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Iraq to hold national parliamentary elections on November 11
Previous poll in 2021 was followed by year-long stalemate over formation of new government
Iran-backed factions in Iraq discuss future roles amid pressure to disarm
Sources tell The National several groups are ready to disarm and engage in a political process
Iraq’s outreach to Syria: Strategic shift or symbolic gesture?
Iraq has long sought stability along its western border, where ISIS remnants and drug-trafficking networks remain major security concerns
Iraq considers greater security role for PMF militia coalition
Bill proposing more power for the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces passes first reading in parliament
Syria cracks down on smuggling with massive haul of seized Captagon pills
Country was a centre for producing and shipping Captagon, accounting for 80 per cent of global production
University academic fired in Iraq for supporting the killings of Alawites in Syria
Lecturer at state-run Islamic Sciences College dismissed over comments on Facebook
Turkey to double electricity exports to Iraq
Baghdad is seeking to offset imports from Iran amid US sanctions as summer looms
The conceptual art project unlocking the past to heal present wounds
Three monumental doors reflect the coexistence of Muslims, Christians and Jewish communities that defined the city for centuries
Militia targets Syrians in Iraq accused of supporting HTS crackdown
Iraqi leader orders new security team to pursue members of Ya Ali Popular Formations after attack on Syrians in bakery
Iraq accelerates projects to address expected electricity shortage after US sanctions
Washington has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, bypassing the sanctions
Heavy rain disrupts life in major Iraqi cities
Schools in several provinces were shut as severe flooding overwhelmed infrastructure across the country
Thousands of Yazidis still missing a decade after ISIS genocide
Extremists captured and enslaved thousands of women and girls from minority groups, mainly Yazidis, in 2014
Ramadan TV series sparks controversy in parts of Arab world
Senior figure from Egypt’s highest religious authority urges viewers not to watch show
Convict in Iraq’s ‘heist of the century’ pardoned under Amnesty Law
Case centred on $2.5 billion being taken from Iraq's General Commission for Taxes
Iraqi court dismisses President’s lawsuit against PM over delayed Kurdish region wages
Abdul Latif Rashid had requested order to ensure 'continuous and timely' payment for Kurdistan Regional Government civil servants