Press Releases

August 14th, 2025 - Virginia Takes Action in U.S. Federal Court to Guarantee Veteran Education Benefits

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...

USOSM Enables Significant Growth for Partners

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ten oral and maxillofacial surgeons have joined U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) partner practices in six states – Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, California, Michigan and Minnesota. “We serve...

Attorney General Ford Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits

Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 other attorneys general in filing a Virginia-led amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to stand with...

Iraqi security forces kill three IS militants

(MENAFN) Iraqi security forces have killed three Islamic State (IS) militants during a counter-terrorism operation in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said Monday. The operation, based on intelligence reports, took place in...

U.S. Urges Justice Following PMF Raid on Baghdad Government Office

(MENAFN) The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has urged the Iraqi government to immediately hold accountable members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) involved in a violent assault on a government office in the capital. "We call on the Government of...

Iraq tries to assert state authority during crisis

The Iraqi government has long navigated a path between maintaining political ties with its Iranian neighbor and Tehran’s allies inside Iraq on the one hand, and preserving its security relationship with the United States on the other....

Iraq Urges Emergency Arab Meeting Over Israel-Iran Conflict

(MENAFN) Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has urged the convening of an emergency gathering of Arab foreign ministers during the upcoming Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul, citing a pressing need for unified action...

Iraq Warns Tensions May Push Oil Prices

(MENAFN) Amid rising strain in the Middle East, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has cautioned that a potential shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz might cause crude oil prices to soar as high as USD300 per barrel. This warning came during a...

Iraq Says Israel-Iran Conflict May Trigger Oil Price Hike

(MENAFN) Rising tensions in the Middle East, combined with the looming threat of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, have raised alarms over a potential surge in oil prices to as high as $300 per barrel. This stark warning came from Iraqi Foreign...

Iran Forges Stronger Ties with Pakistan, Iraq

(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday held back-to-back meetings with the interior ministers of Pakistan and Iraq, focusing on enhancing bilateral relations and addressing key regional concerns amid heightened tensions with...

Iraqi student wins first place in Chinese Language Contest

(MENAFN) A young university student from Iraq has earned top honors in a nationwide Chinese language competition, marking a major milestone in his academic journey. Mohammed Sarkawt Azeez, currently in his first year at Salahaddin University,...

Enhancing Capacities for the Conservation of World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Within the framework of the UNESCO/Netherlands Fund-in-Trust project “Strengthening capacities for the documentation and conservation of Properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger in Iraq”, a training workshop was organized by the World...

Iraq Recalls Military Trainees from Pakistan, Citing Safety Concerns

(MENAFN) Baghdad has ordered the swift return of 500 military personnel undergoing training in Pakistan, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Saturday. The decision was made by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, who also serves...

Iran attacks US military bases in Qatar, Iraq

(MENAFN) Iran has conducted retaliatory missile attacks targeting US military installations across the Middle East, according to Iranian state media reports on Monday. The operation, named ‘Herald of Victory,’ reportedly struck facilities in both...

Top Iraqi militia gets killed from Israeli attack near Iran’s boarder

(MENAFN) A prominent figure within Iraqi Shiite militias has died following an Israeli attack near the Iraq-Iran border, according to a statement from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Shiite armed groups. Haider al-Moussawi, who led...

Senior Iraqi Militia Leader Dies in Israeli Strike

(MENAFN) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which serves as a coalition for Iraqi Shiite militias, announced on Saturday that a high-ranking security commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Iraq-Iran border. Haider al-Moussawi, who led...

Iraq’s Illiteracy Rate Decreases Following Latest Census

(MENAFN) The Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed on Tuesday that the country's illiteracy rate has decreased to 15%. Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, a spokesperson for the ministry, shared with a news agency that the data from the general population and...

Iraqi Premier, Syrian Leader Hold Qatar Meeting on Syria’s Crisis

(MENAFN) Syrian Leader Ahmad al-Sharaa and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met earlier this week during a short visit to Qatar, according to a senior Iraqi government source quoted by an Iraqi media outlet on Thursday. The meeting,...

June 13, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Leads Coalition of 52 AGs to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Chloe...

Russia holds Islamic diplomatic forum

(MENAFN) The city of Kazan in Russia recently hosted the 9th Forum of Young Diplomats of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), coinciding with the 16th Russia–Islamic World: KazanForum, a major event aimed at boosting economic cooperation...