Iraq

Iraq MPs in new bid to elect president, end deadlock

BAGHDAD: Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this… Read More

Iraq’s Moqtada al-Sadr calls on supporters to end Baghdad protests

Iraq's powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests in central Baghdad… Read More

Deadly clashes rage in Iraq amid power struggle

Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing almost 20 people on Monday, after powerful cleric Moqtada… Read More

Moqtada al-Sadr quits politics

Two people were killed in Baghdad on Monday after a decision by Iraq's powerful  Muslim… Read More

China cements influence in Iraq through oil, infrastructure deals

BAGHDAD: China has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in… Read More

Two more bodies pulled from Iraq shrine after landslide: rescuers

KARBALA: Two bodies were recovered on Monday from a shrine in Iraq's Karbala province after… Read More

Landslide hits Shi’ite shrine in Iraq, killing at least four

At least four people were killed after a landslide demolished a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in… Read More

Protesters breach Baghdad Green Zone, occupy Parliament

BAGHDAD: Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday stormed the parliament building inside… Read More

Iraq, Kurdistan choose ‘dialogue’ to ease oil dispute

BAGHDAD: The federal government in Baghdad and the  autonomous Kurdish region pledged Saturday to "increase… Read More

Moqtada al-Sadr: from outlaw to top politician

Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr went from a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during… Read More

Lake Hamrin: Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out

HAMRIN: Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source… Read More

Viral: Former U.S President George W. Bush’s ironic slip of tongue

Texas: The video of an ironic slip of the tongue of former U.S president George… Read More

Iraq yet again hit by dust storm

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as… Read More

Moqtada Sadr: Iraq’s political, religious force

When he raises his index finger and frowns, Iraq holds its breath: the mercurial cleric… Read More

Iraqis show little enthusiasm for parliamentary election

BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliamentary election on Sunday drew one of the smallest turnouts for years, electoral… Read More

Unrest in Afghanistan effects Iraq & only solution is talks: Dr Fuad Hussein

ISLAMABAD: Unrest in the region effects Iraq as well and we have reservations over what… Read More

Joe Biden announces to end US combat mission in Iraq

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an… Read More

At least 44 killed, 67 injured in coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq

NASSIRIYA: At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely… Read More

Karachiites, Lahoris may board direct flights to Baghdad by mid-July

BAGHDAD: Fly Baghdad airline has Monday announced it shall begin its Baghdad- to Karachi and… Read More

FM Qureshi discusses ‘diverse, deep cooperation’ with Iraqi counterpart

He arrived in Baghdad on a three-day official trip on Friday Read More