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  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    Iraq bans citizens from interactions with Israel

    New law puts Baghdad at odds with Gulf nations building closer ties with Jewish state

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    Iran
    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim strike on Israeli target in Iraq

    Revenge attack follows alleged killings and raises tension amid bid to revive nuclear talks

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Ericsson
    Ericsson’s Iraq crisis deepens after DoJ says deal breached again

    Swedish group’s disclosure about possible Isis payments branded as ‘insufficient’

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Ericsson
    Ericsson says it may have paid Isis terror group in Iraq

    Shares in telecoms group drop after internal probe finds payments were made for transport routes

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
    Global Economy
    What we learn about money from Sumerian cattle farming

    Today’s interest rate outlook depends on centuries old economic principles

  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
    Belt and Road Initiative
    China pours money into Iraq as US retreats from Middle East

    Beijing strengthens regional ties despite overall fall in Belt and Road investment

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    ‘Fallujah Land’: Iraq’s Anbar province rebuilds after Isis

    Five years after defeat of jihadis, there are signs of fragile economic growth in area known as resistance hotbed

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Iraqi man convicted of Yazidi genocide in landmark case

    Trial of IS member highlights Germany’s pioneering role in prosecuting suspected Middle East war criminals

  • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
    UK foreign policy
    UK apologises over 1990 Kuwait flight after Iraq invasion

    Passengers were used as ‘human shields’ during Gulf war after government failed to warn British Airways against landing

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Chloe Cornish
    Iraqi women displaced by Isis find new freedoms back home

    Families returning to Anbar province are allowing women to work, drive and abandon the veil

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    David Gardner
    The future of Iraq is in the balance

    An assassination attempt on the country’s prime minister has raised fresh questions about militias backed by Iran

  • Sunday, 7 November, 2021
    Iraqi prime minister survives assassination attempt by drone

    Tensions are high as pro-Tehran political factions contest October election results

  • Sunday, 31 October, 2021
    Barham Salih
    Fighting climate change is an economic opportunity for Iraq

    The country can generate green industries and sustainable energy to combat threat of drought and desertification

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Sadr’s victory will not ease Iraq’s malaise

    Country’s democratic experiment fails to deliver 18 years after US-led invasion

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    News in-depthPerson in the News
    Moqtada al-Sadr: mercurial militia leader turned kingmaker

    The scion of a revered cleric positioned himself as an outsider but has been drawn into Iraq’s corrupt politics

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    David Gardner
    To govern Iraq effectively, Moqtada al-Sadr must abandon factionalism

    Sectarian politics have blighted the country, leaving voters disillusioned with their leaders

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    Iran-backed group rejects ‘fabricated’ results of Iraq election

    Fatah Alliance loses more than half its seats but threat of violence from militias remains

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    Sadr gains influence in Iraq after election success

    Populist warlord-turned-cleric helped by low turnout in parliamentary ballot

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    Iraqi security forces capture Isis ‘finance minister’

    Leading member of terrorist group apprehended in cross-border operation

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    Young Iraqis voice frustration ahead of polls: ‘They want rapid change’

    Thousands took to streets to demand democratic overhaul but flawed reform means turnout likely to be low

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    News in-depth
    Moqtada al-Sadr seizes the moment ahead of Iraq elections

    Populist cleric viewed in west as potential buffer against Iran determined to cement power

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    News in-depthTotalEnergies
    Total walks carbon tightrope with $27bn Iraq energy deal

    French group funds renewables push with fossil fuel projects in complex jurisdictions

  • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
    TotalEnergies
    TotalEnergies signs contracts worth $27bn for oil, gas and solar in Iraq

    Government says deal is ‘biggest investment by a western company’ in the country

  • Saturday, 28 August, 2021
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers join regional summit in Iraq

    Longtime rivals attend conference aimed at reducing Middle East tensions

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    Gideon Rachman
    The discontents of Middle East democracy

    Struggles for political freedom in the Arab world bode ill for the global fight against autocracy

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