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Nov 25, 20241 min read
Iraq's population reaches 45.4 million in first census in over 30 years
BAGHDAD - Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister...
Oct 11, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Iraq set to pay high price for bumper wheat harvest
DUBAI/NAJAF, Iraq - A bumper harvest and a hefty grain surplus in Iraq, typically one of the Middle East's biggest wheat importers, has...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Exclusive-US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say
BAGHDAD - The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq,...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Iraq says announcement on date for end to US-led coalition mission postponed
CAIRO - Iraq's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an announcement on an end date for the U.S.-led coalition's mission has been...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal
CANBERRA -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
What is WikiLeaks and why did it get Julian Assange in so much trouble?
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, is due to strike a plea bargain this week that would free him from jail...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
STOCKHOLM - Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed...
May 21, 20247 min read
Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a...
May 21, 20243 min read
Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and...
May 9, 20242 min read
US soldier bucked Army rules before arrest in Russia
WASHINGTON -Before his arrest in Russia, U.S. soldier Gordon Black not only broke Army rules by traveling to the Russian city of...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Turkey's Erdogan in Iraq to push for reset of ties, cooperation against PKK
BAGHDAD - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan began a rare visit to neighbouring Iraq on Monday aiming to reset rocky bilateral ties with a...
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