Iraq has much to gain from gas-supply pact with Kuwait

A deal to export gas to Kuwait could help Iraq pay off war reparations, take advantage of otherwise wasted flare gas and make inroads with other Gulf countries.

Kuwait

Iraqi forces hunt down IS remnants in Hamrin Mountains

After the declaration of victory against the Islamic State, Iraqi security forces are still hunting small groups of IS fighters in the remote areas.

Iraq

Pro-Iran PMU factions prepare for electoral battle in Iraq

Segments of the Popular Mobilization Units close to Iran are forming an alliance to participate in Iraq's upcoming elections.

Iraq

Can Baghdad contain diseases in areas liberated from IS?

In the absence of supervised and well-coordinated health care, areas liberated from the Islamic State suffer from the spread of diseases.

Iraq

Reviving Kurdish language in northern Syria

The self-administration in northern Syria is teaching the Kurdish language in a bid to revive it among the local population after decades of marginalization.

Iraq

Iraq's bursting plastic surgery world dangerously unregulated

More Iraqis than ever are seeking out cosmetic surgery and other services, and many unlicensed facilities and providers are rushing to meet the demand.

Iraq

Three months on from referendum, Kurds feel frustrated

Iraqi Kurdistan suffers from a devastated economy and increasing public anger in the aftermath of the independence referendum.

Iraq

Iraqi Christians return after IS amid safety concerns

A year after their liberation from IS, Christian towns in Iraq are populated once again by their original inhabitants, but many remain wary about returning home.

Iraq

Iraq once again controls own economy, free of UN sanctions

Iraqis await promising foreign investments and a political and economic opening to the world now that the UN has lifted decadeslong sanctions imposed after Iraq invaded Kuwait.

Iraq

Iran willing to normalize ties with KRG, but not without change

Having helped bring the Iraqi Kurdish leadership to its knees, Tehran has increased its sway over the future of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iraq

Kurdistan quickly descending into chaos

For a third day, thousands of angry protesters turned out in Sulaimaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan and clashed with security forces as the KRG faces a governing crisis.

Iraq

Turkish government mum about abducted intelligence personnel

Several senior Turkish intelligence officials have been in PKK hands for more than three months, but the government is refusing to share what it knows about them with the parliament.

Iraq