A man stands on the bank of the Shatt al-Arab river in Iraq's southern city of Basra during a sandstorm sweeping the country, May 23, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP) Iraq Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals
A COVID-19 patient at a hospital Kurdistan Region's Duhok province, July 27, 2021. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP) Kurdistan COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased by 40 percent, Kurdistan Region health minister warns
