For weeks, Iraqis have asked whether political tensions meant they were headed for civil war or a snap election. Last night, Baghdad saw its worst violence in years. Who is to blame, and where is the …
Iraq’s political crisis: Where to now, after latest violence?
For weeks, Iraqis have asked whether political tensions meant they were headed for civil war or a snap election. Last night, Baghdad saw its worst violence in years. Who is to blame, and where is the …
Rift between Tehran and Shi’ite cleric fuels instability in Iraq
Within Iraq, the possibility of renewed bloodshed frightens many … Zebari, a Kurdish politician and former finance and foreign minister, has denied any wrongdoing and hasn’t been convicted of any …
Rift between Tehran and Shi’ite cleric fuels instability in Iraq
Within Iraq, the possibility of renewed bloodshed frightens many … Zebari, a Kurdish politician and former finance and foreign minister, has denied any wrongdoing and hasn’t been convicted of any …
Iraq’s finance minister resigns over political crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s finance minister resigned Tuesday, two government officials said, over the country’s worst political crisis in years involving an influential Shiite cleric and his Iran …
Edinburgh tram inquiry as costly as Iraq investigation
The official inquiry into the botched Edinburgh tram project is due to cost the same amount of money as Sir John Chilcot’s investigation into the Iraq war, acco …
How realistic is Erdogan’s vision for security belt from Syria to Iraq?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is bent on creating an “end-to-end” security belt along Turkey’s southern borders with Syria and Iraq — a vision too ambitious given the political and …
Iraq’s ‘Extraordinarily Toxic’ Turmoil Is a Considerable Risk to the Oil Market, Say Analysts
Those concerns come on the heels of escalated protests in Iraq after powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics.
Iraq’s ‘Extraordinarily Toxic’ Turmoil Is a Considerable Risk to the Oil Market, Say Analysts
Those concerns come on the heels of escalated protests in Iraq after powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics.
Biden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence
U.S. President Joe Biden held a call on Wednesday with Iraq’s caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, after violence this week in Baghdad, the White House said.