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Foreign ministers of Iraq, Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade
Iraq and Syria’s foreign ministers discussed ways to help end drug trafficking across their joint border at a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraq’s ... Middle East -
50 extremists, 168 family members repatriated from Syria to Iraq
Fifty ISIS Group members and 168 Iraqi members of extremists’ families were repatriated from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, an Iraqi official said.Iraqi ... Middle East -
UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms, combat corruption, backs fight against terrorism
The UN Security Council encouraged Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver on reforms and combat corruption in a resolution adopted unanimously ... Gulf -
Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 parliament extension unconstitutional: Supreme Court
Iraq’s federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was ... Middle East -
Iraq unveils $17 bln road and rail project to link Asia and Europe
Iraq on Saturday presented an ambitious plan to turn itself into a regional transportation hub by developing its road and rail infrastructure, linking ... Middle East -
Iraq says Iran blames reduced gas exports on ‘technical’ issue
Iran’s foreign minister told his Iraqi counterpart on Friday that a reduction in gas exports to Iraq was a technical matter and Tehran had not decided ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Kurd regional government says it opposes changes in draft Iraq federal budget
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan regional government said on Friday it opposed changes in the draft Iraqi federal budget that infringe on the rights ... Middle East -
Saudi’s PIF founds Saudi-Iraqi investment company with $3 bln capital
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF has created a new unit to invest in industries across Iraq, with a capital of $3 billion and headquarters in Saudi ... Economy -
Turkish drone kills three YBS fighters in Iraq: Kurdish authorities
A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three fighters from the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the ... Middle East -
Charity demands transparency after reports of UK forces in covert ops in 19 countries
British special forces have been involved in covert operations in almost 20 countries over the past twelve years including Iraq, Syria, Russia and ... World News -
American convicted of torture in Iraq in US court
For only the second time ever an American has been convicted of torture in US court – for brutal treatment of an employee at a weapons factory in ... World News -
Climate change amid armed conflict exacerbating humanitarian needs across Middle East
Armed conflict in the Middle East is exacerbating the effects of climate change across parts of the region, with the most vulnerable places are almost ... Middle East -
Mass funeral held in Najaf for 44 Iraqis killed by ISIS in 2014
A mass funeral was held on Tuesday in the holy city of Najaf for Iraqis killed by ISIS militants in 2014.The 44 bodies laid to rest belonged to Shia ... Middle East -
Lebanon strikes deals to get more oil from Iraq
Lebanon has agreed deals to secure more fuel supplies from Iraq, the two countries said on Tuesday, as Beirut battles to produce more power to help it ... Middle East -
Turkish drone kills three PKK-linked fighters: Iraqi Kurdish security
A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three Yazidi fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an Iraqi Kurdish ... Middle East -
Iran summons Iraq envoy over Kurdish opposition groups
Iran has summoned Iraq’s ambassador to protest over the presence of Iranian opposition groups at an official ceremony in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish ... Middle East -
Iraq does not expect OPEC+ to make further cuts at June meeting
Iraq does not expect OPEC+ to make further cuts to oil output at its next meeting in June, its oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said, in the first ... Energy -
Iraq’s Qais al-Khazali mocked for saying Israeli Mossad was behind murder of Imam Ali
The leader of Iraq’s Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, Qais al-Khazali, stirred controversy after claiming that Israel’s Mossad was behind the ... Middle East -
Iraq did not get reply from Turkey on restarting northern oil export: Minister
Iraq is still waiting for a formal response from Turkey to resume oil exports from the autonomous Kurdish region, Kurdish officials said Friday, a day ... Energy -
Iraq finalizes deal to resume Kurdish crude exports to Turkey
Iraq’s federal and Kurdish governments have finalized a deal to resume crude oil exports through Turkey pending a response from Ankara, a statement ... Energy -
Iran hid weapons among earthquake aid to target US troops in Syria: Intel leak report
Iran and its proxies are enabling attacks on US troops in Syria through weapons shipments hidden within humanitarian aid sent for the devastating ... Middle East -
Death sentence handed to killer of prominent Iraqi academic Hisham al-Hashemi
An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death a former policeman convicted of killing prominent academic Hisham al-Hashemi, whose murder in 2020 sparked ... Middle East -
Iraq asks for international aid to save its Tigris, Euphrates rivers from drought
Iraq is seeking urgent international assistance to prevent its Tigris and Euphrates rivers from shriveling as a result of climate change, Prime ... Middle East -
Belgium police arrest Iraqi suspected of al-Qaeda car bombing in Baghdad
Belgium police have arrested an Iraqi immigrant suspected of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell that carried out deadly car bombings in Baghdad in ... World News -
Kurdish Regional Government and Baghdad yet to reach oil exports deal: Minister
Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have not reached an agreement needed to resume oil exports from the ... Middle East -
Iraq’s crude production fell more than 6 percent in April: Source
Iraq produced 3.938 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in April, down 262,000 bpd from March, a source at state-owned crude marketer SOMO told ... Energy -
Iraq says ‘technical’ matters holding back oil from Turkey
Iraq said it’s working with oil buyers and the Turkish government to resume almost half a million barrels a day of crude exports from a Mediterranean ... Energy -
Russia carrying out unsafe and unprofessional air activity in Syria: US general
A senior Pentagon official also warned Turkey against attacking US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. Middle East -
Saudi Arabia’s recent economic and political developments from Iran to Syria to Yemen
From agreeing to reinstate diplomatic ties with long-time foe Iran, to smoothing relations with Syria, Saudi Arabia has taken the lead in igniting ... Saudi Arabia -
UN criticizes Iraq's hasty closing of camp for displaced
The United Nations expressed concern Wednesday over the Iraqi authorities' swift closure this week of a displacement camp that had housed more than ... Middle East