Iraq

Following Israel’s Friday strikes on Iran, which raised fears of a larger escalation, Emirates Airlines announced that flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran had been canceled. The Dubai International Airport also reported that...

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions. He is just one of many...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration hailed by Baghdad as marking a “new era” for the countries’ ties. The Iraqi prime...

Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jaques Chirac for blocking UN-backed military action in Iraq in 2003. Minutes of an emergency cabinet...

Following the capital’s capture by Syrian rebel forces and the declaration of the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s authority, Iraqi embassy personnel departed Damascus on Sunday for nearby Lebanon, a diplomatic source told AFP. Speaking on...

Mohammed Fawaz and his family had to evacuate Lebanon so frequently due to Israeli bombardment that they eventually relocated to central Iraq, several kilometres (miles) away, in search of safety. “Wherever we went, danger followed,” the...

In a protest letter addressed to UN Security Council chairman Antonio Guterres, Iraq denounced Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran, Baghdad stated. “The letter denounces the Zionist entity’s flagrant violation of Iraq’s airspace...

Israel conducted airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, prompting Iraq to stop all air travel at its airports until further notice. The nation’s transport minister said in a statement released by the official INA news agency, “Due...

The broadcaster’s report labeling commanders backed by Iran as “terrorists” prompted supporters of pro-Iranian armed organizations in Iraq to storm and loot the offices of a Saudi television channel in Baghdad early on Saturday, according to...

Sanaa, an Iraqi Kurdish seamstress, will abstain from voting later this month, joining a rising number of people who are losing faith in the political elite that has long ruled the autonomous territory. Because of its...