Baghdad

Hundreds in Baghdad protest devaluation of Iraq’s currency

The protesters — mainly young people — rallied amid a heavy security presence, with many carrying the Iraqi flag and banners with slogans

The Vicar of Baghdad, influencer Andrew Tate in shocking claim says, ‘ISIS are the real Muslims’

Tate made the claim initially in a now-deleted viral TikTok video. The TikTok video was shared on 25 October by a pro-ISIS media outlet on Telegram, which praised Tate for his statements.

Inspired by Sri Lanka? Muqtada al-Sadr’s followers cool off in pool after storming palace; watch here

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, in a televised speech on Tuesday, called upon his supporters, hundreds of whom stormed the government palace and have been holding an ongoing sit-in outside the parliament building since Monday, to leave within an hour

Following clashes between Shiite militia & Iraqi forces, Iran closes borders with Iraq, flights suspended till Wednesday

Iraq's military said four rockets were launched into the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government where armed clashes raged overnight between a militia loyal to Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi security forces

Thousands of protesters storm Iraq's Parliament in Baghdad, second time this week

The protesters are the supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr. They breached inside the parliament to prevent the nomination of a new Prime Minister

Briton, German on trial in Iraq over ancient pottery shards found in luggage

Iraq has been trying to recover antiquities that were looted over a period of decades from the country whose civilisation dates back thousands of years

Dust storm turns Iraq skies into orange artwork

A thick cloud of orange dust left people gasping for air and grounded several flights. Experts say phenomenon to become more frequent due to drought and declining rainfall

Reviving Tigris: Young Iraqis take up environmental project in war-battered country

As part of a green activist campaign called the Cleanup Ambassadors, 200 Iraqis have started cleaning River Tigris for the first time since 2003

Baghdad's Green Zone targeted by two rockets, C-RAM defense system activated, says Iraqi army

There were no immediate reports of casualties and no group has yet taken responsibility for the rocket attack

Iraq's parliamentary elections to decide course of regional balance of power, see how West-leaning politicians fare

While few Iraqis expect meaningful change in their day-to-day lives, the parliament elections will shape the direction of Iraq's foreign policy at a key time in the Middle East, including as Iraq is mediating between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia