Hassan Al Mustafa: Arms extend beyond security and politics
Restricting armament to the state constitutes the central challenge of the Arab world. It is not merely a security and...
Iraq
US troop withdrawal in Iraq casts doubt over security
The withdrawal of US soldiers from Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province and the Victoria base in Baghdad...
The Gulf’s China pivot isn’t a matter of “if,” but “when”
China’s grandiose military parade might have been about showing off its new weapons, but it was also about showing off...
Israeli-Russian researcher freed in Iraq following abduction
An Israeli-Russian researcher has been freed after allegedly facing ongoing torture from her Iraqi militia kidnappers, according to US President...
Iraq: Tribal clashes in Baghdad kill six, including police
At least six people have been killed, including four policemen, in clashes between two local tribes in the Iraqi capital,...
Enforced disappearances rampant across MENA, rights groups say
With the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances held on August 30th, rights groups have warned that these...
Iraqi Kurdish force alleges murder plot targeted its leader
A security agency linked to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region claimed on August 27th...
US forces withdraw troops from bases in Iraq
The US has started pulling out troops from two major bases in Iraq, signalling the intention of the administration of...
Iraq turns to Turkey for power stations amid electricity crisis
Iraq has turned to Turkey to fill its chronic electricity shortages by hiring floating power stations from a Turkish energy...
Over 20,000 from northeast Syria camps repatriated to Iraq
A total of 25,000 Iraqis from northeast Syria's al-Hol and al-Roj camps have been repatriated, according to the US Central...
Amnesty denounces Iraq court over Kurdish journalist’s sentence
Amnesty International condemned the trial and extended detention of Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who was sentenced again on August 19th...
Iraq seals oil exploration agreement with US company Chevron
Iraq has signed a deal with US oil producer Chevron for the purpose of oil exploration, The Arab Weekly via...
Iraq excavates Khasfa, nation’s biggest Islamic State mass grave
It has been announced by Iraqi authorities that they have begun to exhume Khasfa, the nation's largest mass grave site...
Police in Iraq’s Kurdistan region arrest opposition leader
Iraqi Kurdish police stated that they had arrested the main opposition party leader in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north...
Iraq experiences power cuts amid heatwave
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has announced that several provinces in Iraq have been hit by power cuts, as temperatures...
