Iraq News News Iraq » Government: Iraq seizes mounds of gold and millions in cash in corruption crackdown
An anti-corruption probe in Iraq leads to seizure of 825 pounds of gold and tens of millions in cash from lawmakers and government officials.
News Iraq » Government: Iraq detains politicians, officials in anti-corruption crackdown
BAGHDAD, June 28 (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested politicians and senior officials early on Sunday as part of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi, a ...
News Iraq » Government: ISIS poised to exploit historic US Iraq exit, terror group 'actively waiting in the gaps,' expert warns
ISIS fighters in Syria may have grown from 2,000 to 10,000 as the U.S. prepares to complete its Iraq withdrawal by Sept. 30, an expert warns.
News Iraq » Government: Iraq Corruption Sweep Nets 827 Pounds of Gold
Iraqi authorities have recovered 375 kilograms of gold, roughly 827 pounds, tied to a corruption probe of the country's oil ministry, part of a widening sweep that has already netted more than $120 ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq equips 209 schools and 150 government buildings with solar power
Iraq’s National Renewable Energy Team confirmed that 209 schools and 7 health centers are now fully solar-powered, with 150 more state buildings underway.
News Iraq » Government: Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi
President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House. Al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, became a consensus candidate to be ...
News Iraq » Government: US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes
U.S. companies have signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf ...
News Iraq » Government: Al-Zaidi’s Government Tests Iran’s Influence in Iraq
Iran is facing challenges in Iraq that it has not encountered in years. Iraq’s new government, led by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, has declared its intention to bring all weapons under state ...
News Iraq » Government: Khamenei’s Funeral Will be Held Partly in Iraq, Testing New Baghdad Government
Iraq is preparing to receive the body of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as part of funeral ceremonies that will span Iran and Iraq. The event is framed as a Shiite ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq’s Slow, Steady Political Progress
Iraq’s new parliament convenes Monday in Baghdad, nearly one hundred days after the general election. This period has witnessed bare-knuckle political brawls, a vote recount in Baghdad, ebbs and flows ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraqi prime minister to strengthen ties with regional neighbors
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Iran and Türkiye in the coming days after concluding an official trip to Washington, where he met US President Donald Trump and senior ...
News Iraq » Government: Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown
The operation was launched on direct orders from Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after Iraqi judicial authorities issued the arrest warrants.