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🔥 Hottest cities in our live ranking — 14:00 UTC

1. Basrah, Iraq — 40.1 °C
2. Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Iraq — 39.8 °C
3. Ahvaz, Iran — 39.6 °C
4. Sulţānah, Saudi Arabia — 39.5 °C
5. Medina, Saudi Arabia — 39.5 °C

🌍 See real-time temperatures on hotcitiesworld.xyz

#Basrah #Iraq #بصرة

Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji said #Iraq rejected Syria’s request to repatriate 4,000 suspected #ISIS- linked Syrian detainees. About 50 cleared Syrians were returned, while those implicated in crimes in Iraq will face trial there. Talks continue.

#Syria

Syrian FM al-Shaibani met #US envoy Barrack in Istanbul and Turkish intelligence chief Kalın in Ankara. Talks covered #SDF integration, #ISIS, Israeli attacks, and Syrian defenses. #Turkey proposed a security mechanism with #Syria, #Iraq, and #Iran to counter the #PKK.

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🔥 Hottest cities in our live ranking — 12:00 UTC

1. Basrah, Iraq — 41.7 °C
2. Ahvaz, Iran — 41.5 °C
3. Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Iraq — 41.3 °C
4. Sulţānah, Saudi Arabia — 40.7 °C
5. Medina, Saudi Arabia — 40.7 °C

#Basrah #Iraq #بصرة

Basrah, Iraq (بصرة) takes the lead in our live ranking: 41.9 °C, the hottest of the 1,030 cities we track. Ahvaz, Iran hands over the top spot.

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In other news,

🇺🇲 Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from #Iraq to #Syria, activities which appear to violate federal ethics rules.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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#billion #ethics #Hormuz #Iraq #Middle East #oil #Pipeline #Syria #Trump #SHUT UP, PIGGY 🐷 #Trump envoy
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Iraq plans to ban the Waze navigation app, citing its Israeli origins, and is promoting Google Maps and a locally developed alternative instead
#Iraq #WAZE
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

📰 Why has Iraq decided to ban online map service Waze?

Iraq plans to ban Waze, citing Israeli origins, and suggests alternatives like Google Maps or local app in development.

Source: Al Jazeera | Read story

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#Iraq Oct 8 2025 Exxon signed non-binding deal to develop Majnoon field in Basra Exxon left West Qurna field 2 yrs ago because of small profits Signed deals with KRG Left those because found little oil Sudani govt hopes deal would improve relations with US musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...

#Iraq Oct 8 2023 Report French research center said 36 Iraqi billionaires 16,000 millionaires Were heads of political parties Militia cmdrs Directors of companies affiliated with them and foreign countries MPs Ministers Lived life of luxury musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-sudani-...

#Iraq Oct 8 2023 Report Baghdad Green Belt project to plant 100s of trees to combat climate change barely completed Iraqi govts talked about tackling environment but did little musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-sudani-...

#Iraq Oct 8 2020 Report After Mosul fell Abu Muhandis organized distribution of Iranian weapons to pro-Iran Hashd units Badr minister arranged Iranian shipments Iranian advisers arrived in Iraq Said to control some Hashd units musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...

#Iraq Oct 8 2020 Report PM Kazemi asked Iran for 40 day ceasefire by pro-Tehran groups to halt attacks on US targets in Iraq Didn’t happen musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...

#iraq Oct 8 2019 Iraqi govt said 110 killed in protests Health Min official said it was 165 musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-mahdi-g...