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Local3 hours ago· Baghdad

New bridge over the Tigris opens, linking Karkh and Rusafa

The 420-metre bridge is expected to ease traffic on existing bridges by up to 30%.

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Local2 hours ago· BasraHeavy rain floods Basra streets as municipal and sewerage crews mobilise to drain waterThe season’s first rains exposed weak drainage networks in several neighbourhoods, and the local government has declared a state of alert and sent tanker trucks to the affected areas.

Local11 hours ago· Mosul300 families return to rebuilt homes in the alleys of Mosul’s Old CityAlleys destroyed in the war have regained their residents after heritage houses and water and electricity networks were rebuilt, amid efforts to bring life back to nearby markets.

Local17 hours ago· MaysanAl-Zawraa go clear at top of Iraq Stars League with valuable win over Naft Maysan in AmaraThe visitors won 2-1 in the seventh round, capitalising on slips by their rivals, as the race for the Asian qualification places heats up.

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