Iran | Jun 13, 2022 Iran and Iraq sign tourism deal The agreement follows protests of Iranian “interference” after a drone attack targeted an alleged Israeli spy base in northern Iraq.
Iraq | Jun 12, 2022 Iraqi-KRG counterterrorism cooperation increases in response to attacks Joint operations between Iraqi Counterterrorism Services and their counterparts in some areas of the Kurdistan Region continue to target Islamic State cells, while other armed groups attack Erbil.
Iraq | Jun 10, 2022 Muqtada al-Sadr threatens to withdraw from parliament After failing to form a national majority government, Iraqi populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr asked his party members in parliament to prepare to resign.
Iraq | Jun 10, 2022 Iraqi parliament approves emergency food security bill Iraqi lawmakers passed an emergency food security bill weeks after the Federal Supreme Court labeled unconstitutional a similar bill proposed by the caretaker government.
Iraq | Jun 8, 2022 Iraqi parliament passes urgent food security bill The Iraqi judiciary had blocked a previous version of the legislation, which empowers the government to address rising food prices and shortages resulting from the Ukraine war.
Iraq | Jun 8, 2022 Iraqi prime minister: Iran-Saudi talks have made 'remarkable progress' In a press conference today, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi provided a report of his two years in the office, highlighting his top achievements and top challenges facing his government
Iraq | Jun 3, 2022 Iraqi border guards shoot down parasail in drug bust The operator may have fled to Kuwait as Iraq’s drug war rages on.
Iran | Jun 3, 2022 Iran, Iraq, Syria to cooperate on sandstorms Sandstorms have pummeled the region this year, particularly Iraq.
Iraq | Jun 1, 2022 Iraq's parliament passes anti-normalization law Iraq's lawmakers further criminalize relations with Israel.
Iraq | Jun 1, 2022 Climate crisis worsens desertification in Iraq The Iraqi authorities are warning of the high rate of desertification in the country amid other environmental and economic problems.
Ben & Jerry's to officially return to Israeli settlements after Unilever decision Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 29, 2022
Saudi Arabia banking on oil windfall to keep focus on fiscal discipline and diversification, says Stephen Kalin
Soundbite: Lahib Higel, Senior Iraq Analyst at the International Crisis Group, on the Sinjar agreement
