The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Oil Minister Says Iraq to Act to Annul Kurdish Oil Deals

Iraq’s oil minister said on Thursday the government will take steps to enforce a recent court decision to annul oil contracts the semiautonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region made with international companies. The minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, told The Associated Press the deals, which circumvent the government in Baghdad, are illegal…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022

Oil minister says Iraq to act to annul Kurdish oil deals

Iraq's oil minister says the government will take steps to enforce a recent court decision to annul oil contracts in the country's northern Kurdish region

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

US, Israel push Arab allies for joint defence pact amid Iran tensions

The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security alliance with Arab states that would connect air defence systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East, four sources familiar with the plan said.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022

Iraq Returns Sword of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber Era to Kuwait

Kuwait received from the Iraqi government a shipment of property items that had been seized by the former Iraqi regime, consisting of 738 boxes containing an Amiri sword dating back to the era of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The shipment also included copies of the Holy Quran and Media materials…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 5, 2022

600,000 Displaced Families Return Home in Iraq

Displacement in Iraq still constitutes a challenge for the authorities in Baghdad, Kurdistan, and international organizations even after five years of the military defeat of ISIS. The Ministry of Migration and Displacement spokesman, Ali Abbas Jahakir, asserts that the total number of displaced families has reached 900,000, adding that about…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 5, 2022

Chlorine Gas Leak in Iraq’s South Injures at Least 300

A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in southern Iraq injured at least 300 people, officials said Monday. The incident happened Sunday night when the potentially fatal gas leaked from a container in the plant in the district of Qal'at Sukkar north of the southern city of Nasiriyah.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Iraq to Resume Mediation between Saudi Arabia, Iran ahead of Jeddah Summit

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will resume his mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran before the Gulf-Arab-American summit in Jeddah later this month, revealed an informed Iraqi source on Sunday. The declaration of the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is expected to be announced in Baghdad, it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?

Can historians influence government policy? Should they? And, if so, what kinds of historical knowledge should they produce?

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2022

RAF Hellfire missile strike blows up ISIS unit trying to set up new lair in Iraq

An RAF drove blasted an ISIS lair with Hellfire missiles as the militants sought to establish a new foothold in Iraq.

Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022

Adele says ‘profound’ experience at Iraq War protest inspired her first song: ‘I felt such a sense of power’

‘I was very proud to walk those streets with a million other people,’ singer said

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022