The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad airbase in Anbar and Victoria base in Baghdad ahead of the September 2025 deadline means the first phase of a previously agreed-upon two-phase ...

Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country’s largest reservoir declined, according to an antiquities official. The tombs, believed to be more ...

Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, continues to suffer daily blackouts despite holding the world’s fifth-largest proven oil reserves. Chronic underinvestment, corruption, and dependence on ...

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US supermajor Chevron is poised to return to Iraq after on Tuesday signing an agreement in principle for the Nassiriya project that comprises four exploration blocks and for Chevron to develop the ...

CAIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iraq signed an agreement in principle with U.S. oil producer Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab for the Nassiriya project that consists of four exploration blocks in addition to ...

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of commander Haider al-Moussawi from Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025 (AP photo by Hadi Mizban). Click to share on ...

IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State extremist group during its rampage across the country a decade ago.

Recent drone attacks in Kurdistan are once again bringing the issue of Iraq’s Iran-backed militias to the fore. On July 30, a kamikaze drone crashed near the town of Makhmour in northern Iraq’s ...

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years. The Kurdistan Regional Government ...

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a key step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years. The Kurdistan Regional ...

A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and devastating a community. At least 61 people - including men, women and ...