On Monday afternoon, large numbers of security forces set up roadblocks in a bid to contain the counter-protests.

Powerful Iraqi Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr Sunday urged other factions to support a protest that has seen his followers occupy parliament in a dispute over who should name the next prime minister. On Sunday, the protesters appeared in no mood to leave, as volunteers distributed soup, hard-boiled eggs, bread and...

Volunteers shuttled back and forth in fleets of pickups to Iraq's normally secure Green Zone Saturday as protesters who occupied parliament earlier in the day settled in for the long haul.

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, occupying parliament with no plan to leave. It is the second time in days that Sadr supporters have forced their way in to the legislative chamber, months after elections that failed to lead to formation of...

The storming of Iraq's parliament by hundreds of supporters of populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has piled pressure on his political opponents working to form a government nearly 10 months after an election.

Three Katyusha rockets hit a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, a local official said, in the latest attack to target the Emirati-owned facility. The assaults have come amid a simmering oil dispute between Kurdistan and the federal government in Baghdad.

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi affirmed Saturday Iraq aspires to strengthen the relations with Algeria in various fields. "PM Al-Kadhimi received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ramtane Lamamra, and the accompanying delegation," local media reported. They discussed bilateral relations between the two nations, including...

Iraq has received 125 antiquities borrowed from Germany, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf announced Sunday. "The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Berlin received 125 artifacts by Susan Bullock from the Institute for Near Eastern Archeology of the Free University of Berlin," Al-Sahaf stated in a statement received by...

The federal government in Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region pledged Saturday to "increase dialogue" to ease a simmering oil dispute that has been playing out in the courts in recent months.

It will be a public meeting, (unlike) previous encounters that were held privately at a low level between intelligence and security officials, said Iraqi foreign minister Fuad Hussein.

Abandoned sandals and upturned chairs attest to the panic that gripped this peaceful rest spot in Iraq's Kurdish mountains when deadly shelling slammed into it this week. Turkey denies that its forces were responsible for the artillery fire that killed nine people and wounded 23 on Wednesday.

Nine civilians including children were killed in a park in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Wednesday by artillery fire that Baghdad blamed on neighbouring Turkey, a country engaged in a cross-border offensive. In an unusually strong rebuke, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi warned Turkey that Baghdad reserves the "right to retaliate", calling...

The US president could not dispel the view that the Washington is no longer a reliable ally and he also failed to connect at a personal level with the young GCC leaders, say experts.

The long-simmering dispute came to a head in February when the federal supreme court ordered Kurdistan to hand over oil extracted from its territories to the federal authorities. Authorities in the Kurdistan capital Arbil have cried foul, accusing Baghdad of heaping "unjust pressure" on them.

Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said the Middle East has been affected by climate change, water crisis, dangers of desertification, health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and called for joint efforts to confront them.

Thousands of young date palms, Iraq's national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon.

Located 30km south of Mosul, Hamam al-Alil , meaning the baths of the sick in Arabic, built a solid reputation over decades with its therapeutic sulfurous waters.

Germany, home to a large Yazidi diaspora, is one of the few countries to have taken legal action against IS.

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Wednesday deplored "unjust pressure" from the federal government's oil ministry, days after the judiciary nullified oil contracts between the Kurds and foreign oil firms. After the oil ministry filed a judicial complaint, a commercial court in the Iraqi capital on Monday invalidated contracts between the Kurdish...

The UNDP confirmed the implementation of 3,800 projects in five liberated Iraqi governorates and said that it is helping five million internally displaced persons return to their areas.

Iraq received in excess of $11 billion as revenue for crude oil export in June, the Ministry of Oil said. Oil ministry was quoted as saying by the local media that "the total amount of crude oil exports for the month of June, according to the preliminary statistics issued by...

Jordan imported 11.8 million barrels of crude oil through the port of Aqaba, while a total of about 1.19 million barrels of Iraqi oil were imported since supply was launched at the beginning of September 2021 until end of 2021

Iraq's prime minister met with leaders in rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Sunday, discussing regional stability as part of Baghdad's efforts to mediate between the two Middle East heavyweights.

Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air.

Nearly a week ago, Iraqi Kurd Barham Hama Ali found himself in the unimaginable position of being aboard a deportation flight set to take off for Kigali, thousands of miles from home.

Iraq is in discussions with Iran to increase gas transportation to the country in order to operate power plants. The ministry of electricity for Iraq feels that Iran understands Iraq's needs. The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the ministry is continuing with the Iranian...

Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where climate change is compounding hardships after years of war.

The debt dates back to 2020, but payment was stalled amid sanctions against Iran by the United States.

Five years ago, Iraqi taxi driver Osama Mohammed would make about six trips a day across Baghdad. Today, traffic is so bad he feels lucky to do three.

Economic growth in the MENA region is forecast to accelerate to 5.3% in 2022 before slowing to 3.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank. Find out the country-wise breakup.

President Barham Saleh warned that tackling climate change "must become a national priority for Iraq as it is an existential threat to the future of our generations to come".

Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) said that the total value of exports during the January-May period 2022 amounted to JD339 million, compared to JD248 million for the first five months last year. According to the ACC's statistical data announced on Sunday, the number of ACC certificates of origin issued during...

The deal worth $185m makes PIF a strategic investor in the group.

Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) has said it approached France about the possibility of Iraq's supplying the European market with oil. The Organization's General Manager Alaa Al-Yasiri said that French parties concerned with the possibility of being supplied with oil have been addressed but gave no further...

Iraq seeks to enhance economic and commercial relations with the international community, said Hamid Al-Ghazi, the Iraqi Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers.

Another two Turkish soldiers have been killed during military operations against Kurdish militants in the north of Iraq, Turkey's defense ministry and media said Sunday.

Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. The virus has no vaccine and onset can be swift, causing severe bleeding both internally and externally and especially from the nose.

Two billion dollars are allocated in the budget for Baghdad Metro project, Iraq’s Minister of Transport Nasser Hussein Al-Shibli said on Saturday. "The project was included in the budget for the year 2022, and an amount of two billion dollars was allocated by the Ministry of Finance and the ministry...

Iraqi aviation authorities have been left red-faced after a 10-year-old boy on his own boarded an Iran-bound plane from a busy airport in a Shiite shrine city after several security checks.

Shihab Ahmed Shihab, 52, told an FBI informant that he wanted to smuggle at least four other Iraqis into the country over the border with Mexico to undertake the plot.

Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country, authorities said. The capital Baghdad was enveloped in a giant dust cloud that left usually traffic-choked streets largely deserted, an AFP correspondent said. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi ordered all...

An Iraqi court on Sunday adjourned for two weeks the trial of a Briton and a German man accused of trying to smuggle antiquities after a defense lawyer called for more investigations.

Iraq's financial reserves are expected to reach $40 billion in case the current fiscal year ends without enacting a budget law, according to Mazhar Muhammad Salih, advisor to Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. Local media reports quoted Salih as saying that "it is not possible to pass any law by...

Iraq's Finance minister said during a Television interview, "Iraq will have a surplus of the difference in selling oil, up to 20 billion dollars," stressing that "in light of the current financial abundance, it is unlikely to resort to borrowing."

The Central Bank of Iraq has announced an increase in its capital to 5 trillion dinars ($3.42 billion) Iraqi media reports said recently that the bank decided to its capital from 3 trillion dinars to 5 trillion dinars. "This increase comes to enhance the results of its balanced policies with...

Iraqi Foreign Minister said his country is determined to repatriate all the families stuck in the Syrian camp after "security checks" are completed.

The swamps, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are one of the world's largest inland deltas and were declared in 2016 a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have swept the Middle East hit the United Arab Emirates, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre (2,716 ft, 6ins) Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial...

The UN envoy to Iraq on Tuesday urged Iraqi politicians to end a deadlock which has kept parliament from forming a new government for more than seven months, warning that the crisis could spark civil unrest. "The streets are about to boil over in Iraq," Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told reporters.