Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqERBIL, Iraq โ Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has called for strengthening the region's air defense capacity in response to a rise in drone attacks. In a โฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The prime minister's financial and economic adviser, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, said Iraq's public financial management is operating within a legal framework โฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ NBC News reported on Monday that Russia has begun shipping unmanned aerial vehicle components, ammunition and TNT explosives to Iran via the Cโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi government has announced that the international coalition's military mission against ISIS will end on September 30, 2026, with all coalition forโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The special pass known as "baj" required to enter Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone remains a bureaucratic burden for ordinary Iraqis, despite promisโฆ
IraqResearchers have identified eight regions across the Americas, Europe and the Pacific Rim as sources of exceptionally clean drinking water, where natural filtration throuโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Construction and Development Coalition, met on Monday with National Investment Commission Chairman Adโฆ
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons and expressed a desire to meet with leader Kim Jong-un. Speaking to reporters at the White Houseโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that very large quantities of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. officials describinโฆ
IraqGENEVA, Switzerland โ The Swiss Federal Council has approved additional measures under the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia, with the new restrictioโฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Anbar provincial government has released 42 billion Iraqi dinars in payments to farmers, covering the fourth tranche of dues for the 2025 farming seasโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri Ahmed, conducted an on-site inspection at the headquarters of the Industry Development General Diโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A diplomatic exchange between Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has spilled into a publiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee is reviewing the second amendment to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, committeโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, who took office on May 14, 2026, faced a series of heavy policy files in his first 100 days, including oil exports, salโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Farhad Amin Atroushi called on Monday for permanent solutions to the displacement crisis in the country, saying the Kurdiโฆ
IraqGermany, France and the United Nations on Thursday condemned remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in which he said 30 to 40 people should be killโฆ
IraqJERUSALEM โ The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had targeted Hamas commanders in the Nuseirat and al-Tuffah areas of the Gaza Strip. In a separate statement, tโฆ
IraqJERUSALEM โ The Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed Mohammed al-Attar, a senior commander of Hamas, in an operation carried out earlier in the day. The military saโฆ
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom โ Britain has added seven Iran-linked individuals and entities to its sanctions list, according to a notice published on the British governmentโs wโฆ
