Iraq's health officials reported that over 1,000 people were treated for suffocation after a severe sandstorm hit southern provinces.

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq has shrouded cities in an orange haze, forcing airports to shut and leaving more than 1,800 people in hospital with respiratory problems. The sandstorm is Iraq ...

Najaf: A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health officials said. Authorities temporarily shut the airports in the ...