ERBIL — Iraq’s central bank is set to prohibit five additional local banks from conducting transactions in US dollars as part of efforts to combat money laundering and currency smuggling, sources told ...

ERBIL — Large swathes of Iraq remain heavily contaminated with mines and unexploded remnants of war, with Nineveh and Basra provinces among the hardest hit, posing a constant threat to civilians. The ...

ERBIL — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), met with a delegation from the Peoples’ Democratic and Equality Party (DEM Party) on Sunday to discuss efforts ...

ERBIL — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced on Friday that Baghdad will extend an invitation to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa for the upcoming Arab League summit set to take place in May.

ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region's Acting Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Mohammed Salih, has emphasized the critical role of natural gas in strengthening the economic infrastructure and ensuring ...

ERBIL — Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday that security forces have arrested an Iraqi national identified as Abu Haris al-Iraqi, a senior leader within the Islamic State (IS) and a ...

ERBIL — Armed groups and militias in Iraq are allegedly seizing control of major infrastructure projects, siphoning off large sums of money through affiliated companies, according to officials in ...

ERBIL — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani addressed key regional security and political issues on Friday in an interview with Al-Arabiya, discussing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), ...

ERBIL — A delegation from the Peoples' Democratic and Equality Party (DEM Party) is set to visit Erbil on Sunday to meet with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party ...

ERBIL — The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) has arrested 10 members of the banned ‘al-Qurbanion’ group in Maysan province, preventing a planned ritual suicide lottery. Security forces ...

ERBIL — Iraq and Czechia signed five memoranda of understanding on Thursday, expanding cooperation in oil, transportation, and security, as Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani invited Czech ...

ERBIL — Iraq is intensifying its efforts to secure its border with Syria while also pushing for stronger diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. As part of these measures, Iraq is ...