But what takes years to build can collapse seemingly overnight. Iraq is the latest country in which many leaders are attempting to move out of Iran’s orbit. Last year, the Axis rapidly slid from ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s planning ministry on Monday released the official results of the country’s first nationwide census since 1987, revealing a nearly equal gender distribution and ...

U.S. pressures Iraq to restart pipeline to Turkey, halt Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran - sources Iran views ally Iraq as vital to keeping its economy afloat Kurdish oil export resumption faces ...

Those said to have submitted offers to Aramco this month include India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T), China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC), and a grouping of Spain’s ...

Iraq is diversifying its energy strategy by reducing its reliance on Iranian gas. Baghdad is looking to secure LNG as it works to ramp up domestic gas production. Tensions between Baghdad and the ...

A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Demonstrators march to demand the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in Qamishli, northeastern Syria ...

After 2003, USAID has played a pivotal role in backing various development projects in Iraq, including the backing of official and unofficial institutions, civil society organizations and banks, ...

A hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into the Earth. Understanding why could help predict future earthquakes. Tectonic changes are forcing the Zagros Mountains ...

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has urged other nations to follow Iraq's example in repatriating their citizens who were formerly affiliated with Islamic State (IS) and ...

Marlon Parris just wanted to stop by the ATM. The Iraq war veteran had left his home in Laveen, Arizona, on the morning of Jan. 22 when he was swarmed by a half-dozen black SUVs. Officers with ...