Iraq

Mustafa al-Kadhimi discusses the geopolitical and domestic challenges facing Iraq.

Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia imposed curbs on shops and even mosques.

Experts say they established convincing evidence that ISIL committed genocide ‘against the Yazidi as a religious group’.

Ihab al-Wazni led protests in the Shia holy city of Karbala where pro-Iran armed groups hold major sway.

Ihab al-Wazni was a leading figure in protests against the government in the city – his funeral was held on Sunday.

These groups are undermining efforts to improve Erbil-Baghdad relations and reestablish security in the north.

President Barham Salih confirms Iraq hosted more than one round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

UN classifies Iraq ‘as the fifth most vulnerable country in the world’ to climate change.

Hassan al-Tamimi steps down after Baghdad COVID hospital fire killed more than 80 people and wounded dozens of others.

Rockets hit an Iraqi military base that houses US contractors, wounding at least one person.

Baghdad says it gave the diplomat a ‘protest note’ over the defence minister’s visit to a Turkish base in northern Iraq.

No immediate claim of responsibility for an attack the Iraqi army said caused no casualties.

In the deserts of Muthanna province, nomadic herders paint a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment.

Iran’s president questioned the leak’s timing that came as the country is engaged in talks to revive the nuclear deal.