Iraqs

The British government on Tuesday officially acknowledged that the Islamic State group committed "acts of genocide" against the Yazidi people in 2014. Issued on: 01/08/2023 - 14:28 2 min…

Issued on: 09/04/2023 - 16:59 On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq collapsed, triggering a transition period. During this time, a new government was formed,…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL - Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Only a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning alcohol imports and arresting…

The Iraqi dinar was ahead of its time. Years before Bitcoin was invented, day traders were lured by the viral economic narrative that the Iraqi currency was a ticket to retirement riches following Saddam Hussein’s downfall.Economists and…

Issued on: 28/09/2022 - 17:04 Iranian strikes on Wednesday targeting the bases of a Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq that had condemned the crackdown on protesters…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A building is illuminated with a picture of Pope Francis with Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in Baghdad, Iraq March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily/File Photo 2/2 By John…

Ten months after the October 2021 parliamentary elections, Iraq is still mired in a political impasse that turned deadly Monday after Moqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics. Supporters of the powerful…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attends a news conference in Najaf, Iraq, November 18, 2021 REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on…

Iraqi Kurdistan, the autonomous zone considered a haven of stability in a war-torn country, has been roiled in recent days by political tensions. A violent crackdown on an anti-government protest last weekend and the…

Issued on: 27/07/2022 - 19:36 Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Wednesday stormed parliament after penetrating the capital's high-security government Green…