What’s behind the anti-corruption crackdown in Iraq?
A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests.
Iraq’s corruption crackdown is a start, not a solution
New PM Ali al-Zaidi's arrest of 47 officials is welcome, but the rot runs through the system that put him…
Iraq arrests senior officials in anti-corruption raids
Iraqi security forces arrested several politicians, lawmakers and senior officials in dawn raids across Baghdad.
Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement
Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without…
What is Article 5 of Iran-US MoU, and why is it blamed for Hormuz strikes?
Iran and the US trade attacks over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerged as a major sticking…
Araghchi: Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control for 30 days
Iran’s foreign minister has urged ‘all parties not to interfere’ in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdown
Large-scale operation carried out at dawn in Green Zone and several neighbourhoods in Baghdad, security source says.
Iraq’s new PM launches anticorruption campaign, but is it enough?
Al-Zaidi campaign to combat corruption seizes $86m, properties, vehicles and gold. But analysts say he needs to do more.
Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark Ashura
Shia Muslims gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Ashura
They fled war as child refugees, now they’re playing at World Cup 2026
In a World Cup for everyone, as it has been dubbed by FIFA, players carry historic stories of war and…