The Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) cast the blame for the recent attack on a pilgrim bus south of the central Iraqi city of Balad on the ISIL terror group. On Sunday, the bus, which was carrying pilgrims to a Shia mausoleum in Balad, struck a roadside bomb south of the city. It was initially reported that […]

Iran Commercial Envoy to Iraq Naser Behzad said on Wed. that production of leather footwear and jackets is of Iran’s prioritized capacities in neighboring Iraqi market. He made the remark on the sideline of his visit to a leather production factory in Iraq and maintained, “considering the cheap price of hide in Iraq, various leather products […]

Some media reports from Iraq show some incomprehensible and strange happenings in Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s cabinet and it seems that they have paved the ground for tension in the cabinet and the resignation of the education minister. BY: Hamid Reza Naghashian New education minister Shaima al-Hayali, who won the vote of confidence late […]

At least four policemen were killed and 11 wounded by two roadside bombs that targeted police convoys in separate attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, the service and medical sources said. Two died and eight were wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying police on their way to work near the town of Shirqat, […]

 Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and his Iraqi counterpart have called for broadening joint cooperation in space and information technology (IT) on Tuesday. In this meeting, Iranian ICT Minister Jahromi pointed to the country’s achievements in the fields of space and construction of  satellites, saying the achievements pave the way for enhancing bilateral cooperation with neighboring Iraq. […]

Iraqi premier Adel Abdel-Mahdi visited Basra Sunday, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water crisis and protests last summer. Abdel-Mahdi’s office said he visited several infrastructure and service projects in the oil-rich province, including water provision services. “He called for redoubled efforts so these projects can […]

Iran star Alireza Jahanbakhsh criticized the way that Iraqi players performed against Iran in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Team Melli, the first-ranked football team in Asia, were held to a goalless draw by Iraq at a packed Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday but advanced to the Round of 16 as the Group D […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed satisfaction with the results of his fruitful visit to Iraq, predicting a very bright future for the political and economic ties between Tehran and Baghdad. Speaking to reporters in Baghdad at the conclusion of his trip to Iraq, Zarif said his longest ever trip to a foreign nation […]

Iraq national football team head coach Srecko Katanec says the draw result between Iraq and Iran was a fair result. Iraq and Iran shared the spoils Wednesday night but the Iranian team sealed top spot of Group D on a better goal difference. The Lions of Mesopotamia set to meet the winner of Group E […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met a group of Iraqi tribal leaders from south of the country in the holy city of Karbala. During the last leg of his meetings with Iraqi officials, elites and representatives of Iraqi society from various ethnicities and regions, Zarif sat for talks with the tribal leaders and clans’ […]