Asia Iraq Iraq has been designated to host the sixth edition of the 'Forum of Ancient Civilisations' in Baghdad on 4 December, with the participation of nine countries
Asia Iraq 1526 flights departed from Baghdad International Airport in October according to the General Company for Air Navigation Services
Asia Iraq A team of Iranian experts travelled Iraq to visit the dust source regions and work out feasible solutions to the frequent dust storms that affect both nations
Asia Iraq The Parliament will meet on Thursday to "elect a new president", as Speaker Mohammad Al Halbussi's office has said in a surprise move that attempts to end months of political deadlock
Asia Iraq Karbala airport will be ready at the end of 2023; in the first phase it will be able to handle three million passengers, which will increase in subsequent phases to 20 million
Asia Iraq The country inaugurated the second Groundmaster air defence radar; it is one of several that will be installed and put into operation in Iraq to complete the process of detection and early warning of hostile high and medium altitude aircraft
Asia Iraq UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of a UN investigation team for crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq
Asia Iraq The country, an OPEC producer, needs to push ahead with energy projects to reach the target of 35.000 megawatts to fully meet domestic needs and end its dependence on energy imports
Asia Iraq Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called on their political rivals to make concessions and sit down at the dialogue table in an attempt to find a way out of the persistent stalemate
Asia Iraq The finance minister resigned over the country's worst political crisis in years, involving an influential Shia cleric and his Iran-aligned rivals
Asia Iraq The UN labour agency, the ILO, says it is increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have reached 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks
Asia Iraq Iran and Iraq announced plans to collaborate on a film project on ISIS that will depict a significant part of the two countries' fight against ISIS, based on historical facts
Asia Iraq Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslim supporters of al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad for mass Friday prayers