GOP lawmakers push for sanctions on Iraq, citing its subjugation by Iran and the need to halt U.S. aid, highlighting past policy failures and security concerns.

Baghdad: Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks.

A massive dust storm has swept across central Iraq, severely reducing visibility as vehicles navigate the hazardous conditions in Babil province. Sandstorms are common in central and southern Iraq ...

Energy security is a must for the success of Iraq’s key infrastructure project, the Development Road, a $17 billion rail and motorway from Al-Faw in southern Iraq to Türkiye.

Due to Iraq’s position in the region, the armed paramilitaries increasingly present a challenge for stability. Iranian-backed militias continue to play an outsized role in the politics ...

Iraq is the world's sixth largest oil producer, but is second only to Russia in gas flaring, a wasteful process of burning methane gas during oil extraction.

Iraq is known as the 'cradle of civilization' and boasts over 12,000 archeological sites, though many are neglected Image: Duan Minfu/Xinhua/picture alliance But things have changed a lot in the ...

The U.S. and Iraq announced an agreement last year to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by September 2025, with U.S. forces ...

The U.S. and its allies aim to counter Chinese, Russian, and Iranian influence in Iraq by supporting Western energy investments, such as BP’s $25 billion Kirkuk oil deal.

Iraq looms as a key test of the US's priorities for countering Iranian power in the region. About 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq with a focus on assisting partners with countering ISIS.

The 6th-century Fortifications of Darband (Derbent) is the largest defensive structure of the Persian Empire in the Caucasus. The complex was built to safeguard the northern borders of the Sasanian ...

Iraq has experienced a period of relative stability since ISIS’s defeat in 2017, although US forces continue to carry out air strikes and raids on ISIS holdouts, including a joint operation with ...