Emirates is resuming its flight operations to Beirut and Baghdad from February 1, 2025 after a temporary suspension due to conflict in the area

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Sunday Baghdad was ready to coordinate with regional countries, especially Türkiye, to ensure the stability of Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Sudani received in Baghdad Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for talks on regional and international developments and bilateral relations,

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.

The Iraqi Deputy Minister of Trade announced on Monday that Iraq is undertaking an initiative to deliver 320,000 tons of wheat to Lebanon.

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims are marching in Iraq dressed in black, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in the northwestern Baghdad district of al-Kadhimiyah

Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

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Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military operations are often tied in with internal security or even tribal affiliations.

Under the terms of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal , fighting will be halted in Gaza for at least six weeks. Dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed, while more aid flows in .

“Those who should be included on international terrorism lists are those whose hands are stained with the blood of civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other countries ...