The Supreme Council for Youth, in partnership with the Central Bank of Iraq, launches the Al-Khair initiative to provide loans to 1,000 young entrepreneurs.

Acquiring KM-SAMs in the near future and Meteor-armed Rafales in the foreseeable future will provide Iraq with the most capable national air defense its had in 35 years.

I remember what it was like when the Bush administration presided over a disaster in Iraq” Moulton said. “That's why I'm skeptical of what's going on in Venezuela today.”

Iraq starts 2026 with a difficult combination of political upheaval, ambitious development goals, and ongoing security, regional, and environmental constraints, while public attention is also focused on

Formation of the new government will have to tread a fine line to satisfy domestic and international pressures.

The new speaker must address a much-debated bill that would have the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units — an umbrella group of Iraqi Shiite militias largely backed by Iran — become a formal security institution under the state. Iran-backed armed groups have growing political influence.

Iraq's cabinet has approved plans to nationalise operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world's largest, as the government looks to avert disruptions stemming from U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian stakeholder Lukoil .

The Iraqi government has approved a move to take over operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield under provisions in its technical service contract with Russia’s Lukoil, following the company’s declarati

Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power.

Iraq's parliament elected Sunni Muslim lawmaker Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker at its opening session on Monday following November's national election, launching a process to form a new government that often takes months.

The UN has moved from assistance to a partnership with Iraq as Ghulam Isaczai reveals poverty rates dropped to 17.5% and voter turnout hit 56% in 2025.