Iraq

The United States has announced to Iraq its readiness to renew sanctions waivers allowing the country to continue importing gas and electricity from Iran, Iraqi officials say. The Associated Press cited what it called three senior members of Iraq’s government as saying that the US State Department has conveyed its …

The United States has started withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, media said on Monday citing Iraqi parliament member Ali al-Ghanimi. According to al-Ghanimi, US troops are beginning to leave 15 military bases in Iraq. In his words, the Americans have confined their presence by two big bases, the one …

Iraq’s premier-designate Mohammed Allawi has met with dozens of representatives of the protest movement rocking the capital and south since October, a participant in the meetings said Wednesday. The protesters have been demanding an overhaul of the ruling elite and have rejected Allawi as a product of the political class …

Iraqi air forecaster, Sadiq Atiyah said on Tuesday, that the country is on a date next Sunday with the strongest cold wave of this season, the most severe in years. Atiyah stated in a clarification on a Facebook page that a very cold polar wave of origin will strike all …

Deputy Commander of Anbar Operations of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Ahmed Nasrallah announced on Tuesday that brigade 18 repelled an attack by ISIS terrorist group, the second of its kind in a week, on checkpoints affiliated with the brigade west of Anbar. Nasrallah said that “a force from the …

Iraq’s President Barham Saleh on Saturday assigned Mouhammed Tawfiq Allawi with forming a new government, according to the state-run Television. It is noteworthy that “Allawi, 66,” was the Minister of Communications in the first and second Noori Al-Maliki governments, in addition to being a member of the House of Representatives …

Basra International Airpot in the south of Iraq has taken new measures that deny entry to all passengers traveling from China to Iraq. Samer Younis, director-general of Basra airport, confirmed the decision which has been put in place on Saturday. The decision is part of Iraq’s precautions against coronavirus. Earlier …

Al-Fateh Alliance, revealed on Saturday, the agreement of political forces to nominate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to head the new Iraqi government. “All political forces have agreed to nominate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to head the new Iraqi government,” said MP Mukhtar al-Musawi, noting that “this choice has been decided and with …

US Federal authorities say they have arrested a Phoenix-area man suspected of killing two men while acting as a leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. The Department of Justice said that 42-year-old Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri appeared before a magistrate judge on Friday for proceedings to extradite him to Iraq. The …

Iraq’s military has agreed to resume joint operations against ISIS, the global coalition against the terrorist group said on Friday, four weeks after they were suspended in response to the US assassination of an Iraqi PMF Leader in Baghdad. The US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS announced the decision in …

Iraq’s leading cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on Friday renewed his support to the protest camps across the country, as security forces stepped up a crackdown against demonstrators. Protesters across Iraq are seeking the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling elite and an end to foreign interference …

Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Bashir Al-Haddad expressed on Thursday the parliament’s readiness to hold an extraordinary session at any time to vote on a new Prime Minister instead of resigning Adel Abdul Mahdi, provided that he enjoys “popular acceptability”. The President of the Republic, Barham Ahmed Saleh had …

Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Wednesday he would choose an interim prime minister if political parties failed to name a replacement for Adel Abdul Mahdi by Feb. 1. Abdul Mahdi resigned as prime minister in November under pressure from street protests but has remained in office in a caretaker …

Several Arab media have claimed that in recent hours a second US plane crashed near Iraq’s al-Anbar province, learned alghadeer.com. According to media’s sources, the aircraft is of the US Air Forces, Spartan C-27J transport aircraft and there were four people on board. According to the Russian Avia.pro website in …

Germany is the latest country to donate additional funds for mine clearance efforts in Iraq with a USD 2.2 million contributions. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) confirmed the donation in an official statement on Wednesday, noting that the war against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq “has resulted …

Iran’s money from exports of gas and electricity has piled up to $5 billion in a bank account in Iraq, but Tehran cannot transfer it because of the US sanctions, an official says. Iraq relies on Iran for trade and natural gas that generates as much as 45% of its …

Iraq’s Armed Forces opened an investigation this Monday to determine the origin and perpetrators of a rocket bombing that hit the Baghdad Green Zone, where embassies and government offices reside. A report shows that at least five Katyusha-type projectiles hit the site and four of them within the US diplomatic …

The Summit Foundation for Refugees in Iraq and Kurdistan Region published on Sunday a statistic of the number of Iraqi refugees in 35 countries in the world during the past five years. The statistic included the refugee population in these countries since the 2015-2020. According to the statistic in 2015, …

Baghdad International Airport administration has taken a series of preventive measures for travelers coming from China to the country through a preventive medical examination to ensure that travelers are not infected with Coronavirus. The airport administration indicated that in agreement and coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment, …

Iraqi security forces have cleared concrete blocks from main protest sites in Baghdad and Basra, which a group of protesters had used. Security forces descended on Tayaran Square, Mohammad Qasim highway and Ahrar Bridge in Baghdad on Saturday to open them to traffic. As they began opening roads, a group …