Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met Monday in Baghdad with German Forces Abroad Commander Gunter Schneider to discuss the planned withdrawal of U.S.-led…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisory said security forces arrested a man who impersonated public officials and state figures to contact government institutio…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that ending war and preserving social unity are among his government's top priorities, telling reporters that Ir…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Communities across the city of Duhok and its surrounding districts and villages marked Mawlid al-Nabi on Wednesday with large public gatherings, as mosques …
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli forces stormed and seized a UNRWA vocational training center in the Qalandia refugee camp in northern East Jerusalem, the U.N. agency for Palestinian …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he has directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially scale back joint military exercise…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration is "seriously considering" renaming Lake Ontario, on the US-Can…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump has pushed forward on three policy fronts in the past 48 hours, with military action against suspected drug traffickers…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Ministry of Economy and Industry is reviewing existing economic and industrial agreements with neighboring countries and weighing new deals aime…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A broad security conference was held at the Baghdad Operations Command headquarters to review the implementation of the Baghdad security plan, with senior…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zeydan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, according to a wri…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department of th…
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said the humanitarian crisis in Iran must be brought to an end without delay, urging the international community not to remain indifferent to …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Long lines formed at petrol stations across Tehran as a fuel crisis deepened nationwide, with Iran's Energy Consumption Improvement Organization reporting …
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mahmoud al-Miyahi, a member of the Coordination Framework, announced on Tuesday the names put forward for Iraq's interior and defense ministries. He said …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zeydan said in Tehran that Iraq stands in solidarity with the Iranian government and people in the …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Timur Biktagirov as ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq, according to a presidential…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A study by the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, found that aging changes not only the capacit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Ministry said the third session of the Iraq-Libya Joint Committee concluded in Baghdad, with several memoranda of understanding signed betw…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Tens of thousands of people gathered across mosques, Sufi lodges and religious centers in Sulaymaniyah this week to mark the birth of the Prophet Muh…
