Iraq

Iraqis vote in first election since defeating Islamic State

BAGHDAD/FALLUJA: Iraqis voted in the first election on Saturday since defeating Islamic State, but few… Read More

In Iraq minefields, an old war leaves a menacing legacy

Hundreds of villagers have lost limbs to mines and unexploded ordnance from the Iraq-Iran war,… Read More

UAE to fund $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque

UAE will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for… Read More

FIFA lifts three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international matches

BOGOTA: FIFA has lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football, a move hailed… Read More

US helicopter crash in Iraq kills all aboard: military

WASHINGTON: All personnel aboard a US military helicopter carrying American service members were killed in… Read More

Saudi Arabia offers to fund new Iraq football stadium

BAGHDAD: Saudi Arabia has offered to fund a new football stadium in Iraq, as FIFA… Read More

Iraq orders seizure of assets of Saddam-era officials

BAGHDAD: Iraq has ordered the seizure of assets that belonged to executed dictator Saddam Hussein… Read More

Iraqi court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining… Read More

Tillerson says end of combat does not spell end of IS

KUWAIT CITY: Washington's top envoy on Tuesday called on allies to keep fighting the Islamic… Read More

Iraq seeks $88 billion for reconstruction after war with IS

KUWAIT CITY: Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost $88.2… Read More

Displaced Iraqi women turn to handicrafts for survival

BAGHDAD: Threading beads onto a fishing line to make a sparkling ornament, Lamia Rahim is… Read More

Iraq condemns German woman to death for belonging to ISIS

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court said on Sunday it had condemned to death by hanging a… Read More

US revamps travel warning system, ranks countries

WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled a way to warn its citizens about the dangers of… Read More

Iraq faces ‘new war’ – on corruption

BAGHDAD: They have fled the country, their pockets full, or been released from prison under… Read More

US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges more civilian deaths

WASHINGTON: The US-led coalition fighting the IS group in Syria and Iraq acknowledged on Thursday… Read More

Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Al-Qaeda for ‘terrorism’

NASSIRIYAH: Iraq hanged 38 militants belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism… Read More

Iraq holds military parade celebrating victory over Islamic State

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi military parade celebrating final victory over Islamic State is underway in Baghdad’s… Read More

Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi… Read More

Iraq cafe marks 100 years as intellectual hub

BAGHDAD: Seated at tables with glasses of tea in the heart of Baghdad's bookshop district,… Read More

Iraq launches operation to clear last IS holdouts from desert

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces announced the launch of a major operation on Thursday to flush remaining… Read More