Iraq's President Nizar Amede, centre, with new prime minister-designate Ali Al Zaidi. Iraqi Presidency / AFP

Ali Al Zaidi nominated as Iraqi PM after months of deadlock

Businessman emerges as compromise choice of leading Shiite bloc in Parliament

MENA

US offers $10m bounty for Iraqi militia chief over attacks against US troops

MENA

ExplainerWhat happens next as Iraq misses deadline to choose new PM

MENA

Pressure mounts on Iraq’s Shiite Co-ordination Framework to name PM candidate

MENA

'Potential is huge': Syria tries to uphold new commercial role amid US-Iran war

MENA

US offers $10m bounty for Iraqi militia leader over attacks in Iran war

MENA

US suspends Iraq’s dollar access as pressure tactic to curb Iranian influence

MENA
Iraqi security forces reopen the Rabia border crossing, which was closed early in the Syrian civil war. Reuters

Iraq reopens Rabia border crossing to ease fuel shipments through Syria

Deal with Damascus allows Baghdad to increase vital oil exports as Strait of Hormuz remains blocked

MENA

EditorialIraq's security and stability should not be taken for granted

Editorial

CommentNew government, old constraints: What Baghdad needs to do to tame pro-Iran militias in Iraq

Comment

Iran’s Quds Force commander visits Baghdad as factions look to fill PM post

MENA

Moody's changes Bahrain and Iraq's outlook to negative over war fallout

Economy

CommentIraq's development agenda has been set back by the Iran war

Comment

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

UK
The Baniyas port refinery on the Mediterranean Sea is seen in Iraq. About 90 per cent of the country's crude exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

Moody's changes Bahrain and Iraq's outlook to negative over war fallout

Jordan remains stable on 'solid' macroeconomic policymaking

Economy

CommentIraq's development agenda has been set back by the Iran war

Comment

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

UK

IEA warns of two-month wait for Gulf oil exports – even after Hormuz reopens

Energy

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