Political news from Iraq in English, including government decisions, parliament, Baghdad-Erbil relations, parties, elections and diplomatic developments.
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker said Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have jointly invited Tehran to join a mutual defense pact. Mehdi Rahimi, head of the parliament-…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian official said Tehran has been invited to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, and is reviewing th…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Former members of the board of Kism Sports Club in Babil province staged a sit-in on Saturday to protest the Iraqi Olympic Committee's decision to install a…
IraqBERLIN — Gasoline prices in Germany have climbed close to a record level as tensions in the Middle East continue to push up global crude oil costs. According to data from…
IraqSyrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with Israeli intelligence service Mossad director Roman Gofman in Jordan in an extraordinary meeting, according to Turkish-ba…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Sheikh Mohsen Kumey, the representative of Iran's Supreme Leader, said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered a message of greeting and appreciation to the Ir…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will attend an international natural gas and liquefied natural gas expo scheduled for next month in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a source at Iraq'…
IraqSyria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shiyani met with Israeli intelligence service Mossad chief Roman Gofman in an effort to reduce tensions, Reuters reported. The meeting t…
IraqTUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities said eight bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying 15 migrants capsized off the southeast coast near the city of Ben Gardan…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi received Libyan Foreign Minister Tahir Salim al-Bagur, who is serving in an acting capacity, and an accompanying d…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Finance Committee said public-sector salaries for June will be distributed on schedule, with no delays expected. Committee Vice Chair…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Shiite leaders within Iraq's Coordination Framework have agreed to send a service and retirement law for members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi received an invitation to visit Tripoli from Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, his office sai…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Hillary Clinton has begun preparations for a possible funeral for her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, according to U.S. media rep…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has ordered the military to act against the launching of balloons, paper airplanes and drones from the Gaza Strip, his o…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hebet al-Halbusi said the government is pressing ahead with plans to allocate and distribute one million residential land plots t…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, said 149 historical sites in the country were damaged during the re…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Constitutional law specialists have rejected a statement by Kirkuk Governor Mehmet Suleiman Aga that Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution is no longer in …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said U.S. pressure and sanctions on Iran represent a "repeated scenario" that has failed in t…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mohammed Riyadh al-Sayrafi, head of the Syrian National Transport and Logistics Association, said Syria's land freight movement is recovering stron…
