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Life & Style Published 21 Mar, 2023 11:47am

Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear

Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes

World Published 20 Mar, 2023 10:12am

20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future

PM Mohamed Shia al-Sudani has not spoken of US invasion but only of 'fall of the dictatorial regime' of Saddam

Life & Style Published 17 Mar, 2023 12:05am

Saddam Hussein’s rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermen

The yacht was bombed by US forces

World Published 14 Mar, 2023 10:56am

In Iraq, Saddam’s ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war

Saddam never sailed aboard the Basrah Breeze, which at a length of 82 metres (90 yards) was just one example of the former ruler's extravagance

World Updated 26 Feb, 2023 11:24pm

Migrant shipwreck in southern Italy kills at least 58

FO says it is closely following reports about possible presence of Pakistanis in shipwreck

World Updated 16 Feb, 2023 05:27pm

TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets ‘decadent content’

The young Iraqi woman was sentenced to half a year behind bars

Sports Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:21pm

One dead, dozens hurt in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final

Thousands of fans, many of them without tickets, gathered outside stadium since dawn to try to get in

World Published 18 Dec, 2022 08:37pm

Nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirku: security sources

Iraqi prime minister orders a hunt for the "terrorist elements" who carried out the attack

Life & Style Published 18 Dec, 2022 11:20am

How Iraq’s conservators are saving ancient manuscripts

Some seventh-century works were written on parchment "even before the manufacture of paper"

World Published 22 Nov, 2022 07:14pm

Five dead, 40 injured in Iraq gas tank explosion

The blast hit when a rooftop gas tank leaked at a building

World Published 20 Nov, 2022 05:24pm

Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq, ministry says

Says so-called directors of the terrorist organisation are among those neutralised

World Published 19 Oct, 2022 01:10pm

In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women

More than 73,000 divorces were pronounced in 2021 by courts in the country

World Published 15 Oct, 2022 04:31pm

Iran’s leader Khamenei warns ‘mighty tree’ that cannot be uprooted

Rights groups say more than 200 people have been killed in crackdown

World Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:04pm

One dead, four hurt in Iraqi Kurdistan blast: statement

An explosive device planted in a car detonated

World Published 20 Sep, 2022 12:24pm

Iraq’s mighty Tigris river is drying up

The World Bank warned last year that much of Iraq is likely to face a similar fate

World Published 11 Sep, 2022 09:02pm

11 Iranian pilgrims and their driver killed in Iraq crash

Vehicle carrying the pilgrims slammed into the parked truck in Babil province

Pakistan Updated 11 Sep, 2022 04:28pm

Iraq allows Pakistani pilgrims to travel for Arbaeen

Resumes visa issuance, opens all entry points

World Updated 30 Aug, 2022 01:00pm

Clashes in Baghdad’s Green Zone leave 23 protesters dead

Automatic weapon and rocket fire echoed throughout Iraqi capital during clashes between al-Sadr's supporters and the army and men of Tehran-backed Hashed al-Shaabi

World Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:17pm

Iraq’s powerful Sadr says he quits politics, fuelling uncertainty

Criticises fellow political leaders for failing to heed his calls for reform

Trending Published 22 Aug, 2022 01:13pm

Four killed as landslide hits shrine in Iraq

Qattarat al Imam Ali shrine lies about 25 kilometres from city of Karbala

World Published 01 Aug, 2022 11:32am

Explainer: What’s driving the power struggle in Iraq?

2.4 million of the population of 39 million are in acute need of food and livelihood, says World Food Programme

World Published 31 Jul, 2022 02:42pm

Pro-Sadr protesters vow to remain inside Iraq parliament

Health ministry said at least 100 protesters and 25 security personnel had been hurt

World Published 30 Jul, 2022 05:33pm

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Sadr storm back into Baghdad’s Green Zone

Sadr’s party came first in last election but he withdrew his lawmakers from parliament when he failed to form a govt sans Iran-backed rivals

Business & Economy Published 27 Jul, 2022 11:25am

Iraq Airways to start 6 flights for Pakistan in a week

To start Muharram 1st

World Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:43pm

Iran says Saudi ready to move reconciliation talks to higher level

Since April last year Iraq has hosted five rounds of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran

World Published 26 Jun, 2022 04:39pm

Iraqi PM arrives in Iran after Saudi visit to push for revival of Tehran-Riyadh talks

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit Riyadh in mid-July

World Published 15 Jun, 2022 12:10pm

From Saddam to IS: Iraq still exhuming mass graves

Human remains are exhumed in yet another mass grave in Iraq

Health Published 29 May, 2022 12:19pm

Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge

The virus has no vaccine and onset can be swift, causing severe bleeding both internally and externally