Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqBRUSSELS โ The European Commission has approved an additional โฌ6.1 billion in financial assistance for Ukraine, earmarked for the purchase of new defense systems, includiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said on Saturday that summer heat would persist across the country, including in the capital, Baghdad, with temperaturesโฆ
IraqHELSINKI, Finland โ The football federations of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and the Faroe Islands declared no confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino.โฆ
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Boxing Federation will host an inter-club championship for youth and junior categories in Sulaymaniyah in September, federation president Ali Taโฆ
IraqUkraine is convening a meeting on Monday with its main European backers to discuss the supply of air defense systems and to discuss increasing pressure on Moscow. Air defโฆ
IraqWELLINGTON, New Zealand โ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's government will introduce a bill in parliament this week banning social media use by children under 16. The lโฆ
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ Oil prices fell on Monday as investors locked in profits ahead of new US sanctions on Iran, with Brent crude futures dropping 1.29 percent to $93.17 a barrโฆ
IraqUEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said FIFA President Gianni Infantino should step down amid mounting pressure, but ruled himself out as a successor. The Slovenian footbaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi officials have raised public calls for state sovereignty and the collection of weapons held outside the state when pressure from Washington increaseโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Kurdistan Region's presidency said relations between Erbil and Baghdad are at a strong level and continuing to develop, and expressed readiness to helโฆ
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi met on Monday with Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, in the presenceโฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Ammar al-Hakim, head of the Iraq National Forces Alliance, renewed his call for weapons to be placed under state authority during an event in Baghdad markโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the United States has launched what he called its largest financial operatioโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The 17th International Agricultural Mechanization, Animal Production and Food Industry Week opened at the Baghdad International Fair grounds with 209 locaโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ Members of the Qadiri Sufi order and their followers gathered at the Sayyid Abdullah Tekke in the village of Torak, southwest of Erbil, the capital of the Kโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ The Erbil Security Directorate has detained a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young woman in footage that circulated on social media, a Kurdistan Regโฆ
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday stripping naturalized Kuwaitis of the right to vote, run foโฆ
SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq โ Tribal leaders in Tikrit, in the northern province of Salahaddin, have declared their support for the government of Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi, backing itโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ The New York Times has suggested Washington draw inspiration from amargi, a debt-cancellation mechanism introduced by the Sumerian ruler Entemโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that Washington expects to enter a new phase in its confrontation with Iran, reiteraโฆ
