Iraq urges US to consider its political, economic position in talks on Iran sanctions Middle East Eye 1 day ago IraqIraq central bank says economy is closely linked to Iran, which is locked in several proxy wars with Saudi Arabia in region.
Insultingly newsworthy: Flying shoes and their unsuspecting victims Al-Araby 1 day ago CultureIn Arab societies, to be called a shoe is quite an insult. To have a...
US 'war on terror' has killed over half a million people: study Al Jazeera 2 days ago NewsBetween 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Opinion | Who’s the Real American Psycho? NY Times 2 days ago IraqTrump’s bad, but don’t beatify the other malefactors.
Amid feuds, Iraq still without a full government The Arab Weekly 2 days ago IraqThe debate over the formation of the new government illustrates the fragmentation within large, previously cohesive blocs.
An ode to Baghdad: Evening walks though a fallen city Al-Araby 3 days ago IraqComment: As Nabil Salih walks the streets of his childhood neighbourhood, he remembers the gardens of bygone era, and those who lost their lives...
African debt, Afghan voter violence, and post-Brexit Britain: The Cheat Sheet IRIN 3 days ago IraqA weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
MoD told to hand over any reports of abuse by US troops in Iraq The Guardian 3 days ago IraqHigh court judge orders search for allegations of US military abuse from 2004-08.
Online applicants get Iraq cabinet posts BBC 4 days ago IraqPrime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi selects five ministers from 15,000 people who applied for the jobs.
Thousands of carp wash up dead along Iraq's riverbanks Middle East Eye 5 days ago IraqFish farmers worry that prices may skyrocket as result of multitudes of their carp perishing.
IS fighters in Iraqi prisons: The next terror generation? Qantara.de 6 days ago IraqNumerous former IS junior fighters are now serving long prison sentences in Iraqi prisons. There they continue to radicalise themselves. The...
More than 200 mass grave sites containing thousands of ISIS victims found in Iraq, UN report says Haaretz 6 days ago United NationsThe smallest mass grave, found in Mosul, contains eight bodies while the biggest, the al-Khasfa sinkhole south of Mosul, is thought to contain...
More than 200 mass graves discovered in Iraq: UN report Al Jazeera 7 days ago NewsReport says sites in Mosul could contain critical forensic material to assist in the identification of ISIL victims.
Shahad al-Rawi’s ‘The Baghdad Clock’ Wins Edinburgh Award Arabic Literature 1 week ago Culture“The book was chosen — by popular vote — from among the 49 debut novels and short-story collections eligible for the 2018 prize.
US: Detainees Transferred from Syria to Iraq Human Rights Watch 2 weeks ago Human RightsThe United States has transferred foreign nationals suspected of Islamic State ties from northern Syria to Iraq without apparent regard for the...
More US sanctions on Iran likely, National Security Adviser John Bolton warns Al-Araby 3 days ago IranThe ultra-hawk US national security adviser made the comments just days after a second set of US sanctions, targeting Iran's oil sector,...
Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural life The Arab Weekly 4 days ago IraqThe first thing musician Fadhel al-Badri did when Mosul was liberated from the Islamic State (ISIS) last year was breathe a sigh of relief.
Dutton’s department accused of using ‘reprehensible’ tactics to deny Iraqi Christian’s asylum claim The Guardian 6 days ago RefugeesHome affairs bureaucrats accused of ‘fishing for an excuse’ to refuse genuine refugee’s claim.
A ‘Legacy of Terror’: ISIS Left More than 200 Mass Graves in Iraq NY Times 6 days ago IraqIt may not be much of a surprise, but the scale of the job of digging up Islamic State victims is shocking. The UN says there may be 12,000 victims.
EXCLUSIVE: UK spy agencies knew source of false Iraq war intelligence was tortured Middle East Eye 6 days ago IraqMI6 officer saw Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi, who later falsely told interrogators of link between Iraq and al-Qaeda, being rendered to Egypt in sealed...
