Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hebet al-Halbusi said the government is pressing ahead with plans to allocate and distribute one million residential land plots t…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, said 149 historical sites in the country were damaged during the re…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Constitutional law specialists have rejected a statement by Kirkuk Governor Mehmet Suleiman Aga that Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution is no longer in …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said U.S. pressure and sanctions on Iran represent a "repeated scenario" that has failed in t…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mohammed Riyadh al-Sayrafi, head of the Syrian National Transport and Logistics Association, said Syria's land freight movement is recovering stron…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Shia National Movement, issued a public invitation on Monday to a central commemoration marking the Prophet Muhammad's birthd…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's foreign minister has announced that a long-running dispute over Iraqi-owned real estate in Libya has been resolved, following talks with Libyan aut…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Media and Communications Commission has issued a public advisory warning citizens about the financial and legal risks of trading in digital curr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Japanese archaeology teams are preparing to return to Iraq to conduct scientific excavations and provide hands-on field training to Iraqi researchers, acc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 30 Iraqi lawmakers have signed a request to reduce passport fees, MP Ibtisam al-Hilali said. She said the lawmakers plan to submit a written app…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Interior has issued an implementation directive for a General Security Guide aimed at regulating safety stan…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — The U.S. dollar approached the 200,000 toman mark on Iran's free market on Sunday, reaching a historic level amid intensifying economic strain. Da…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Contract civil servants from several Iraqi cities gathered outside the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad on Sunday to demand conversion to permanent governme…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Finance and Economy submitted its August salary payroll to Iraq's Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A technical team from the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy delivered the August payroll lists for public employees and beneficiaries to th…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice has launched a vocational training program at the Mosul Children's Observation Home, teaching residents how to repair mobile phon…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — One person was killed and five suspects were detained after a dispute over the cutting of a fiber optic cable escalated into a stabbing in the Ubaydi neig…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi dinar remained steady at 154,500 against the US dollar on the country's parallel market on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Exchange offices and non-ba…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's government is preparing to send its draft 2027 federal budget to parliament, with revenue projections based on a hypothetical oil price of $60 to $…
IraqSome US companies and summer camps are restricting smartphone use during working hours to reduce distractions and encourage direct communication. New Jersey-based Morey’s…
