AMMAN — Jordan’s exports to Iraq saw a remarkable 45.6 per cent increase in the first 11 months of 2024, reaching JD 830 million. This represents a growth of over JD 260 million compared to JD 570 million during the same period in 2023,
Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region’s reconstruction minister on Tuesday criticised the federal government for excluding the Kurdish region in the strategic Development Road between Baghdad and Ankara.
Al-Sudani made the remarks when meeting with Ousmane Dione, the World Bank's vice president for the Middle East and North Africa region, during which they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two sides, as well as the progress of development projects in Iraq, according to a statement by al-Sudani's media office.
Emirates is resuming its flight operations to Beirut and Baghdad from February 1, 2025 after a temporary suspension due to conflict in the area
Two Iraqi border guards were killed on Friday during a clash with fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraq's interior ministry said. It said a third border guard was injured in the clash,
The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.
Baghdad and BP's negotiations over a major deal to redevelop Kirkuk's oil and gas fields must include Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Kurdish Prime Minister told Reuters, flagging a potential conflict with the central government.
A model displays traditional Iraqi attire during a Spring Festival celebration held by the Iraq-China Friendship As
Thousands of Shiite pilgrims are marching in Iraq dressed in black, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in the northwestern Baghdad district of al-Kadhimiyah.
According to information from the Central Bank of Iraq, since 2016 IQD 13 trillion (equivalent to USD 9.9 billion) have been allocated to real estate projects and small and medium-sized businesses in the country. Another IQD 1 trillion (USD 762.7 million) have been allocated to investments in solar energy.
As devastating wildfires fanned by powerful winds ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025, a video of a street shrouded in smoke was shared in social media posts with a false claim that it was filmed in the United States' second-biggest city.