Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf Governor Yusuf Kinavi said the Iraqi government is pursuing a border crossing with Saudi Arabia, with approval secured from the prime minister and Sau…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. Central Command spokesman Tim Hawkins told reporters that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz and that the waterway remains open to commercial…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Friday against 14 Iranian targets, comprising eight individuals and six c…
IraqLISBON — Jorge Jesus was officially appointed as the new head coach of the Portugal national football team on Thursday, succeeding Roberto Martinez following Portugal's e…
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 a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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" wit…
IraqGENEVA — 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 officia…
IraqA new US study has found that exposure to air pollution may trigger chemical changes in sperm DNA during sperm formation, researchers reported. The study, conducted in S…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday opened the Al-Rahman Magnetic Resonance and Spiral Tomography Center at the Ibn al-Battar Cardiac Surg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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 follo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces detained Oil Ministry Director General Hussein Talib on July 8 as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into alleged irreg…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — A fishermen's association in Basra's Faw district is demanding that the Iraqi government hold Kuwaiti security forces accountable for the death of fisherman…
IraqMADRID — Large wildfires in Spain's southern Andalusia region have killed 11 people, with 19 reported missing and eight others injured, emergency official Antonio Sanz sa…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has removed the two remaining federal officials overseeing an agency that supports the accuracy and sec…
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 …
IraqA study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden found that even mild COVID-19 cases can cause vision problems lasting from three months to three years. The r…
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 …
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — An initial Syrian investigation has determined that ISIS carried out Tuesday's explosions in the capital Damascus, which wounded 18 people, according to…
IraqResearchers at the University of Sassari in Italy say multifloral honey can help protect human skin cells from ultraviolet radiation and support cell regeneration, accord…
IraqHAVANA, Cuba — The Cuban capital has been largely without electricity, running water and communications for nearly a week, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Of…
