Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqLISBON โ Jorge Jesus was officially appointed as the new head coach of the Portugal national football team on Thursday, succeeding Roberto Martinez following Portugal's eโฆ
IraqIsrael's military is struggling with personnel, equipment and budget shortages after nearly three years of fighting, the Hebrew-language newspaper Ma'ariv reported. The aโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ US President Donald Trump said on Friday afternoon that Iran had agreed to continue talks, and that Washington had told Tehran "the ceasefire is over" witโฆ
IraqGENEVA โ The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is likely two to four times larger than officiaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday opened the Al-Rahman Magnetic Resonance and Spiral Tomography Center at the Ibn al-Battar Cardiac Surgโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A popular movement formed in opposition to the Khor Abdullah Agreement called on Friday on the Iraqi government to take a firm stance against Kuwait folloโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi security forces detained Oil Ministry Director General Hussein Talib on July 8 as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into alleged irregโฆ
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq โ A fishermen's association in Basra's Faw district is demanding that the Iraqi government hold Kuwaiti security forces accountable for the death of fishermanโฆ
IraqMADRID โ Large wildfires in Spain's southern Andalusia region have killed 11 people, with 19 reported missing and eight others injured, emergency official Antonio Sanz saโฆ
BabilWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US President Donald Trump has removed the two remaining federal officials overseeing an agency that supports the accuracy and secโฆ
IraqVenezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the death toll from two consecutive earthquakes has risen to 3,889. The quakes, separated by 39 seconds, were โฆ
IraqA study led by researchers at Linkรถping University in Sweden found that even mild COVID-19 cases can cause vision problems lasting from three months to three years. The rโฆ
IraqRegional intermediaries led by Qatar and Pakistan are working to ease US-Iran tensions and revive stalled negotiations between the two countries, according to a US-based โฆ
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria โ An initial Syrian investigation has determined that ISIS carried out Tuesday's explosions in the capital Damascus, which wounded 18 people, according toโฆ
IraqResearchers at the University of Sassari in Italy say multifloral honey can help protect human skin cells from ultraviolet radiation and support cell regeneration, accordโฆ
IraqHAVANA, Cuba โ The Cuban capital has been largely without electricity, running water and communications for nearly a week, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Ofโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ Israeli officials have told US counterparts they are prepared to take part in further American airstrikes on Iran, pending approval from Presiโฆ
AnbarNAJAF, Iraq โ Najaf's Friday preacher, Sadreddin Kabancฤฑ, on Friday rejected legal proposals that would allow corruption defendants to avoid prison by returning stolen puโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ numerous bridges, tunnels, schools, hospitals and investment projects announced in recent years once pointed to an intense construction wave centered on Bโฆ
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ A US-based think tank said Iran's influence in Iraq is rooted in geographic, political, cultural and sectarian ties and cannot beโฆ
