government spokesperson said and a document from the regulator shows. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) document said that the use of the… Continue reading Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
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Blasts at power station fire cut off electricity in much of scorching Iraq
Power was cut off in large swaths of southern and central Iraq for much of Saturday during scorching summer heat and observances of the Shiite holy day of Ashoura after a fire broke out at a power station in the southern city of Basra. The fire at the Al-Bkir substation in Basra resulted in the separation of… Continue reading Blasts at power station fire cut off electricity in much of scorching Iraq