Iraq

Neither the United States nor Iran want war and Iraq is in contact with both, Iraq’s state news agency INA quoted Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi as saying on Tuesday. The conflict between Washington and Tehran . Baghdad’s main allies who are themselves enemies- is a “complex file” that Iraq …

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya on Saturday. Local medics said no injuries were reported and officials said there was no significant material damage. Media said the quake occurred 71 km southeast of the city at a depth of 10 km. Sulaimaniya’s seismic monitoring office …

The Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi confirmed the important strategic partnership with the USA, and Iraq keeps on its balanced policy which build friendship bridges with all friendly and neighboring countries, including Iran. A statement issued by the Media Office of the Prime Minister said that PM asserted during the …

The President Barham Salih discussed on Tuesday with the US Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo the bilateral relations and the last Arabic and regional developments. The Media Office of the presidency issued a statement today saying Salih confirmed during his meeting with Pompeo on the importance of the strategic partnership with …

  A group of Iraqi women and children from the Izadi minority, who were freed earlier this week after five years of captivity at the hands of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria, have been reunited with their families in Iraq. On March 12, fighters from the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units …

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near the University of Mosul in northern Iraq on Saturday, causing casualties, Iraqi Media Networks reported. The Media Networks, however, has not specified the number of those injured or killed. The IED was reportedly planted on a motorbike. Mosul was captured by Daesh back …

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that Iraq is working today on the reconstruction of Baghdad as a place of peace in which the various parties meet and that Iraq is a stabilizing factor in the region and the world. This came during a joint press conference held by the …

Iraq’s oil exports rose to 3.466 million barrels per day (bpd) in April from 3.377 million bpd the previous month, a statement from the oil ministry said. Exports from the southern Basra oilfields rose to 3.354 million bpd from 3.254 million bpd in March, it said. Exports had fallen in …

Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced Tuesday the signing agreements with a German company to develop the electricity sector. “We have signed four agreements with Siemens with 14 billion dollar to implementing projects in electricity field”, Abdul-Mahdi said during press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Iraq and German …

The authority said that the work of the Iraq Aviation Fair which will be held next June in its seventh edition will be an opportunity to explore the commercial possibilities in airports and aviation sectors in Iraq by providing many opportunities to market its products and services for airports and …

Iraq has summoned the envoys of Bahrain and the United States to protest their insulting and meddlesome comments about the Arab state’s domestic affairs and relations with neighboring Iran. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf said on Saturday night that Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim had issued the order to summon …

To respond to the needs of the Directorate of Health in Missan following recent flooding affecting the area, WHO with the support of donors, arranged delivery of the second consignment of emergency supplies to support the Directorate. The shipment was transported on 17 April 2019 to Missan governorate, 304 kilometers …

Iraq’s anti-corruption body has accused officials in the northern province of Nineveh of embezzling more than $60 million in public funds, saying the crime was committed after the governor was sacked last month. According to a statement by the anti-corruption Integrity Commission on Monday, officials from Nineveh, of which Mosul …

This time last year, most of Iraq’s historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall. Now, local farmers are counting their blessings after unexpected heavy rainfall at the end of 2018 caused the dams to overflow by early January and water came gushing back …

Iraq is committed to the global supply cuts taken by OPEC and its allies and any decision to raise or decrease production must be taken collectively by OPEC, an Iraq oil ministry spokesman. “Iraq does not take a unilateral decision to compensate for a reduction in the oil market for …

Muslims around the world have joined celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of the Twelfth and last Imam, Imam Mahdi (PBUH). The occasion is one of the most important ones among Shia Muslims, who have a strong devotion to Imam Mahdi (PBUH). Imam Mahdi (PBUH) was born on the 15th …

An Iraqi court has sentenced four people to death by hanging for belonging to the Islamic State militant group and committing terrorist crimes in Iraq and Syria, a judiciary statement said on Sunday. The four men, wanted by Iraqi authorities, were handed to Iraq Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the statement …

Iraq will host senior officials from neighboring countries including regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday, as it carves out a role as a mediator in the deeply divided region. The one-day summit will bring together parliament heads from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Kuwait, a parliamentary spokesman …

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammad Halboussi stressed the need for continued efforts of the International Coalition and NATO mission to support the Iraqi government to continue its war against terrorism and eliminate it, and provide the necessary intelligence and technical support for Iraqi forces. During his meeting with …

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received at his residence at the King Saud Palace in Riyadh the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Zayani. Abdul-Mahdi discussed the development of relations between Iraq and the GCC countries and issues of mutual interest and enhancing opportunities for security, …