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Mourners carry the coffin of Saad Al Baiji, the Popular Mobilisation Forces' Anbar operations commander. Reuters

Iraq allows PMF to respond to attacks after deadly strike

National Security Council directive comes after 15 fighters and six Peshmerga members were killed in separate attacks

MENA

Air strike kills at least 15 PMF fighters in Iraq

World Cup play-offs: Iraq look to clinch spot as Italy aim to end 12-year exile

Iraqi pro-Iran militia extends pause in attacks on US embassy

Iraq football team train ahead of World Cup inter-confederation play-off in Mexico

Kurdish family mourn son killed in drone attack

How the war on Iran is exposing Iraq's fundamental failures



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  • Flights to and from the UAE and the wider Gulf are taking longer due to restricted airspace amid the ongoing conflict. Reuters

    Why flights from the UAE are taking longer – and costing more

  • LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal with team mate Dominik Szoboszlai during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Galatasaray SK at Anfield on March 18, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
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    Meydaan looks to build on shock Super Saturday success in Dubai World Cup bid

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    Abu Dhabi’s Athar Festival puts giving at heart of Year of the Family

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  • Shakira is confirmed to perform at the rescheduled Offlimits Music Festival in November. AFP

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Iraq is home to both US and Nato forces and an array of pro-Iran factions, leaving it exposed to the crossfire of the regional war. AFP

Nato withdraws all troops from Iraq as regional war escalates

Forces relocated to Europe as Trump labels allies 'cowards' over Strait of Hormuz

MENA

Arrest in Netherlands raises fears about Iran's 'underground army'

Europe
Syrian Kurds mark Nowruz in Qamishli on Wednesday. Damascus recently declared the festival a paid national holiday. AFP

EditorialNowruz's spirit of renewal is more relevant than ever

Editorial

InterviewIran-backed militias want 'as much chaos as possible'

MENA
Mourners attend a funeral for members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces in Baghdad on March 10. AFP

Air strikes hit Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, killing at least two

MENA

‘Outlaw groups’: Iraqi PM strongly condemns attack on US embassy in Baghdad

MENA

Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan port

Energy

Iraq faces polycrisis as Iran war grinds its oil exports to a halt

Energy

Three PMF fighters wounded in air strikes north of Baghdad

MENA



Rumaila oilfield in Basra, southern Iraq. The KRG has said 'outlawed militias' have made energy sites 'targets of attacks'. Reuters

Iraq's Kurdistan region agrees to allow oil to flow to international market 'as soon as possible'

Iraq says exports through Kurdistan network to Turkey could offset impact of Strait of Hormuz disruption

MENA

CommentThanks to Trump, regional allies are losing confidence in America

Comment

Kurdistan government disputes claim it halted Iraqi oil exports

Energy

Iraq to travel to Mexico on private planes for 2026 World Cup play-off

Football

Pressure grows on Iraq to set aside infighting and redirect vital oil exports blocked by Iran war

MENA

How stolen treasures of Duhok were tracked down in Britain and returned to Iraq

UK

CommentTrump's attempt to rush Iranian Kurds into conflict is a dangerous gamble

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Military personnel and Rafale jet fighters on the deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. AFP

French soldier killed in Iraq as Iranian-backed group warns of more attacks

Warning from Ashab Al Kahf follows drone attack on base in Erbil

MENA

US air refuelling tanker crashes in Iraq after incident involving another plane

US

Iraq looks for new oil export routes amid Strait of Hormuz blockade

Energy

Iraq's PM condemns attack on PMF that killed nine fighters

MENA

Ships attacked in Iraqi waters and Strait of Hormuz as war targets expand

MENA

Drone attacks on Iraq's ISIS prisons increase security concerns

MENA

Iraq congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Iran's supreme leader

MENA



One of the two tankers attacked by Iran, in Iraqi territorial waters. Reuters

Ships attacked in Iraqi waters and Strait of Hormuz as war targets expand

Oil ports have also been hit in significant escalation

MENA

Drone attacks on Iraq's ISIS prisons increase security concerns

MENA

Iraq congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Iran's supreme leader

MENA

CommentThe US and Israel war is more than just about the Iranian regime or its weapons

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