Iraq
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Emirates suspends Iraq and Lebanon flights until end of November
Emirates airlines announced on November 19 it has suspended flights to and from Baghdad until the end of November, amid growing geopolitical tensions in the region.
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Iraq refuses fossil fuel phaseout at COP29
Iraq's parliamentary delegation has rejected calls to phase out fossil fuels at the United Nations Climate Summit COP29 in Baku, citing their crucial role in the national economy.
US forces to fully withdraw from Iraq, “including Kurdistan”
US and Western allied forces have had several bases in Iraq since the 2003 invasion of the country, but are set to leave.
Iraqi Kurdish leaders first to congratulate Trump on US election victory
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani have become the first Iraqi political leaders to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election.
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TEHRAN BLOG: Why a Trump win may not be good for Israel
Israel's close association with Trump might further alienate it from other regional players, while Iran, now open to negotiation, may see opportunities in the coming shifts.
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Iraqi parliament session suspended after physical altercation over property law
Iraq's parliament suspended its session on October 29 following a physical altercation between Deputy Speaker Shakhawan Abdullah and Progress Party MP Haybat al-Halbousi during debates over controversial property restitution legislation.
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Germany steps up Iraqi Kurdish deportations under secret Baghdad deal
Germany deported 36 refugees to the Kurdistan Region via Baghdad International Airport on October 22, marking the second such operation under a recently revealed secret agreement with Iraq's central government.
ISTANBUL BLOG: MI6 spymaster gets “healthy response” to tweet on Turkish Aerospace Industries terror attack
Sir Richard Moore left with plenty to pick through in his mailbag.
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ANALYSIS: Regional escalation on the table following Israeli strike on Iran
Israel's early morning October 26 strikes on Iran, while unprecedented as the first overt attack on Iranian soil since the Iran-Iraq War, appear deliberately limited and may signal a testing phase rather than a decisive operation.
PKK claims responsibility for terror attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries
Analysts may now interpret terrorist action as response to government officials' recent talk of launching a new peace process, though Kurdish group says it was not related.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Has Erdogan's nationalist ally recklessly pushed Turkey into fresh spiral of violence?
If a viable peace process with the Kurds was indeed under way, then Devlet Bahceli vulgarised it.
Global flights in disarray following Iranian missile strike on Israel
Iran's domestic and international flights have been temporarily suspended in response to escalating tensions following recent missile strikes.
Baghdad Airport targeted in rocket attack amid US withdrawal
Two Katyusha rockets struck Baghdad International Airport early October 1, causing no casualties, Iraqi security officials said, as US forces begin their withdrawal from the country.
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani mourns Hezbollah leader's death
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on September 28 offered condolences for the death of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, calling the Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs an expression of "reckless desire."
Iraqis fear militia actions may draw country into Israel conflict
Concerns are growing among Iraqis that actions by militias could drag their country into the widening conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
US-led international coalition mission in Iraq to end soon, MP says
Iraq is close to ending the international coalition's mission in the country, with recent regional developments unlikely to affect the withdrawal, a parliamentary security committee said.
Kuwait greenlights tax deal with Iraq to prevent double taxation
Kuwait has approved a tax treaty with Iraq to avoid double taxation and curb tax evasion on income and capital taxes.
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Iraq's Mosul now booming post-ISIS invasion
Seven years after Iraqi authorities declared "victory" over the Islamic State (IS) group, which controlled vast swathes of northern and western Iraq between 2014 and 2017, Mosul's streets, parks, and restaurants are teeming with families.
Iraqi Christians protest loss of local government position in Kirkuk
The Assyrian Democratic Movement in Kirkuk expressed dismay on September 15 over new orders stripping the Christian component of the position of Assistant Governor for Administrative Affairs.
Fire in Iraq's Basra commercial district forces evacuations
A large fire broke out in a home appliance warehouse in central Basra on September 13.