Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqThe United States has reactivated Freedom Operation, a mission designed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to assist 12 vessels in the coming โฆ
BaghdadFormer lawmaker Fevzi Ekrem Terzi said Iraq is heading into a serious fiscal crisis and warned that, under the current trajectory, the federal budget could become little โฆ
IraqIran has executed two people, one on charges of spying for Israel and the other for killing his wife, amid a sharp rise in executions tied to political tensions and proteโฆ
IraqInter Miami said Lionel Messi has been diagnosed with a muscle strain in his left hamstring caused by overuse, after the star forward left the Philadelphia match early whโฆ
IraqBritain has imposed new sanctions on cryptocurrency networks it says Russia uses to evade Western sanctions and finance the war in Ukraine. The Foreign Office said the meโฆ
BaghdadIraqi Parliament member Muhammad Jasim al-Hafaji has taken the Cabinetโs internal regulation clause on the confidentiality of meetings and decisions to the Federal Supremโฆ
IraqIran's judiciary has suspended the work of the cyberspace regulation council that decided to gradually restore internet service across the country, halting a key body creโฆ
SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah held a large Arefe Day celebration on Friday, with residents from different parts of the city taking part in a religious and social event that drew wide partโฆ
IraqIran has pressed for the release of frozen funds in Qatar and South Korea during a visit by Parliament Speaker Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf to Qatar, with Tehran focusing on a โฆ
BaghdadPrime Minister Ali Zeydi met Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kรขzฤฑm and instructed the municipality to pursue a policy that reduces spending while increasing revenues, as authoriโฆ
BaghdadIraq is confronting a severe drought crisis as climate change and upstream water policies in neighboring countries drive water reserves down from 18 billion cubic meters โฆ
IraqIndirect talks between Iran and the United States are centering on the release of about $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, one of the main issues in the ongoing negotiโฆ
IraqThe Israeli army said it struck more than 100 Hezbollah-linked targets by air overnight in the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon. It said the operations in southern Lebanโฆ
DiyalaDiyala Provincial Council said the security plan prepared for Eid al-Adha has gone into effect. The plan is based on six priorities and focuses on protecting places of woโฆ
BaghdadIraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaydi visited Mar Youssef Church in Baghdadโs Mansour district and met with Chaldean Church Patriarch Yunanis III Nona. Zaydi congratulated Nonaโฆ
BaghdadThe Kurdistan Regional Governmentโs Ministry of Finance and Economy said it deposited 50 billion dinars with Baghdad as part of half of Mayโs non-oil revenues. The minisโฆ
BaghdadThe Interior Ministryโs lower content commission said today it has launched legal action against Ala Hussein Alwan and his wife, Zehra Talip Hadi. The case is being handlโฆ
IraqSeven women and 12 children who spent years in Syria and were identified as linked to ISIS have returned to Australia, arriving in Melbourne and Sydney via Qatar after leโฆ
IraqIraqโs Ministry of Defense has denied claims that Major General Samir Mohammed Abdul Duleymi was nominated for the post of defense minister. The ministry said the informโฆ
BaghdadMazer Mohammed Saleh, financial adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, said diversifying the countryโs foreign currency reserves within a balanced investment portfolio is aโฆ
