Turkey’s Erdogan meets Iraq PM for talks on water, security and trade | News
Turkish president says two leaders discussed steps the two countries could take against the PKK armed group. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Iraqi…
One killed, 20 wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq | Military News
Blast hitting Popular Mobilisation Forces comes amid ongoing attacks on Iran-linked groups as regional tensions soar. At least one person has been killed and 20…
Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US | Conflict News
Four days ago, Iraq’s airspace had hundreds of projectiles fired from Iran flying through it towards Israel, caught in the crossfire of what many fear…
Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday hailed the “unprecedented military effort to defend Israel” on Monday as he hosted Iraq’s leader at the White House and…
Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq reopen airspace closed over Iran’s attacks on Israel | Aviation News
The Arab nations had closed their airspaces after Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel, but many flights remain affected. Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have…
Biden meets with national security team amid Mideast tensions
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Biden cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house and is returning to the White House on Saturday to…
My Father, Nour and I: Confronting intergenerational trauma | Saddam Hussein
A refugee from Iraq looks into his family’s past and wonders if his childhood trauma will affect his young son. When filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari was…
Thousands around the world rally for Palestinians on Al-Quds Day | Gaza News
Tens of thousands of people across the world have staged rallies to mark Al-Quds Day (or simply, Quds Day), an international day expressing support for…
Iraq’s overreliance on oil threatens economic, political strife | Oil and Gas News
With an economy so reliant on oil, Iraq has long faced a tough balancing act between the short-term gains that can come from ramping up…
Muslim countries announce start of Ramadan in shadow of Gaza war | Religion News
This year’s observance, for many, is marred by Israel’s war on Gaza. Saudi officials have spotted the crescent moon and declared the the holy fasting…
The American dream realized in the Michigan vote
Voting probably wasn’t the first thing on our parents’ or grandparents’ minds when they arrived in the U.S. from countries and provinces where democracy was…
The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO
As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries…
Who are the Islamic Resistance in Iraq? | News
At 9:30pm on Wednesday, a United States drone strike hit a car in the al-Mashtal neighbourhood of east Baghdad. US Central Command claimed responsibility for…
Iraq condemns ‘clear-cut assassination’ operation after US strike | Israel War on Gaza News
Baghdad says the US ‘has become a factor for instability and threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict’. Iraq has denounced a US…
Iraq condemns U.S. retaliatory drone strike as ‘clear aggression,’ violation of sovereignty
Iraqi security forces remove a charred truck that was targeted by a U.S. drone strike at Mashtal district, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, late Wednesday. On Thursday,…
Paramilitary commander killed in Baghdad drone strike: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News
Abu Baqir al-Saadi of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group has been killed in eastern Baghdad, officials say. A senior commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed…
UN envoy in Iraq to step down at end of May, says country ‘on a knife edge’ | Israel War on Gaza News
Jeanine Hennis-Plasscha urges cessation of attacks, ‘reining in armed actors operating outside state control’. The head of the United Nations political mission in Iraq, Jeanine…
Russia and China slam US for Middle East strikes | Israel War on Gaza News
They accuse Washington of raising the risk of escalation in service of Biden’s election hopes. Russia and China have slammed the United States for its…
US admits it did not give Iraq notice of strikes despite earlier claims | News
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says he regrets confusion caused by his remarks. The United States has admitted it did not notify…
Column: Will U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed groups work?
WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a…