The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Headteacher who asked more than 100 boys for naked pictures on Facebook claimed he'd been hacked

He claimed his account had been hacked after months of conversations with children as young as 10 while working in Iraq

Manchester Evening News · Sep 22, 2022

Iran, US Clash at UN on Nuclear Deal, Human Rights Issues

The US and Iran clashed on security and human rights on Wednesday, with Iran's president demanding US guarantees to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the US president vowing Tehran would never get an atomic bomb. Raisi said Tehran wanted former US President Donald Trump to face trial for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022

U.S. Officials Worry As Crowds Invade Iraq’s Presidential Palace

Long a thorn in U.S.'s side, Muqtada al-Sadr sends his supporters to battle police and call for dissolving Iraq's government.

Zenger · Sep 21, 2022

Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up

It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. Human activity and climate change have choked its once mighty flow through Iraq, where -- with its twin river the Euphrates --…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

Extension of Iraqi PM’s Term Sparks Dispute within Coordination Framework

The extension of the term of Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sparked a sharp dispute within the Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework, revealed Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish sources. Head of the Sadrist movement, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr supports the extension, while powers close to Iran are seeking to thwart…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

Who are the coffin bearers for the Queen's funeral? Troops flew from Iraq to serve Elizabeth II for final time

The soldiers who carried the Queen's coffin into the funeral are part of a company that she was commander of, which will be taken over by King Charles

Chronicle Live · Sep 19, 2022

Pro-Iran Factions in Iraq ‘Set up Trap’ for Baath Activists

Pro-Iran factions in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have prepared a list of names of activists throughout the country’s central and southern cities to arrest them on charges of “belonging to the dissolved Baath party,” revealed a security source. The source said the majority of the arrest orders were based…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022

Rice exports poised to top 8m tonnes

Thailand's rice exports are likely to exceed 8 million tonnes this year, driven by the resumption of purchases by Iraq and India's restrictions on rice shipments.

Bangkok Post · Sep 18, 2022

Why Manchester United youngster Zidane Iqbal has been left out of the latest Iraq squad

Man United ace Zidane Iqbal has not been included in the Iraq squad for the upcoming Jordan International Tournament.

Manchester Evening News · Sep 18, 2022

Kadhimi Urges Dialogue to Overcome Iraq's 'Most Difficult Crises'

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi was relieved by the success of the largest Arbaeen march to Karbala city in decades amid exacerbating political challenges and crises.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022