Five Iraqis killed as rocket meant for US troops hits civilians
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed,...
Arab leaders voice alarm at UN over Iran tensions
Arab leaders voiced fears Wednesday before the United Nations of new conflict in the region as tensions soar between Iran and the United States....
As Turkey and Iran build dams, Iraq’s twin rivers run dry
With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq's historic twin rivers could run dry -- unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and...
Iraq PM visits White House: US troops focal point of White House talks
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi will meet US President Donald Trump for the first time in Washington on Thursday, with the presence of American...
US demands Iraq dismantle armed militias
The United States called Wednesday for Iraq to dismantle non-government "armed groups" that have "undermined national sovereignty" ahead of a visit to Washington by...
Iraqi Prime Minister visits US as pro-Iranian groups ramp-up attacks
As Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi prepares for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian...
Even after 30 years, ghosts of Saddam’s invasion haunt affectees
Thirty years have passed since Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein invaded neighbouring Kuwait, but despite hints of a diplomatic rapprochement, people in both countries say...
Deaths of two Iraqi protesters prompts outrage at new Prime Minister
Iraqi prime minister demanded an immediate investigation into the deaths of two protesters on Monday, even as he faced the same accusations as his...
Iraq’s elite forces rescue kidnapped German woman
A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad this week was freed overnight and handed over to her embassy, officials from the two countries said on...
Iran will avenge Soleimani death and strike blow to US: Tehran
Iran's supreme leader told Iraq's visiting premier on Tuesday that Tehran will not interfere in Baghdad's relations with Washington, but warned that the US...
Iraq’s food markets made self-sufficient amid pandemic
Unlike in years past, Iraqi farmer Ahmed Mohsen now walks past his local market with a smile on his face. The pale green melons he...
Iraq’s Kurds starve as tourism receipts go extinct
In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel coronavirus has...