The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Iraq Oil Ministry Calls for Arrest of Fugitive MP over 'Extortion' Allegations

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil requested on Tuesday that the Joint Operations Command carry out the arrest warrant against fugitive MP MP Zahra al-Bajari, who is wanted on extortion and misinformation charges. The warrant was issued by the Federal Commission of Integrity - Investigation Department and head of the Basra…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

Mosul's Old City Rises from Rubble in War-scarred Iraq

Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists. Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the ISIS group seized…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

Biden ‘refuses to repeat mistakes of Agent Orange’ as he calls on Congress to pass burn pits legislation

President addressed the issue of burn pits in his State of the Union speech two days before the House passed a bill to improve access to healthcare and disability benefits for veterans sick and dying from toxic exposure

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine war highlights internal divides in Mideast nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought up deep divisions in the Middle East, where Moscow has made itself a key player in recent years

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Kadhimi Says Iraqis Should Be Proud Of Their Cultural History

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi stressed on Sunday the need to renounce violence and extremism and to seek unities and honorable values that contribute to evolving people and nations. The PM on Sunday inaugurated the Iraqi National Museum after immense rehabilitation and maintenance. Kadhimi said in a statement that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

Russian Invasion Reorders West’s Calculations on Cost of War

Not long after winding down 20 years of war, President Joe Biden now finds the United States entrenched in a conflict in Ukraine, even without sending in US troops, that could have a more far-reaching effect on a larger cross section of Americans than Afghanistan or Iraq ever did. Fighting…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022

Sir Tony Blair: I thought Iraq invasion was the right thing to do

‘People often say over Iraq or Afghanistan that I took the wrong decision but you’ve got to do what you think is right,’ the 68-year-old said.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

War 101: What it means to "take" a city

Russia's attack on Ukraine is stupid, pointless, destructive and remarkably vicious. That's what happens in war

Salon · Mar 5, 2022

False Prophets by Nigel Ashton review – Britain and the Middle East

A deft and fascinating account of British prime ministers’ flawed interventions in the region, from Suez to Iraq

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

800 Iraqi Refugees Return Home From Syria

Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow, a Syrian official in the region's Kurdish semi-autonomous administration said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first group left on buses via the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing. The Iraqi government has "agreed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2022