Iraq 19/05/2018 Anti-U.S. Shia cleric wins Iraqi election Moqtada al-Sadr is a former militia chief who led two uprisings against the U.S-led invasion of Iraq
Iraq 15/05/2018 Populist cleric set to be Iraq's new powerbroker In a stunning turnaround, the alliance led by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is almost certainly headed for first place in Iraq's parliamentary election.
Iraq 14/05/2018 Moqtada al-Sadr set for surprise comeback in Iraqi elections With 95% of votes counted, Moqtadr al-Sadr in pole position to choose next prime minister
Iraq 13/05/2018 US foe al-Sadr leads Iraq election Baghdad residents blamed the weak turnout in the parliamentary elections on a lack of political change in the country.
no comment 13/05/2018 Iraqis cast votes in general election Iraqis cast their votes in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk and the once-Islamic State stronghold of Mosul on Saturday (May 12) as the polling day drew to a close.
Iraq 07/05/2018 Hope remains high ahead of Iraq election There's considerable focus on the Iraqi city of Mosul ahead of elections on Saturday. The city was destroyed during a long battle with so-called Islamic State.
USA 03/05/2018 Looted artifacts returned to Iraq Almost 4,000 ancient artifacts illegally smuggled to the US have been returned to Iraqi officials.
Iraq 02/05/2018 Iraqi reporter who threw shoes at George Bush 'to run for office' Muntazer al-Zaidi, jailed after hurling his shoes at the ex-US president in Baghdad in 2008, says he is campaigning in this month’s Iraqi elections.
Iraq 17/04/2018 Women, children linked to ISIL 'sexually exploited, denied aid' at Iraq camps Women and children with perceived links to ISIL are being denied aid, prevented from returning to their homes and suffering sexual violence in Iraqi camps for displaced people, an Amnesty International report has found.
Cult 29/03/2018 Artist Rakowitz takes over London's Fourth Plinth The Iraqi-American Michael Rakowitz used 10,000 tin cans to rescue a treasure destroyed by Isis. The lamassu replaces David Shrigley's sculpture on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.
Finland 19/02/2018 Finland turns away asylum seeker — who gets killed upon return to Iraq Ali's daughter, Noor, is adamant her father was killed by the same people who had made him seek refuge in Finland in 2015.
France 29/01/2018 France ‘will intervene’ if jihadist nationals sentenced to death in Middle East The comments came after an Iraqi court sentenced a German woman to death for belonging to the so-called Islamic State.
world news 29/12/2017 Who will pick up the massive tab to rebuild Mosul? Officials in Mosul warn that a failure to reconstruct Mosul after being obliterated in the battle to defeat ISIL could result in the rebirth of terrorism.
world news 24/12/2017 Christians mark Christmas in the Middle East and in other parts of the Muslim world Christian communities gather to celebrate the build up to Christmas.
world news 09/12/2017 Iraq announces victory over ISIL The Iraqi government announces that its war against ISIL is over, three years after a third of its territory was overrun by the militant group
world news 21/11/2017 Tillerson under fire over child soldiers US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is under fire from his own department over the question of child soldiers.
Iran 14/11/2017 Iran: from rescue to recovery Tehran says rescue operations have been ended in areas hit by a powerful earthquake at the weekend that killed at least 450 people and injured thousands.
Iran 13/11/2017 Rescuers continue search for surviors of Iran-Iraq earthquake Officials in Iran say the deathtoll in the country's deadliest earthquake in more than decade will rise as rescuers continue to search for people trapped under rubble.
no comment 13/11/2017 Cracks in the road and gutted houses in quake-hit eastern Iraq The quake was felt as far south as Baghdad, some 300 km away.
Iran 13/11/2017 Deadly quake rocks Iran-Iraq border The death toll rises following powerful earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region.
