The US embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. The US and Israel's war with Iran left Iraq caught in the crossfire of the regional conflict. EPA

Iraq disputes claim of 'secret Israeli base' on its territory

Wall Street Journal reports Israel set up desert outpost to support campaign against Iran

News

CommentLack of comment on Iran’s attack on UAE shows Iraq’s self-imposed isolation

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Iraq's Kurdistan Democratic Party ends parliament boycott

MENA

Iraq announces major oil discovery in southern desert

MENA

ExclusiveIraq to buy 20 air defence systems from Turkey

MENA

Powerful militia leader in Iraq rejects US call to disband after $10m bounty

MENA

Kurdistan Region President calls for inclusive government during marathon talks

MENA
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraqi Kurdistan, has arrived in Baghdad for talks with, among others, former prime minister Nouri Al Maliki. AFP

Kurdistan President in Baghdad for Iraqi government formation talks

Visit follows Iraqi PM-designate Ali Al Zaidi’s weekend trip to Kurdistan region

MENA

Iraq's Al Zaidi in Erbil to gain support of Kurdish leaders

MENA

Iraq starts work on Basra-Haditha pipeline for crude oil exports

Energy

Rain revives Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes after years of drought

MENA

UAE bans citizens from travelling to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon

MENA

Trump hails Iraq's Al Zaidi and signals ‘new chapter’ in ties

US

Iraqi militant's return to spotlight revives questions of decades-old injustice

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The UAE announced the travel ban late on Thursday night. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE bans citizens from travelling to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon

Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces travel ban due to 'regional developments'

MENA

Trump hails Iraq's Al Zaidi and signals ‘new chapter’ in ties

US

Iraqi militant's return to spotlight revives questions of decades-old injustice

MENA

IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare

UK

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