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Sinan Mahmoud

Sinan Mahmoud

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Baghdad, Iraq
Sinan is a native of Iraq and he has covered Iraq for more than 18 years. He has previously worked for the Associated Press as a senior Iraq correspondent, covering economy, security, politics and daily life. As a freelance reporter, he also wrote for many Arabic and western publications, including The National. He holds a BA in English Translation from College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq.
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A crowd surrounds the convoy carrying the coffin of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Najaf. AFP
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Khamenei’s body paraded in Iraq, turning shrines into venues for Tehran’s regional message

Funeral in Najaf and Karbala puts Baghdad’s balancing act with Tehran and Washington to the test

MENAJuly 07, 2026
Iraq's Minister of Oil Bassim Mohammed, centre, oversees the signing ceremony between state-run Basra Oil Company and US oilfield services giant Halliburton. Photo: Iraq Oil Ministry
Iraq signs joint management deal with US Halliburton for two oilfields

Contracts for Bin Omar and Al Sindbad aims to boost output by 250,000 bpd as Baghdad seeks more US energy investment

EnergyJuly 05, 2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is under fire over his new policies. Reuters
Iraqi PM faces backlash from political parties over bold anti-corruption drive

Ali Al Zaidi has taken bold step with arrests of legislators and government officials, seizing millions of dollars

MENAJuly 04, 2026
Buildings and vehicles bear the scars of deadly violence in Syria's southern Sweida province. Reuters
Public trials begin in Syria for suspects in last year’s Sweida violence

National committee says it has documented 1,760 killings and 2,188 injuries committed 'from all sides'

MENAJuly 04, 2026
A woman holds a picture of Iran's late supreme leaders Ali Khamenei and Ruhollah Khomeini during mourning rituals at the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala on June 25. AFP
Funeral ceremonies for Khamenei to be held in Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala

Body of former supreme leader to arrive in Najaf on Tuesday

MENAJuly 02, 2026
A man at a foreign currency exchange market in Baghdad. Reuters
US resumes dollar shipments to Iraq for first time in months

Move follows PM Al Zaidi’s focus on disarmament, anti-corruption and appointment of new central bank governor

MENAJuly 02, 2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi meets GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi as Baghdad pushes to reset Gulf ties after Iran war. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office
Iraqi PM discusses Gulf ties with GCC Secretary-General in Baghdad

Ali Al Zaidi pledges 'new phase' of sovereignty and law, while Jasem Al Budaiwi says bloc ready to boost relations with Baghdad

MENAJuly 01, 2026
Bassim Khudair, Iraq's Minister of Oil, oversees the signing of a deal with Chevron to exchange data on the West Qurna 2 oilfield in Basra province. Photo: Iraqi Oil Ministry
Basra Oil Company and Chevron seal deal to monitor vast Iraqi oilfield

Agreement comes after new Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi pledges priority for US firms ahead of visit to Washington

EnergyJuly 01, 2026
Iraqi Airways, as a major state-owned enterprise, has been subject to audits and investigations. Photo: Iraqi Airways
Baghdad recovers $14.5 million in Iraqi Airways fraud case

Funds linked to falsified deposit records as government continues anti-corruption drive

MENAJuly 01, 2026
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks during a press conference held in Baghdad. Reuters
Iraq seeks to repair Gulf ties strained by Iran war

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein hosts GCC chief and says new government in Baghdad will use Gulf tour to set out new policy

MENAJune 30, 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

Cash found during investigations into Ali Maarij Al Bahadly as Baghdad widens anti-corruption drive targeting senior officials

MENAJune 30, 2026
A police vehicle in Baghdad on Sunday. Forty-seven officials were detained in a series of anti-corruption raids in the Iraqi capital. AFP
AnalysisCash, gold and arrests: Iraq's anti-corruption drive faces credibility test

Security forces arrest 47 politicians but it remains to be seen if clampdown is more than political theatre

MENAJune 29, 2026
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara meets Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein during his visit to Damascus on Monday. Syrian Presidency / AFP
Iraq and Syria agree to co-operate in energy and security after Damascus talks

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein's visit to Syrian capital was his first since fall of Assad regime in December 2024

MENAJune 29, 2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has pledged to work 'night and day' to recover funds taken in financial crimes. Reuters
Iraq PM says corruption crackdown only in 'first phase' after wave of arrests

Al Zaidi warns 'no immunity' for corrupt officials and vows to pursue those who 'steal money of orphans and poor'

MENAJune 29, 2026
An Iraqi army armoured vehicle in the Green Zone, Baghdad, where the raids took place. AFP
The Iraqi politicians arrested in anti-corruption sweep

Fifteen of the 47 names have been announced by state media

MENAJune 28, 2026
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