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

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

Energy

Rain revives Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes after years of drought

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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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British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

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

Ex-minister blasts 'weakened' UK armed forces, while head of Royal Navy admits he inherited a declining fleet

UK

US extends ‘best wishes’ to Iraqi PM-designate

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Businessman Ali Al Zaidi’s controversial path to Iraqi PM nomination

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Ali Al Zaidi nominated as Iraqi PM after months of deadlock

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US offers $10m bounty for Iraqi militia chief over attacks against US troops

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ExplainerWhat happens next as Iraq misses deadline to choose new PM

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Pressure mounts on Iraq’s Shiite Co-ordination Framework to name PM candidate

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Members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary group Kataib Hezbollah in Baghdad on April 8. The US is stepping up bounty operations against such groups in Iraq. AFP
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US offers $10m bounty for Iraqi militia chief over attacks against US troops

Washington says Haydar Al Sa'idi is wanted for attacks in Iraq, Jordan and Syria

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ExplainerWhat happens next as Iraq misses deadline to choose new PM

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Pressure mounts on Iraq’s Shiite Co-ordination Framework to name PM candidate

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'Potential is huge': Syria tries to uphold new commercial role amid US-Iran war

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