Iraq

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq has called on the Iraqi government to take action against a US bill that seeks sanctions on the group after predominately Shia blocs won most seats in last month’s parliamentary election.The US House of Representatives unanimously voted on a draft law requiring President Donald …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Senior Iraqi cleric Ammar Hakim has dismissed media reports that he held talks with a US envoy during a recent trip to Kuwait, saying the claims are purely meant to sabotage efforts to form a united coalition government.The office of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement (NWM), or Hikma, …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Zangeneh in his letter to the United Arab Emirates Minister of Energy and Industry and rotating Chairman of OPEC Conference Suhail Mohamed Faraj al-Mazrouei pointed to US unilateral and illegal sanctions against Iran and underlined execution of ‘Article 2’ of OPEC Statute on supporting the interests of …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Thursday, a military spokesman told Reuters.The attack took place in the predominantly Shi’ite Shula district, in northwest Baghdad.According to a statement from Iraq’s National Security media center, the attacker …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Due to the fight and sacrifice the Sadr Movement and other Iraqi partners have already made, they will not bow down to the US ambitions, Zia al-Asadi who is head of political bureau of the Movement said in an interview with the Lebanese TV news channel Al …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) He made the remarks in response to a question over claims on disputes between the Islamic Republic and Muqtada Sadr, rejecting such claims.Congratulating Saeroun Coalition on winning the largest number of seats in the fourth Iraqi parliamentary election, he said, “Seyyed Muqtada Sadr is one of the …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Atop an enormous mound of rubble under blistering sun in Iraq’s second city Mosul, fire crews and police chip away at a grim but vital task.Some 10 months after dislodging the Islamic State group, they are still extracting bodies from the ruins of the shattered Old City.“Over …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) The final results of Iraq’s elections confirmed Saturday a breakthrough for nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr, who was in the lead, ahead of internationally favoured prime minister Haider al-Abadi.But the possibilities for alliances to form a coalition government remain wide open.None of the three leading groups won more …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Every country’s credibility relies on how much it is loyal to the international agreements and commitments,’ Ibrahim al-Jaafari told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in the Iraqi capital city.An agreement which the whole world has been witness to its signature cannot be ignored and annulled overnight …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Muqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election with over half of the votes counted, the electoral commission said on Sunday, a surprise comeback for the powerful nationalist Shia cleric.According to Iraqi electoral commission on early Monday, Sadr’s alliance with communists is closely followed by the Conquest …