Saudi FM in landmark visit to Iraq: officials
BAGHDAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first… Read More
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Iraq
Saving Simba and Lula, last two survivors of Mosul zoo
MOSUL: Simba the lion and Lula the bear are the Mosul zoo's only survivors --… Read More
8 years ago
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm airport, clear way to western Mosul
MOSUL: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul prepared… Read More
8 years ago
‘We’re not here for your oil’ says Trump’s defense chief in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The U.S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim… Read More
8 years ago
Iraq forces launch assault to retake west Mosul
OREIJ, Iraq: Iraqi forces launched an offensive on militants defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what… Read More
8 years ago
Iraq’s ‘cycling girls’ ride for freedom
BAGHDAD: Her name is Marina Jaber but to many she is "the girl on the… Read More
9 years ago
Iraq will not retaliate against Trump’s visa ban: PM
BAGHDAD: Iraq will not retaliate to U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban against Iraqi nationals… Read More
9 years ago
Iraqi forces claim recapture of eastern Mosul after 100 days of fighting
MOSUL: Iraqi officials said on Monday government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul,… Read More
9 years ago
Islamic State lost nearly a quarter of its territory in 2016: report
LONDON: The Islamic State group lost nearly a quarter of its territory in Iraq and… Read More
9 years ago
ISIS ‘executes’ Iraqi man by drowning him in ‘dettol’
MOSUL: A global militant outfit Islamic State (ISIS) released a new video appearing to show… Read More
9 years ago
Number of displaced in Mosul operation passes 125,000: UN
ARBIL, IRAQl: More than 125,000 Iraqis have been displaced since the start in October of… Read More
9 years ago
At least 93 journalists killed in 2016: press watchdog
BRUSSELS: Ninety-three journalists and media staff were killed around the world in the course of… Read More
9 years ago
U.S. offers $25 million reward for information on Islamic State leader
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday more than doubled its previous reward for information on… Read More
9 years ago
Suicide truck bomb kills about 100 in Iraq, mostly Iranian pilgrims
BAGHDAD: A suicide truck bomb killed about 100 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims,… Read More
9 years ago
US strikes may have killed 119 civilians in Iraq, Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Wednesday that US air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the… Read More
9 years ago
US-backed forces push closer to Islamic State ‘capital’ Raqa
RAQA: A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized… Read More
9 years ago
The battle for Mosul: what we know
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces advanced into east Mosul on the 19th day of the operation to retake… Read More
9 years ago
Daesh leader Baghdadi in audio message says no Mosul retreat
BAGHDAD: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi… Read More
9 years ago
Iraq forces fight way into Mosul
MOSUL: Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as… Read More
9 years ago
Yemen president rejects UN peace proposal
ADEN: Yemen's president on Saturday rejected a UN peace proposal for his war-battered country, as rebels… Read More
9 years ago