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Laith Yousif has released a memoir, From Baghdad to Brooklyn: An Ordinary Journey Through Extraordinary Times, about leaving Iraq, surviving 9/11 and navigating asylum in the U.S. The book aims to recast refugees as full human beings shaped by…

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Ford Middle East and Africa has appointed North Al-Jazeera for Cars and Commercial Agencies (SAT) as its new official distributor in Iraq, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The move is meant to expand sales, parts and after-sales support while keeping…

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Ford Middle East and North Africa has appointed Shimal Al Jazeera Auto-Trading and Commercial Agencies as its distributor partner in Iraq, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The move is meant to expand sales, parts and aftersales support while keeping…

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SOUEAST held the first public media test drive of its S08 DM in Erbil, Iraq, on May 20, 2026, after launching the 7-seat hybrid SUV in the market in April.

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SOUEAST opened its first mall showroom in Baghdad on June 17, 2026, adding a new retail and service touchpoint in Iraq’s largest commercial complex.

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Retired Master Sergeant Debra Mendez has released Soldiers Cook: Recipe for Resilience, a memoir drawn from nearly 30 years in the Army and National Guard.

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A new visual case-study series built from Pedro Israel Orta’s memoir looks at how CIA leadership, culture, and oversight shaped performance in Baghdad, Afghanistan, and internal whistleblower cases.

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New research from the University of Sharjah details how Syrian archaeologists moved about 30,000 museum objects out of the Deir ez-Zor Museum in 2014 and 2015 as ISIS threatened to overrun the city.

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The Dwyer Coalition for Military Veterans & Families will launch a 200-plus-mile bicycle ride from Albany County to Suffolk County on Oct. 23-24, 2026, to spotlight peer support, connection and holistic wellness for New York’s military-connected…

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Forensic document examiner Laurie Hoeltzel was featured in a two-part Close Up Radio interview about her work spotting forged signatures and handwritten documents.

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Roberts & Ryan has named Al Kirton as senior director in New York, expanding the broker-dealer’s leadership with a veteran of CAVU Securities, Academy Securities, Wells Fargo Securities and Goldman Sachs.

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Kayeh AI has named Dana Eyre, PhD, a former UN policy advisor and Hoover Institution visiting scholar, as an advisor to help civic and international groups use its consensus platform in polarized settings.

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Royal Canadian International Community has partnered with Rosedale International Education to bring the Ontario Secondary School Diploma to Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, starting with a planned inaugural cohort in 2027-28. The move keeps students at RCIC…

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Aras Jaff’s new book, A Journey Towards Light, uses memoir and fiction to follow a Kurdish schoolboy through the Iran-Iraq War, the Anfal campaign, the 1991 uprising and displacement in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Asiacell won five 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, including two golds, for AI work spanning customer service, network quality and a broader telecom AI ecosystem.

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Asiacell won five honors at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, including two Gold awards for its AI assistant LAILA and its CEI+ network intelligence system.

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The 20th Rex Fuels Global Expo & Conference opens Aug. 31 in Muscat, Oman, as India’s fast-growing road network, tighter bitumen imports and West Asia supply disruptions put the industry’s logistics and sourcing challenges in focus.

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Former Saint Paul City Attorney and retired Army Colonel Lyndsey Olson is bringing decades of experience in public safety, governance and crisis response to Grey Matter Strategic Partners.

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IBCCES says Bahoz Center in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has earned Certified Autism Center status after staff completed autism-specific training.

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The World Health Professions Alliance is marking World Humanitarian Day with a call to stop attacks on doctors, nurses and other health workers in conflict zones.