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Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq’s dollar flow to counter money laundering
For months, the United States has restricted Iraq’s access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out what Iraqi officials describe as rampant money ... Middle East -
Barber in Iraqi Kurdish city gives displaced children free haircuts for Eid
A barber in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah has started giving free haircuts to displaced children working in its markets and streets, ahead of ... Middle East -
European police arrest 39 in migrant smuggling bust
Police in five European countries have arrested 39 people in a major cross-border operation targeting an Iraqi-Kurdish gang which smuggled migrants ... World News -
Iraq Kurds reject court order to hand over control of oil exports
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has rejected a ruling by the country’s top court ordering it to cede control over all of its oil output to the ... Middle East -
Short film on ‘war-torn’ Levant selected for Big Sky Documentary film festival in US
A short film on the lives of several people struggling to survive in the “war-torn” Levant region has been selected for the Big Sky Documentary film ... Entertainment -
Two rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone, one destroyed, two cars damaged: State media
Two Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s state news agency reported early on Sunday citing security forces.For all the latest ... Middle East -
Kadhimi, a turning point for Iraq and Iran
The failure of Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s assassination attempt was a turning point for Iraq, but also for Iran. Esmail Ghani would have undoubtedly ... In Translation -
Iraq’s Assyrian Christians, Yazidis face extinction if Biden pulls US troops out
Against the backdrop of the 9.0-magnitude man-made earthquake that was the disastrous US pullout from Afghanistan, two Christian leaders, Pastor ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia signs maritime transport agreement with Iraq
Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed a maritime transport cooperation agreement on Thursday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.For the latest ... Gulf -
Iraq plans to increase oil production to 8 mln bpd by 2027
Iraq plans to increase oil production to eight million barrels per day (BPD) by the end of 2027, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told the Iraqi ... Energy -
UN Gulf War reparations body pays out $380 mln to Kuwait
The United Nations Gulf War reparations body said on Tuesday it paid out a further $380 million for losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion and seven-month ... Gulf -
Former ISIS members tell their stories in Al Arabiya’s latest ‘Face to Face’ series
In an 11-part series, Al Arabiya goes into camps in Syria and Iraq where journalist Rola al-Khatib sits down with former ISIS members and their ... Features -
Inside the rise of the shadowy Iran-backed militias in Iraq
On March 3, ten Iranian-made rockets struck Ain al-Asad air base in western Anbar province, the attack was the fourth to target US. interests in Iraq ... Features -
Raghad Saddam Hussein: Viral interview divides viewers
A multi-series exclusive interview with Raghad Saddam Hussein and Al Arabiya has gone viral, with viewers divided on comments made by the eldest ... Middle East -
Clashes in northern Iraq kill three Turkish soldiers
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said ... Middle East -
Sirens sound from US embassy in Iraq’s Baghdad: Report
Sirens sounded from the US Embassy in Iraq’s Baghdad, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported on Wednesday.For months, the Green Zone, which includes the ... Middle East -
Pope Francis to meet Shia cleric Sistani during visit to Iraq: Cardinal
Pope Francis is to meet top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March, a senior Catholic cleric told ... Middle East -
The Eighth Pillar: Change is not the same as defusing explosive packages
In a few weeks, our politicians will appear on TV screens talking about the great moment in which change took place, and the gains that were made for ... In Translation -
Iraq tightens security along Syria border to curb ISIS movement: Military
Iraq is tightening security along its 600 km (400 mile) border with Syria to curb the movement of ISIS militants, drug smuggling and other illegal ... Middle East -
US denies involvement in alleged attack on Iraq’s Baghdad: Embassy
The United States was not involved in the alleged attacks on the south of Baghdad in Iraq, a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed on ... Middle East -
PMF leads Iran’s ambitions for expansion in the Arab region
Contrary to what many Iraqis say, it is not surprising that the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against the head of ... In Translation -
Lebanon, Iraq on edge as US-Iran tensions escalate one year on from Soleimani killing
One year ago today, a US drone strike inside Iraq killed one of Iran’s most powerful military officials, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ... Middle East -
Israel plotting attacks on Americans to push US into war with Iran: Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed on Saturday intelligence from Iraq indicated that Israel is plotting attacks against Americans in ... Middle East -
Iraq at risk of serious power outage after Iran slashes gas exports: Ministry
Iraq’s capital Baghdad and other cities are at risk of serious power shortages after Iran slashed gas exports, the electricity ministry said on Sunday ... Middle East -
Iraq executes 21 people convicted of ‘terrorism’: Authorities
Iraq executed 21 men convicted of “terrorism” Monday at the notorious Nasiriyah prison in the country’s south, medical and police sources said.The ... Middle East -
Gunmen attack on lookout point west of Baghdad kills 11
Unidentified gunmen killed at least 11 people and wounded eight others including soldiers in an attack on an Iraqi army post in western Baghdad, ... Middle East -
Iran sanctions US ambassador to Iraq, two diplomats after US blacklists envoy
Iran on Friday imposed sanctions on US ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller and two other diplomats for participating in “terrorist” acts against its ... Middle East -
Four militants killed in Iraq in car bomb: Iraqi News Agency
Four militants were killed in Iraq’s Salah ad-Din province when a roadside bomb exploded under their vehicle, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) cited the ... Middle East -
US ‘strongly condemns’ attack on civilians in Iraq: State Department
The United States “strongly condemns” the killing of innocent civilians by Iran-backed militias in the Salah al-Din governorate in Iraq, according to ... World News -
Two rockets hit Baghdad’s Jadiriya, no casualties: Iraqi military
Iraq’s military said in a statement on Monday that two Katyusha rockets had fallen late on Sunday in Baghdad’s Jadiriya area, near the heavily ... Middle East