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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will kick off on Tuesday a visit to Tehran in an attempt to contain tensions in wake of Iran’s attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the PM is visiting at the invitation of President Ebrahim…

Iraq's government said on Sunday it will recover part of nearly $2.5 billion in funds embezzled from the country's tax authority in a massive scheme involving a network of businesses and officials. Approximately 182 billion Iraqi dinars, or $125 million, of the stolen sum will be recovered through the seizure…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Saturday the beginning of the Shinafiyah refinery expansion in Al Diwaniyah in southern Iraq. During his visit to the province, the PM confirmed the government will to develop the oil sector and complete the projects that meet the needs of the people. The…

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani issued a number of orders, including cancelling allocations to his office and the protection service provided to the former presidents, prime ministers and parliament speakers, in what seemed a shocking step to senior Iraqi officials. According to an informed Iraqi source, all former presidents…

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani praised Saudi Arabia’s leading role in the region, emphasizing the importance of developing relations between the two countries in various fields, including electrical interconnection. During a press conference following the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the Iraqi premier said that his country was “keen…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has asserted that despite several challenges, there are many opportunities for the government to succeed. Speaking at a meeting with the press attended by Asharq Al-Awsat, Sudani noted that "the regional and international community is supportive.” This has been expressed in a series of…

Sources close to the Iraqi government said that the decision of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani to cancel security permits in areas liberated from the ISIS was aimed at facilitating the affairs of citizens. Al-Sudani canceled the security checks that were imposed on the residents of the western governorates that…

An armed militia calling itself Ashab al-Kahf claimed responsibility for killing the US citizen, Stephen Troll, in Baghdad on Monday evening. The group announced in a statement that Troll was killed in retaliation for the killing of the Quds Force commander, Qasem Soleimani, and the commander of the Popular Mobilization…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani issued a decree that sends his successor, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to retirement. The decree also applies to ministers in Kadhimi’s government. The measure is routine in Iraq after any change in government or parliament. Meanwhile, Sudani decided that he will directly oversee the country’s main…