Geopolitics
New York: More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total. more
President Joe Biden announces US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year

Washington: American President Joe Biden on Monday announced his government will formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.

US bombing on Iraq-Syria border aimed at destroying sites used to launch sophisticated drone attacks by Iran

Baghdad: President Joe Biden-directed defensive precision airstrike against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq Syria border region on Sunday evening was a retaliati ...

US troops not stationed at Balad base in Iraq attacked Sunday night: Military Spokesman

Moscow/Sputnik: There are no US servicemen at the Balad Air Base in Iraq that came under a rocket attack on Sunday, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Col. Wayne Marotto, sai ...

In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance and humanity’s resilience

New York: Pope Francis’ historic visit to northern Iraq to hold prayers at an ancient church destroyed by ISIL “sends a clear message to the world that harmony and cohesion be ...

Pope Francis and top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani hold historic meeting, discuss issue of safety of Iraqi Christians

Baghdad/UNI: Pope Francis and top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani held a historic meeting in the Iraqi capital here on Saturday and discussed the safety of Iraq's Christian minority.

Pope’s visit to Iraq, ‘a symbol of hope'

New York: The visit by Pope Francis to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul at the weekend will be a symbol of hope and an opportunity to join forces for peace and unity, the UN cultural agen ...

Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards ‘contributes to impunity’ says UN rights office

New York: The UN human rights office OHCHR, has voiced deep concern over the decision by United States President Donald Trump to grant pardons to four security guards who were tried and c ...

UN Committee urges end to impunity for enforced disappearances in Iraq

New York: A pattern of enforced disappearance – and impunity for such acts - persists in Iraq, according to a report published on Friday by the UN Committee charged with monitoring ...

Iraq: Continued international support vital amid ‘multiple storms’

New York: As authorities in Iraq continue to operate “in the eye of multiple storms”, international support remains essential for resolving ongoing political, security, econom ...