An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an escalating sectarian security and political crisis that threatens to drive the country toward civil war.
An Iraqi court on Monday condemned a man to death for murder and for kidnapping French citizens and an Iranian consul, the Higher Judicial Council said.
President Obama will host a black-tie, state-dinner-style event at the White House to honor Iraq War veterans, administration officials announced today. “It’s really focused on the men and women who served in Iraq, in all stations within the armed services,” said White House press secretary...
President Obama will host a black-tie, state-dinner-style event at the White House to honor Iraq War veterans, administration officials announced today. “It’s really focused on the men and women who served in Iraq, in all stations within the armed services,” said White House press secretary...
Iraq has postponed a problem-plagued project for the holy city of Najaf to be the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture, the spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said on Friday.
* Iraq eyes waiver, worried over reserves * Iran is a major trade partner for Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq could seek a waiver from the United States on sanctions on Iran because of its high trade with the neighboring country and to protect its foreign reserves from penalties, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Friday. The U.S. government in December signed a law imposing sanctions on ...
Iraq's oil minister has given his assent for Norway's Statoil to sell its stake in the massive West Qurna-2 field in south Iraq to Russia's Lukoil, an oil ministry official said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad, the bloodiest attack on Iraqi Christians after the 2003 invasion. Gunmen linked to al Qaeda seized hostages during Sunday mass at the Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010. Around 52 hostages and police were killed ...
Iraq is to host an Arab summit on March 29, the first since the Arab Spring that swept away several dictators and brought Islamists to the fore, a senior Arab League official said on Wednesday.
The deteriorating situation in Iraq is leading some analysts to worry that the country may not be able to meet its lofty goals for rapidly ramping up oil production.