Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Basra's provincial police directorate said it has identified the suspect in a fatal shooting of a man near the Mowadeh Hospital junction following a personaโฆ
IraqForeign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Israel'sโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Two people were killed in an armed attack at the Kout Al-Hajjaj intersection in central Basra, local security sources said. Gunfire was opened from a vehiclโฆ
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Iran has approved the passage of Iraqi oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz following a request from the Iraqi government, the Iranian state nโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ LONDON โ Brent crude traded near $94 a barrel on Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate stood at $86.90, extending sharp weekly gains drivโฆ
IraqSTOCKHOLM, Sweden โ Several people were injured on Thursday when a sword-wielding attacker entered a high school in central Sweden, according to local officials. The assaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Numan Hospital in Baghdad and was brought under control, according to security sources. The blaze โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's government is preparing a comprehensive reform package aimed at reducing the economy's vulnerability to oil price swings, the prime minister's econโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US Representative Harriet Hageman has asked the Trump administration to take additional measures against foreign nationals using โฆ
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his country faces internal divisions and that officials must accept responsibility toโฆ
IraqGlobal stock markets traded cautiously on Friday as investors assessed the US Treasury's move to reshape longer-dated debt issuance and ease long-term borrowing costs. Trโฆ
AnbarANBAR, Iraq โ BRUSSELS โ Belgium has joined other major European governments in opposing Israel's E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, Deputy Prime Minister aโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Generators Union has decided to shut down all private generators across the country's cities on September 1, union head Dirฤam al-Shuwayli said. Aโฆ
IraqFootage of Lebanese singer Elissa returning a Palestinian keffiyeh to the audience without wearing it during a concert at the International Carthage Festival in Tunisia hโฆ
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A lawmaker from the Yazidi Brotherhood Coalition bloc in Iraq's parliament said only about 10 percent of Yazidis affected by the 2014 ISIS offensive have โฆ
IraqAmerican singer Ariana Grande publicly objected after President Donald Trump's team shared a video online using her music without permission. The footage showed Trump walโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi said a process to bring firearms under state control will formally begin at the end of September, calling it โฆ
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia โ French striker Karim Benjema has confirmed he will remain at Al-Hilal for the duration of his contract, putting to rest speculation about a possiblโฆ
NajafNAJAF, Iraq โ Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visited the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf on Friday with a delegation of Iranian lawmakers, saying theโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi said all Iraqi political forces are in full agreement on consolidating weapons under state control, rejecting the possibility โฆ
