Iraq’s next parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 10, 2021. The Iraqi people will vote into office the 328 members of the Council of Re
Read MoreOn 17 April 2021, the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of a major foreign narcoti
Read MoreWhen Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq on Friday, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his f
Read MoreOn 9 January 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence reported that security forces, in cooperation with the Iraqi Directorate of General Military Intellig
Read MoreOn 25 June 2020, fourteen members of the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah (KH) were going about their usual nefarious business. On this occasio
Read MoreIt was on 6 May 2020, following nearly six months of political wrangling, that Iraq's new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, took office, following
Read MoreIt was back in September 2019 that anti-government protests began sweeping across Iraq. Eventually many of the nation’s cities were almost in lockdo
Read MoreAnyone relying on Western TV stations like CNN or the BBC for their news could be forgiven for believing that the people of Iraq have risen up in a
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Read MoreIraq is in total chaos from two unconnected threats to its very existence. On the one hand domestic protesters have brought the country to a stands
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