Iraq's parliament elected Sunni Muslim lawmaker Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker at its opening session on Monday following ...

Formation of the new government will have to tread a fine line to satisfy domestic and international pressures.

The incoming government will face major economic and political challenges. They include a high level of public debt — more than 90 trillion Iraqi dinars ($69 billion) — and a state budget that remains ...

Analysis of the 2026 US military operation in Venezuela. Compare the capture of Nicholas Maduro to Saddam Hussein and the ...

Iraqi authorities arrest 17 men after a video of a New Year's Eve assault on a woman in Basra went viral, sparking outrage over gender-based violence.

The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst ...

Iraq starts 2026 with a difficult combination of political upheaval, ambitious development goals, and ongoing security, ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s interior ministry announced on Friday that it coordinated with Iranian authorities to seize ...

Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since ...

The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuela is reminiscent of the U.S.’s catastrophic invasion of Iraq, as ...

As of early 2026, Venezuela is highlighted in global energy discussions due to its substantial oil reserves, estimated at 303 ...

Donald Trump is claiming victory after a large US military operation in Venezuela that ended with Nicolas Maduro seized in ...