Iraq PM urges halt to protests amid Fallujah operation
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on reform protesters in the capital Baghdad to halt their weekly action as the Iraqi…
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Iraqi premier orders ‘liberalization’ of Fallujah from Daesh
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi informs the Iraqi nation of the beginning of a process for the “liberation” of the Daesh-held Fallujah…
Iraqi PM fires Green Zone commander after breach
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed the commander of special forces in Baghdad’s Green Zone after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the highly-fortified…
Iraqi PM: Situation in Green Zone under control
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the situation in the Green Zone is under control after demonstrators broke into the heavily-fortified government complex in Baghdad.…
Fighting terror duty for all governments: Iran’s Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says fighting against terrorism and terrorist groups such as Daesh is an important duty for all responsible governments in…
Iraqi premier calls for emergency parliament meeting
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on Iraq’s parliament to convene an emergency meeting to seek a way out of the current…
Iraq’s cabinet reshuffle: Too much of a success?
Alwaght- According to Iraq’s new constitution, adopted after fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Iraq is the second West Asian nation…
Iran official, Iraq’s premier meet, stress unity in terror fight
The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has met with Iraq’s prime minister to discuss regional cooperation in assisting the…
Photos: Iran’s parliament speaker meets Islamic States officials in Baghdad
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has met the officials of the Islamic States including Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Head of the Islamic Supreme…
Iran, Iraq discuss reciprocal visa-free travel
Iran and Iraq have discussed a reciprocal visa waiver program to boost tourism and trade transactions between the two neighbors. The issue…
Abadi hints at Turkey ‘plot’ to control Nineveh
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has renewed his call on Turkey to withdraw its troops from northern Iraq, saying he hoped Ankara would help Baghdad…
Ankara troops cause lots of tension in Iraq: Premier Abadi
The Iraqi prime minister says Ankara shows no respect to an agreement on pulling back its troops from the country’s north, accusing…
Iraqi PM: Iraq to be liberated from Daesh in 2016
Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed to rid the entire country of Daesh in 2016, shortly…
Iraqi protesters rally against Turkish troop deployment
Thousands of Iraqi protesters have staged demonstrations across the country to denounce Turkey’s deployment of military forces near the embattled northern city…
Iraqi prime minister: Daesh smuggles majority of oil through Turkey
Iraq’s Prime Minister on Monday said that most of the oil produced in territory held by Daesh, also known as ISIL, in…
Iranian envoy to Iraq rejects apologizing Iraqi PM over pilgrims
Baghdad, Dec 7, IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaifar categorically rejected that he had apologized Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi…
Rouhani thanks Iraqi govt. for hospitality during Arbaeen
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed gratitude to the Iraqi government and nation for the glorious holding of…
Iraqi parliament denounces flagrant violation by Turkish troops
BAGHDAD, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Parliament members from Iraq regarded the entry of Turkish troops in an area close to Mosul as…
Iraqi premier says no to foreign ground troops
Tehran, Dec 4, IRNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office in a statement refused dispatch of foreign troops to Iraq for…
Number of Iraq cholera cases rises above 2,300: Health Ministry
Medical authorities in Iraq say the number of the recorded cases of cholera in the country now stands at more than 2,300,…
Iraqi parliament stops premier from passing reforms unilaterally
Iraqi lawmakers have voted to bar Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s administration from implementing, without their approval, key reforms envisioned in a comprehensive…
Iran ready to fully back Iraq’s anti-terror fight: Minister
An Iranian minister has expressed Tehran’s full readiness to help Iraq in the fight against terrorist groups. “Iran is fully ready to support…
Iraqi PM: Addressing Syrian crisis impossible without Iran, Russia
Baghdad, Oct 29, IRNA – Resolving the crisis in Syria is not possible without Iran and Russia, says Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar…
Iraq leans toward Russia in war on ISIS
Alwaght- Iraqis and Russians nowadays are witnessing an increasing cooperation in many fields, fighting terrorism in particular, and this collaboration is rapidly…
Iraq ready to share Daesh intel with Iran, Russia, Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says his country is ready to share intelligence on Daesh with Iran, Russia, and Syria upon their…
Iraqi premier urges end to financing, arming Daesh
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has described the persistent support for the Takfiri Daesh militant group as the main problem facing the…
Daesh kidnaps 127 Iraqi children in Mosul: Kurdish official
The Daesh Takfiri group has kidnapped around 130 Iraqi children in the city of Mosul which is under the control of the terrorist group, an Iraqi…
Protesters rally against corruption in Baghdad
Thousands of people took to the streets in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, protesting against corruption and poor city services across the country. The…
Iraqi leadership welcomes Iran nuclear agreement
Baghdad, July 28, IRNA – Heads of Iraq’s executive and legislative branches in separate meetings with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 18
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has…
Terrorism will inflame its breeders: Rafsanjani
Tehran, June 17, IRNA – Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has criticized political and financial supporters of the Daesh…
Iran’s Rouhani pledges continued support for Iraq in fighting terror
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will continue supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism, noting that the country’s security is…
Security can be restored in Iraq soon: Shamkhani
Tehran, June 17, IRNA – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday that security can be restored to…
West targeting Iraq unity: Leader
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the West seeks to undermine the unity of Iraq. Ayatollah Khamenei made the…
Iran’s coverage: Sanctions will be lifted on day the N. deal takes effect: Araghchi
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Araqchi: Termination of sanctions on day of implementing agreement Deputy Foreign Minister…
Veep calls for joint campaign against Daesh terrorists
Tehran, June 17, IRNA – The First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Wednesday called for Iran-Iraq joint campaign against the terrorist and violent…
Iraqi PM Abadi in Iran for talks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for on official visit to discuss a range of…
Iraqi PM due in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties, regional developments
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi will pay an official visit to Tehran next week to explore avenues for broadening all-out…
Iran to continue backing Iraq integrity: Defense chief
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the Islamic Republic has always supported Iraq’s territorial integrity and the establishment of security…