After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of ...

Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday ...

Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah carried by a man arriving from Turkey. This development follows ...

Flights from Baghdad to Beirut are nearly at capacity as airlines increase services ahead of Hezbollah’s terror leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral, officials said ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, thousands of supporters of the longtime leader ...

The participation of Iraqis in the funeral underscores Iran’s influence in Iraq. Among other Iraqi militia members who appear to have traveled to Beirut was Muhammad Tabatabai, the deputy secretary ...

Crowds are expected to gather on Sunday at Beirut's main sports stadium for a funeral ceremony before Nasrallah's interment. Flights from Iraq, where Hezbollah has a huge following among Iraqi ...

Iraq is the latest country in which many leaders ... Until recently, Tehran liked to boast that it controlled four Arab capitals: Damascus, Beirut, Sanaa, and Baghdad. The first two have slipped ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 12 2025 (IPS) - Efforts to end child marriage in Iraq are facing a serious threat, with the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ approval of amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law ...