Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A claim that Nouri al-Maliki had stepped back from the Interior Ministry portfolio in Iraq’s ongoing coalition talks was rejected on Tuesday by Hisham al-…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Serchinari Grand Mosque, founded in 1959 in Sulaymaniyah, hosted a Mawlid al-Nabi program attended by 1,500 people, including an iftar meal, mosque i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hammam al-Hamudi, head of the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council, warned at a session of the Eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference on Saturday that there is an at…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — President Masoud Pezeshkian met with the heads of Iran's parliament and judiciary on Saturday to coordinate action on the country's cost-of-living crisis, …
AnbarFALLUJAH, Iraq — A fire that broke out in the roof of a restaurant in the city of Fallujah in Anbar province was brought under control on Saturday evening, a local source…
IraqIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that a Palestinian state under Iranian control would not be established for as long as he remains in office. "Neit…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Private generator owners in Iraq's Anbar province staged a protest in Ramadi demanding that the summer tariff be fixed and their government-issued diesel …
BaghdadOTTAWA, Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not accept the terms Washington has set for a trade agreement, announcing reciprocal tariffs on US steel and …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Heavy rainfall and flooding have damaged more than 2,000 kilometers of unpaved nomadic migration routes in Iran's Ilam province, along the Iraqi border, le…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani met on Tuesday with representatives of associate and postgraduate degree holders employed at Iraq’s Oil Ministry t…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Minister Ismail met Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Finance Minister Mohammed Abdullah Al-Jadaan in Riyadh to discuss exp…
IraqThe Israeli military said Friday that a Hamas battalion commander was killed in an airstrike on Deir el-Belah in central Gaza. The army said the commander had been active…
IraqJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former world boxing champion Zolani Tete was killed in a shooting outside his home in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Police and Sports…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Kurdish Book Fair in Sulaymaniyah has been extended by three days in response to high visitor interest, the organizers announced on Sunday. Fair …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament will invite Finance Minister Falih al-Sari to appear before the general assembly in the coming days to present details of the country's …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Agriculture Minister Abbas Ali al-Zaydi said the government is working to strengthen local agricultural production and reduce the country's relianc…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi on Saturday opened the 17th Agriculture Week, announcing a series of government initiatives aimed at supporting th…
IraqA Turkish-flagged cargo vessel, the Ural, was attacked in the Black Sea off the Russian port of Novorossiysk, leaving one crew member dead and eight others wounded, the s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Transport Minister Mustafa Jabbar Sanad said the government has not signed a direct operational agreement with Starlink for satellite internet serv…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament First Deputy Speaker Adnan Fehan said a retirement bill covering the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has been withdrawn from Parliament…
