Iraq, Saudi seek to boost economic cooperation BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign minister on Thursday called for more economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, namely in... Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am
World Iraq, Saudi seek to boost economic cooperation BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign minister on Thursday called for more economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, namely in... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:48pm
World Eight rockets fired at Turkish base in Iraq ERBIL: Unidentified attackers fired eight rockets at a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, two of... Published 01 Feb, 2023 12:56pm
World Seven dead in strikes on arms convoy in Syria: monitor BEIRUT: Seven people have been killed after air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks that crossed into eastern Syria... Published 30 Jan, 2023 12:33pm
Opinion Iraqi PM walks diplomatic tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran Under pressure from Washington to stem the flow of dollars into Iran, Iraq’s prime minister sent elite... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 06:54am
Markets Iraq issues restricted tender to buy wheat HAMBURG: Iraq’s state grains buyer has issued a tender to buy a nominal 50,000 tonnes of milling wheat with... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Opinion Iraq’s currency in flux as foreign transfers come under scrutiny Iraq’s local currency has been on a two-month rollercoaster ride following a tightening of procedures for... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:56am
Markets Iraq oil revenues top $115 billion in 2022 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s oil revenues in 2022 exceeded $115 billion, according to preliminary figures announced by the oil... Published 03 Jan, 2023 05:35pm
Markets Iraq PM summons central banker as currency slides BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier summoned the central bank governor Tuesday amid worries sparked by a currency drop against... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:10pm
World Nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk KIRKUK, (Iraq): At least nine Iraqi federal policemen were killed on Sunday after a bomb struck their convoy... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:49am
World Roadside bomb kills three Iraq soldiers BAGHDAD: Three Iraqi soldiers were killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in farmland north of... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:46pm
World Iraq PM, Iran president vow to fight ‘terror’ TEHRAN: Tehran and Baghdad Tuesday identified fighting “terrorism”, maintaining mutual security and extending... Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:18pm
World Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border TEHRAN: Iran reacted favourably Monday to neighbouring Iraq’s decision to redeploy federal guards along its border,... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:08pm
Opinion In drought-hit Iraq, a dam threatens to swallow farmland Jamil al-Juburi, 53, has never left his village in northern Iraq, where his family has worked the land for... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:34am
World Iraqi PM says fraction of stolen $2.5bn retrieved BAGHDAD: Iraq has recovered “part” of $2.5 billion in public funds fraudulently withdrawn from a government... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am
World Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq ISTANBUL: Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants... Published 20 Nov, 2022 05:40pm
World Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish groups in Syria, Iraq ISTANBUL: Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against Kurdish militant bases across ... Updated 20 Nov, 2022 11:43am
World For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom AL-MISHKHAB: Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are... Published 30 Oct, 2022 11:28am
Opinion Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth A year since Iraq’s last elections, it remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing... Updated 09 Oct, 2022 06:34am
World Two women elected as Kuwait opposition wins majority in parliament KUWAIT CITY: Women returned to Kuwait’s national assembly on Thursday as the opposition won a majority in the Gulf’s... Published 30 Sep, 2022 01:53pm
World Iraq political gridlock persists after bloody unrest BAGHDAD: A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for... Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:35pm
World Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq AL-AGHAWAT: Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running... Published 24 Aug, 2022 10:12am
World Iraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’ HUWAIZAH MARSHES: To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of sunburnt... Published 14 Aug, 2022 10:53am
World Fed-up Iraqis say feuding political rivals ‘in another world’ BAGHDAD: Two rival Shiite Muslim blocs are holding competing sit-ins in Baghdad, ramping up tensions in... Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:34am
Life & Style Focus on Samira, celebrity snapper of southern Iraq AMARAH: She's southern Iraq's celebrity photographer, a former political prisoner who has spent more than 60 years... Published 03 Aug, 2022 03:56pm
World US Senate passes act to help veterans with health issues from toxic burn pits WASHINGTON: US senators on Tuesday approved benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, which President Joe... Published 03 Aug, 2022 09:43am
World Pro-Sadr protesters vow to remain inside Iraq parliament BAGHDAD: Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr occupied the country’s parliament on Saturday with no plan... Published 31 Jul, 2022 10:34am
World Pro-Sadr protesters occupy Iraq parliament again BAGHDAD: Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad’s heavily fortified “Green Zone” and... Updated 30 Jul, 2022 03:51pm
World Iraq says preparing to host ‘public’ meeting between Iran, Saudi FMs BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it was preparing to host a “public” meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran and... Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:41am
World Iraq says preparing to host ‘public’ meeting between Iran, Saudi FMs BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it was preparing to host a “public” meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi... Published 23 Jul, 2022 08:01pm