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Iraq anti-corruption drive

Latest news and findings from Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi's bid to rid the country of corruption

Iraq's circumstances make untangling its web of graft particularly urgent. AFP

Iraq's problems are rooted in corruption, not currency

EditorialAugust 19, 2026
The recovery of cash and gold across Baghdad and Erbil suggests investigators are tracing assets moved between federal Iraq and the Kurdistan region. Photo: Iraq Judiciary

Iraq seizes $26m cash and more than 60kg of gold in corruption swoop

MENAAugust 16, 2026
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Shadi's take on the fight against corruption in Iraq

CartoonAugust 11, 2026
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Shadi's take on corruption in Iraq

CartoonJuly 27, 2026
Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, says Iraq 'has achieved maturity' thanks to Ali Al Zaidi's 'political independence'. Reuters
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Former US diplomat backs Ali Al Zaidi to pull off Iraq's balancing act

MENAJuly 22, 2026
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Shadi's take on Iraq recovering 375kg of gold in anti-corruption raids

CartoonJuly 14, 2026
Gold discovered in the Adnan Al Jumaili investigation, part of a wider anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi. Photo: Iraq News Agency

Iraq recovers 375kg of gold in corruption raids

MENAJuly 13, 2026
Iraqi investigators have seized mounds of cash in a wide-ranging corruption inquiry involving politicians and officials. Photo: INA

Mercy for Iraqi criminals who return corruption profits

MENAJuly 10, 2026
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced the seizure of more than 67 billion dinars ($51 million) in June during the country's latest crackdown on corruption. Photo: INA

Why Iraq needs a different approach to fighting corruption

CommentJuly 10, 2026
Iraqi authorities say 14 billion dinars in cash was recovered from a drainage pit. Photo: Supreme Judicial Council

Rainy day fund? Iraq corruption probe finds $11m cash stuffed down drain

MENAJuly 09, 2026
Iraqi and American currency worth $20 million was seized in the latest corruption raids. Photo: Iraq News Agency

$20m stuffed into water bottles seized in Iraqi corruption probe

MENAJuly 06, 2026
Iraqi investigators seized $11 million and four billion Iraqi dinars, worth roughly $3 million, from the home of Ali Maarij Al Bahadly. Source: Iraq's Supreme Judiciary Council

$14 million hidden in the walls: Raid on home of Iraqi deputy oil minister

MENAJune 30, 2026
Armoured vehicles belonging to Iraqi security forces outside the US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone. Reuters

Iraq arrests officials and politicians in anti-corruption crackdown

MENAJune 28, 2026
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