Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has begun preparations for a comprehensive entry policy covering exams for third-year intermediate and sixth-year secondary s…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — LONDON — The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy jointly called on Israel to withdraw its decision to advance the E1 settlement project in the occupie…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi visited the National Investment Commission on Thursday to review investment plans and project implementation processes across th…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Kalibaf said Thursday that the peoples of Iran and Iraq would not allow the West to dictate their destiny or rem…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A three-day fig festival opened Thursday evening in the Kara Hanjir district of Kirkuk, drawing farmers and producers from across the province and the Kurd…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command said it has redirected 67 commercial vessels since resuming its maritime blockade of Iran on July 14, according to a post on X. Three s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Yaser al-Malki, head of the State of Law bloc in the Iraqi parliament, met Australia's ambassador to Iraq, Glen Miles, at his Baghdad office on Tuesday to…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned a new round of US sanctions announced against the country, describing the measures as "economic terrorism and a crime aga…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Nasir Aziz said the associated gas recovery project at the Halfaya oil field in Maysan province is operational, processing abou…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that economic isolation imposed on Iran would be "the largest in history," call…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Ministry has told Washington that those who design and implement new sanctions must bear the consequences, in a respon…
IraqADEN, Yemen — Yemen's Houthis said Thursday afternoon that they carried out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco facility near the airport in the Saudi city of Najran, alongs…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament's Security and Defense Committee said Thursday that key officials failed to appear for a second session convened to quest…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi has called on Iraq's National Investment Commission to contribute to a government project to provide one million housing…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament said on Wednesday that commissions ranging from 15% to 30% are being taken on state contracts, with some companies paying th…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The United Arab Emirates has announced it is suspending commercial ties with Iran. The decision comes as the United States moves to implement …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — MOSCOW — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Friday that Moscow is prepared to listen to new proposals aimed at resolving the …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sabit al-Abbasi, head of Iraq's National Resolve Alliance, met on Thursday with US Chargé d'Affaires Joshua Harris at his office in Baghdad, according to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected a request by Degle University and Police clubs to suspend upcoming supplementary elections at the Iraq Bas…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Galibaf met with Karbala Governor Nasif Jasim al-Hatibi in the Iraqi holy city, with Iran's Ambassador to Baghd…
