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    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      Iraq paralysed by government stand-off as Moqtada al-Sadr unleashes protest

      Government dysfunction means Opec’s second-largest oil producer is failing to benefit from high crude prices

    • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
      Iraq bans citizens from interactions with Israel

      New law puts Baghdad at odds with Gulf nations building closer ties with Jewish state

    • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
      Iran
      Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim strike on Israeli target in Iraq

      Revenge attack follows alleged killings and raises tension amid bid to revive nuclear talks

    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
      Ericsson
      Ericsson’s Iraq crisis deepens after DoJ says deal breached again

      Swedish group’s disclosure about possible Isis payments branded as ‘insufficient’

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      Ericsson
      Ericsson says it may have paid Isis terror group in Iraq

      Shares in telecoms group drop after internal probe finds payments were made for transport routes

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      Global Economy
      What we learn about money from Sumerian cattle farming

      Today’s interest rate outlook depends on centuries old economic principles

    • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
      Belt and Road Initiative
      China pours money into Iraq as US retreats from Middle East

      Beijing strengthens regional ties despite overall fall in Belt and Road investment

    • Monday, 6 December, 2021
      ‘Fallujah Land’: Iraq’s Anbar province rebuilds after Isis

      Five years after defeat of jihadis, there are signs of fragile economic growth in area known as resistance hotbed

    • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
      Iraqi man convicted of Yazidi genocide in landmark case

      Trial of IS member highlights Germany’s pioneering role in prosecuting suspected Middle East war criminals

    • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
      UK foreign policy
      UK apologises over 1990 Kuwait flight after Iraq invasion

      Passengers were used as ‘human shields’ during Gulf war after government failed to warn British Airways against landing

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      Chloe Cornish
      Iraqi women displaced by Isis find new freedoms back home

      Families returning to Anbar province are allowing women to work, drive and abandon the veil

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      David Gardner
      The future of Iraq is in the balance

      An assassination attempt on the country’s prime minister has raised fresh questions about militias backed by Iran

    • Sunday, 7 November, 2021
      Iraqi prime minister survives assassination attempt by drone

      Tensions are high as pro-Tehran political factions contest October election results

    • Sunday, 31 October, 2021
      Barham Salih
      Fighting climate change is an economic opportunity for Iraq

      The country can generate green industries and sustainable energy to combat threat of drought and desertification

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Sadr’s victory will not ease Iraq’s malaise

      Country’s democratic experiment fails to deliver 18 years after US-led invasion

    • Friday, 15 October, 2021
      News in-depthPerson in the News
      Moqtada al-Sadr: mercurial militia leader turned kingmaker

      The scion of a revered cleric positioned himself as an outsider but has been drawn into Iraq’s corrupt politics

    • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
      David Gardner
      To govern Iraq effectively, Moqtada al-Sadr must abandon factionalism

      Sectarian politics have blighted the country, leaving voters disillusioned with their leaders

    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      Iran-backed group rejects ‘fabricated’ results of Iraq election

      Fatah Alliance loses more than half its seats but threat of violence from militias remains

    • Monday, 11 October, 2021
      Sadr gains influence in Iraq after election success

      Populist warlord-turned-cleric helped by low turnout in parliamentary ballot

    • Monday, 11 October, 2021
      Iraqi security forces capture Isis ‘finance minister’

      Leading member of terrorist group apprehended in cross-border operation

    • Friday, 8 October, 2021
      Young Iraqis voice frustration ahead of polls: ‘They want rapid change’

      Thousands took to streets to demand democratic overhaul but flawed reform means turnout likely to be low

    • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
      News in-depth
      Moqtada al-Sadr seizes the moment ahead of Iraq elections

      Populist cleric viewed in west as potential buffer against Iran determined to cement power

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      News in-depthTotalEnergies
      Total walks carbon tightrope with $27bn Iraq energy deal

      French group funds renewables push with fossil fuel projects in complex jurisdictions

    • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
      TotalEnergies
      TotalEnergies signs contracts worth $27bn for oil, gas and solar in Iraq

      Government says deal is ‘biggest investment by a western company’ in the country

    • Saturday, 28 August, 2021
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers join regional summit in Iraq

      Longtime rivals attend conference aimed at reducing Middle East tensions

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