Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

The UN considers Iraq the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate breakdown due to its heat, droughts, and sandstorms, and ...

A powerful sandstorm swept across southern Iraq on April 14, reducing visibility to near zero in provinces like Najaf, ...

A powerful sandstorm swept across southern and central Iraq, forcing airport closures and hospitalising more than 3,700 ...

Health Ministry spokesperson Saif al-Badr said that Basra was the worst-hit province, accounting for more than 1,000 of the 3 ...

More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern ...

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A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health ...