Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqEuropean stock markets closed mixed on the day as rising tensions between the United States and Iran, along with sharp swings in oil prices, unsettled investors. The Stoxโฆ
IraqIraqโs Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reviewed regional developments in a phone call today, while also stressing the need to strengthโฆ
IraqIraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani has marked Eid al-Adha with a message ะฟะพะทะดัะฐะฒulating Muslims in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and around the world, and wiโฆ
ErbilPresident of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani extended his greetings for Eid al-Adha to the people of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and the global Muslim community. โฆ
IraqIran has restored full and unrestricted access to the international internet across the country, ending an interruption that lasted about 90 days after the US-Israel war.โฆ
IraqSyriaโs permanent representative in The Hague said the transitional administration has identified remnants of a secret chemical weapons program from the era of former Preโฆ
BaghdadThe Kurdistan Regional Governmentโs Ministry of Finance and Economy said the Iraqi federal government sent an incomplete amount for May salaries, leaving a funding gap ofโฆ
BaghdadA group of original landowners gathered in Tigrit Mahallesi in Dura, south of Baghdad, after unidentified people interfered with their plots. The protesters called on offโฆ
IraqSaudi Arabiaโs General Authority for Statistics said the total number of pilgrims for the 1447 Hicri calendar and 2026 Gregorian year reached 1,707,301, underscoring the โฆ
IraqIraqi Environment Minister Surev Abdulwahid said the government will launch a national campaign to reduce plastic use and replace it with environmentally friendly alternaโฆ
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
ErbilKurdistan Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani has called on the political forces in the Kurdistan Region to meet after Eid al-Adha to help end the current political deโฆ
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
IraqPilgrims gathered on Mount Arafat on the high point of the Hajj, praying and performing rites in Mecca despite scorching heat. The moment marked the culmination of a jourโฆ
