Iraq said on Friday it was drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis blocked on the border between Belarus and Poland who wish to be repatriated voluntarily. "We are ready to organize more than one trip to provide an urgent response to anyone wanting to come home...

Ankara on Friday banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the refugee crisis at the former Soviet country's border with Poland.

About 3,000 Kurds have left the region in the past three months, of whom 1,600 have gone to Belarus on tourist visas, according to the Kurdistan Refugee Association.

Analysts say pro-Iran groups use coercive power to maintain their standing and refuse to be excluded from any backstage negotiations on government formation.

Iran on Sunday said it condemned a drone attack targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and urged "vigilance to foil plots aimed at the security and development" of his country. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh directed blame at the United States.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for "calm and restraint" after a drone attack on his residence early Sunday heightened political tensions in the war-scarred country.

The attack came during a period of soaring tensions over the results of the October 10 elections.

Hundreds of supporters of pro-Iran groups clashed with security forces in Iraq's capital on Friday, expressing their fury over last month's election result, AFP journalists and a security source said.

Basra province gets only 1 trillion dinars out of the total Iraqi budget of 130 trillion Iraqi dinars ($89 billion), according to deputy governor Dorgham al-Ajwadi.

Kuwait has received additional reparations of almost $500 million for Iraq's 1990 invasion, the Iraqi embassy in Kuwait said.

The last edition of the festival was held in 2002, the year before the US-led invasion that toppled the veteran dictator Saddam Hussein.

The attack, the first to target the Green Zone since July 29, comes as authorities conduct a recount of votes cast in an Oct.10 parliamentary poll.

The drop in the water levels of the Sirwan river, which begins in Iran and flows through the Darbandikhan dam and the Diyala to join the Tigris, has been attributed both to low levels of precipitation and the building of more dams in Iran which retain water.

In order to cut out carbon emissions completely, Iraq will stop burning associated gas permanently in 2025.

Iraq is looking to establish a big solar power plant in the Najaf area that could generate 1,000 megawatts of solar power.

Lost in rocky hills and surrounded by humble palm groves, Al-Sahl is around 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad.

The carvings - 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall - date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib.

Mayor, university dean, director of the veterinary department, and health spokesperson are some of the senior posts held by women in Halabja.

The banknotes were badly damaged after the coffers were engulfed in groundwater during offensive to take Mosul from the jihadists.

The Conquest (Fatah) Alliance, the political arm of the multi-party Hashed, won around 15 of 329 seats.

The agreement is part of the UAE’s endeavors to strengthen and activate means of economic and investment cooperation globally.

A final tally from the ballot, organised to appease youth-led anti-government protests that began in 2019, is expected in the next few weeks, but so far no bloc has a clear mandate.That means the numerous political parties will engage in lengthy negotiations to form alliances and name a new prime...

UN agencies have said the impact of water shortages in Iraq is becoming evident through the lower crop yields for 2021.

The historic mosque is being built under UNESCO's "Revive the Spirit of Mosul" initiative for rehabilitating Iraq's second city. UAE has pledged half of the $100 million for the project.

Egypt and Algeria have the largest number of Nobel winners in the Arab world, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are yet to produce one.

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Firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr may be Iraq's big election winner but he will still have to haggle with his opponents, linked to armed pro-Iranian groups, to forge a new government. 

Security measures meant to ensure a smooth and safe voting remained largely successful, as only 75 complaints during public voting and 16 complaints from the special voting of security forces were reported. The voter turnout was lower than expected, at 41 percent among the public voting and 69 percent for...

The Iraqi National Intelligence Service captured Sami Jasim outside the country after a complex operation.

In what was the fifth election since the 2003 US-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein with the promise of bringing freedom and democracy, preliminary turnout was just 41 percent, based on results from 94 percent of voting stations.

The United Arab Emirates is followed by Qatar (60), Kuwait (61), Bahrain (69) and Oman (71) on the Henley Passport Index that covers 227 travel destinations.

Security was tight, with all airports closed from Saturday evening to dawn on Monday across Iraq, where despite the government's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group in late 2017, jihadist sleeper cells continue to mount attacks.

Iraq's relations with Iran have improved since the fall of Saddam and, since 2017, the ties with Saudi Arabia have also become better.

A new single-member constituency system for electing Iraq's 329 lawmakers is supposed to boost independents versus the traditional political blocs that are largely centered on religious, ethnic and clan affiliations. The election is being held a year early in a rare concession to the youth-led protest movement that broke out...

Halbussi, 40, travels frequently about the region, trading his elegant suits for jeans during field visits to shepherd the projects in Anbar province.

Dana Gas, the UAE-based natural gas company, has seen its earnings double from its operations in Egypt and Iraqi Kurdistan so far this year.

A new electoral law in Iraq will mean that when Iraqis go to the polls on Sunday, they will vote for individuals rather than parties. This is the country’s fifth election since the US toppled the Saddam Hussien regime in 2003.

Talaat Moustafa Group, the Egyptian real estate company, is looking to expand into Saudi Arabia and Iraq to take advantage of the demand for housing there.

The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

A total of 329 seats are up for grabs in the election, which was moved forward from 2022 as a concession to youth-led pro-democracy protests that erupted in late 2019. But many voters are expected to stay away amid widespread anger over corruption and ineffectual governance. More than 25 million...

On October 1, 2019, widespread rallies erupted across Baghdad and the south of the country against a government seen as corrupt, inept and beholden to Iran. Nearly 600 people were killed during the protests.

The discussions, hosted by Iraq as it seeks to act as a regional mediator, were launched under Iran's former, moderate president Hassan Rouhani, who was replaced in August by Raisi.

DUBAI: Iraq's Kurdistan is a gateway for Turkish firms to explore the wider Iraqi market, President Nechirvan Barzani said as he sought to lure Turkish investors on Sunday by promising them business opportunities in the semi-autonomous region. Given the size of the Iraqi market, Turkish firms have many investment opportunities...

The two sides suggested the creation of a joint parliamentary friendship committee to realize the aspirations of the two countries in several areas, help exchange expertise and knowledge and best practices to serve parliamentary diplomacy.

The first initiative of its kind in Iraq, where Israel's sworn enemy Iran has a very strong influence, the conference took place on Friday and was organised by the New York-based Center for Peace Communications (CPC). More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, attended a conference in autonomous Kurdistan.

Electricite du Liban, or EDL, is now capable of generating less than 500 megawatts from the fuel it secured through a deal with Iraq, and even that fuel is not of the correct grade. Iraq signed an agreement in July to allow the cash-strapped Lebanese government to pay for 1...

The oil ministry earlier this month raised the price of fuel sold to cement manufacturers from 150 dinars per litre (around 10 cents) to 250, following on from a previous hike earlier in the year.

The polls were initially scheduled for 2022, but moved forward to June this year, then postponed to October.

Dragon Oil to double output by 2026

The new project, signed in 2017 with oil services company Baker Hughes, will eventually allow 200 million cubic feet of gas a day that is usually torched on the Nasiriyah and Gharraf oilfields to be captured, according to a statement issued by the country's oil ministry.