Baghdad, Iraq -- The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after a more than two-year halt and amid drone attacks on oil fields. Lucrative oil exports have been a major point of tension between Baghdad and Arbil, with a key pipeline...
Afghanistan overshadows Iraq summit as Macron stays put
French president Emmanuel Macron vowed his country will maintain presence in Iraq no matter what Americans decide. After meeting Iraqi president Mustafa al-Khademi, Macron said Daesh remains a threat and the fight against these groups is a priority of Iraqi government.Regional security in focus as Mideast leaders meet
Leaders from around the MENA region are arriving in Baghdad for a summit meant to lower tensions in the region. The meeting is a chance for Iraq to showcase its recent efforts to be a neutral mediator.
Iraq seeks role as mediator with regional summit
The meeting in Baghdad on Saturday seeks to give Iraq a "unifying role" to tackle the crises shaking the regionNew flights from Baghdad to Abu Dhabi
The inaugural flight of Iraqi Airways landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport on August 7.
Two rockets fired near US embassy in Baghdad
Attack came on a day PM Mustafa Al-Kadhemi was flying home from Washington after talks with Joe Biden.
Biden, Kadhemi meeting to focus on US troop withdrawal from Iraq
The White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad declaring the Sunni extremists defeated over three years agoBomb attack near Bagdad kills over a dozen
In a message posted to its Telegram channel, the militant group said a suicide bomber named Abu Hamza al-Iraqi detonated his explosive belt in Sadr City, an eastern Baghdad suburb
At least 52 dead in Iraq Covid ward fire
At least 52 people died and 22 were wounded when a massive fire engulfed the coronavirus isolation ward of an Iraqi hospital on Monday.
Baghdad: US forces shoot down armed drone near US embassy
Since the start of the year, 47 attacks have targeted US interests in the country Separately on Monday, three rockets targeted an Iraqi air base in the western desert that also housed US troops US forces shot down an armed drone above their embassy in Baghdad on Monday night, Iraqi...
Iraqi restaurateurs pay bribes to dodge virus curfew
Lockdown forces restaurant, cafe owners to sack a quarter of their employees Corruption in Iraq has eaten up more than $450 billion in public funds since 2003 It’s well past the coronavirus curfew, but Seif and his waiters are still serving customers at his Baghdad restaurant, thanks to security forces...
