Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Coalition, met with Sheikh Wissam al-Biyati, a representative of the Homeland Lo…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hafiz, said the council has approved the relocation of the al-Wasit waste transfer station f…
IraqNASA's Perseverance rover recorded a solar eclipse from the surface of Mars on August 13, 2026, one day after a total solar eclipse was observed in parts of Earth. Images…
IraqModerna and Merck said a late-stage clinical trial of their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine, Intismeran autogene, produced positive interim results when used alongside…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump said he has launched what he described as the toughest economic campaign in history against Iran, accusing Tehran of failing to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh First Education Directorate has ordered schools and affiliated units to set air conditioners in classrooms and offices to a minimum of 23 …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's army chief, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has warned Gulf states not to provide any support or facilitation to U.S. forces against Iran, saying Tehra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee said unidentified individuals detonated approximately 50,000 tank rounds at the Taji milit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani received Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his accompanying delegat…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The consultation units of Rizgari Teaching Hospital in Erbil reopened to the public on Wednesday following the completion of maintenance and renovation work…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has established a special commission to open dialogue with armed factions refusing to hand over their weapons to the state, …
BaghdadOil prices climbed to their highest level in nearly three weeks on Friday amid continued uncertainty over shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude gaine…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A contractor in Kirkuk closed a section of the road between Al-Fath and Peyce to protest delays in the handover of his project and in receiving outstandin…
BabilBABYLON, Iraq — Babylon's Directorate for Combating Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances convened doctors, pharmacists and health officials at a seminar to review new rul…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has ordered state and private universities to widen the application of so-called "processing g…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has deported more than 47,000 foreign nationals for violating the country's residency law since the beginning of 2025, the Interior Ministry said, as…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Journalists' Union issued a formal statement on 19 August 2026 condemning threats directed at Judge Faiq Zidan, the head of the Supreme Judicial…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Mohammed al-Haffaci has called on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to remove the head of the General Traffic Directorate following a…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compared U.S. President Donald Trump to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, citing Iran's ex…
IraqEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Europe has no room to fall behind in the artificial intelligence revolution, warning that AI technologies will be d…
