Iraq

January 17, 2013

Iraqi men sitting at the grave of their brother, a former policeman who was killed by al-Qaeda sympathizers in 2008 in the Anbar province. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
07:32 GMT

A series of attacks make Wednesday the deadliest day for Iraq in nearly two months as security in the country continues to deteriorate.

January 16, 2013

Thousands of Kurds take part in a rally, on Tuesday in Villiers-le-Bel, to pay tribute and demand justice for three top Kurdish activists from a separatist group banned in Turkey shot dead in the French capital. (AFP PHOTO/JOEL SAGET)
08:41 GMT

The disputed oil-rich territory of Northern Iraq comes under attack.

'In Conflict: Reflections on The Constant War in Iraq' by Satta Hashem
07:21 GMT

Satta Hashem's latest exhibition, 'In Conflict: Reflections on the Constant War in Iraq,' will be displayed in Nottingham's New Art Exchange gallery from Saturday.

January 15, 2013

Iraqi demonstrators gather for an anti-government protest outside the Sunni Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI)
12:54 GMT

A lawmaker in the Anbar province of Iraq is reportedly targeted by a suicide bomber.

A woman waits for the release of a relative outside the Rusafa prison on Monday. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)
04:49 GMT

The Iraqi PM frees 335 of those detained without charge to appease anti-government protestors.

January 14, 2013

Oil tankers are stuck at the Iraqi-Jordan border, which has recently seen protest against Iraq's Prime Minister
12:00 GMT

Three hundred oil tankers are stuck at the border between Jordan and Iraq awaiting Baghdad's permission to enter the Kingdom. The border has been closed after a recent spate of protests aimed at Iraq's Prime Minister.

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold a banner reading "No to sectarianism" during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)
04:51 GMT

The most senior elected Sunni representative in Iraq says the situation could easily spiral out of control after protests spread across the country.

January 13, 2013

Iran, Iraq and Syria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ease trade across shared borders between the three nations
12:39 GMT

Iran, Iraq, and Syria have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation through boosting transit of goods through joint borders, an Iranian official has been quoted by Iranian backed Fars News Agency as saying.

Shatha Hassoun
08:38 GMT

The First Lady of Iraqi pop lets on about her engagement but fails to impress fans with her attitude.

Iraq's economy is booming, thanks to increased oil output
07:42 GMT

Iraq's economy should grow nine per cent this year as oil production increases.

January 11, 2013

An Iraqi Muslim Sunni man prays during the weekly Friday noon prayers before an anti-government protest outside the Sunni Umm al-Qura mosque in Baghdad on Friday (Photo: AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
16:26 GMT

At least a dozen prisoners, several with links to al-Qaeda, escaped from an Iraqi jail on Friday, according to security officials.

January 10, 2013

Fresh bombings in Iraq have killed seven people.
12:54 GMT

Seven people were killed in two bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday.

January 9, 2013

Iraq oil production dipped in December
11:38 GMT

Iraqi oil exports fell from a post-1990 record in November to around 2.3 million barrels per day for December, government records indicate.

Iraqi Sunni protestors pray on the main highway to Syria and Jordan near Ramadi. (AFP PHOTO / AZHER SHALLAL)
11:36 GMT

Baghdad decides to shut down the Traibil border post after anti-government protestors block the route through.

Shatha Hassoun.
07:41 GMT

The first lady of Iraqi pop gets a chance to show off her vocal skills in an entirely new way.