News in brief
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Sunday that it has begun the complete withdrawal of its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, according to a statement released by the Firat news agency. “We are implementing the withdrawal of all our forces from within Turkey,” the group......
The United States announced on Wednesday that it has added four Iran-backed militias to its list of foreign terrorist organizations. According to the State Department, the groups include Harakat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kataib al-Imam Ali. These factions,......
Iraq announced on Saturday the signing of investment agreements worth one billion dollars with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as the country seeks to strengthen its economic recovery. The agreements were unveiled during a ceremony marking 20 years of IFC......
Baghdad, September 7, 2025 – Four people, including two police officers, were killed on Saturday evening in Baghdad during tribal clashes, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. According to the ministry, two police officers were killed and five others injured when law enforcement intervened......
The U.S. diplomatic mission in Rabat has entered a new phase with the temporary appointment of Benjamin Ziff as Chargé d’Affaires. Ziff, who arrived in Morocco on August 28, 2025, will lead the embassy until the official arrival of the next ambassador, Richard Duke Buchan III. The U.S.......
Baghdad, August 25, 2025 — Iraq has announced plans to repatriate hundreds of foreign female detainees and their children, most of whom are affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) or are common-law prisoners. The initiative excludes women sentenced to death, according to a senior Iraqi security......
The police in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region have arrested Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the New Generation Party, the main Kurdish opposition group. Authorities announced that he will appear before a judge on Wednesday as part of an ongoing judicial case. Abdulwahid, a businessman and owner......
Baghdad, August 8, 2025 – Iraqi authorities have firmly rejected claims that the country or its oil sector is involved in smuggling operations aimed at circumventing US sanctions on Iranian crude exports. The denial comes after the United States imposed sanctions in early July against six entities......
A devastating fire tore through a hypermarket in Al-Kut, eastern Iraq, killing at least 60 people and leaving 11 others unaccounted for, according to local authorities. The tragedy, which unfolded today, has shocked the nation as rescue workers continue to search for victims beneath the debris. City......
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Moroccan and Iraqi officials met in Rabat to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in the fields of employment, economic inclusion, and vocational training. The meeting brought together Morocco’s Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes......
An explosion early Tuesday morning at an oil production site in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq has forced the suspension of operations, according to a statement from U.S.-based energy company HKN Energy. The blast occurred around 7:00 a.m. local time (04:00 GMT) in one of the production......
Iran has launched a fierce counteroffensive following recent US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, intensifying an already volatile situation in the Middle East. The US military targeted three critical sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—dealing a heavy blow to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.......
An Australian man has been conditionally released from prison in Iraq after enduring four years of what the United Nations has called arbitrary detention. Robert Pether, a mechanical engineer, was imprisoned in 2021 on fraud charges amid a contract dispute involving the consulting firm he worked for......
