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At least 60 deaths in shopping centre fire in Iraq

The blaze broke out on Wednesday night and has since been brought under control.

The authorities in eastern Iraq say they'll take legal action against the owners of a shopping centre where a deadly fire has killed dozens of people. Our colleagues in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic have the latest on the fire and on the situation in Syria where after days of sectarian violence and Israeli airstrikes, the government forces have largely pulled out of the province of Suweida.

We also bring together people from the Druze communities to share their concerns about the future in Syria.

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Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Mourners carry a coffin during the funeral of victims who died in an overnight fire at a major shopping center, in al-Kut, Iraq, July 17, 2025. Credit: Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters)

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