Iraq Insight Digest

Iraq’s pledge to modernize air defenses after the latest U.S.-Saudi strikes repeats declarations made over six years ago following earlier attacks on...

Saudi Arabia struck Houthi-linked targets in Iraqi territory while stressing the action was not against the Iraqi people. Oil markets absorbed this...

• $60 billion deals expected Friday as PM Al Zaidi pushes energy revival amid export collapse
• ConocoPhillips acquires 42% stake in Kirkuk oilfields;...

Zaid Jawad rebuilt Iraq's cinema-going tradition by creating safe family spaces and modern theaters after 2003, when entertainment options had largely...

Iraq and Türkiye signed an agreement to transport crude oil exports, vital as these account for about 90 percent of the country's revenues.

Turkey agreed to extend its expired Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline deal with Iraq by one year, reserving up to 750,000 barrels per day and securing exports...

Iraq has told Jordan it will strike pro-Iran militias if they attack the kingdom, pointing to deeper military and intelligence coordination between...

Iraq preserves five millennia of civilization at three UNESCO sites near the capital.

• Babylon (90 km south): Nebuchadnezzar II's capital features...

Saudi Arabia intercepted drones from Iran-backed Iraqi militias targeting petroleum facilities, marking its first direct military response since the...

Iraqi archaeologist Amer Abdul Razzaq faces investigation after alleging a rare Mesopotamian Bronze Goat appeared in a Kuwait exhibition, as political...

High-level visits like PM Al-Zaidi’s to Washington rarely reset US-Iraq ties, as Washington views Iraq mainly through its Iran rivalry. Economic deals...

Iraq's Central Bank tightened foreign currency rules as the PM's Washington trip shaped dinar prospects and the U.S. resumed dollar transfers.

Iraq has altered its national flag more often than most countries, with each redesign mirroring regime changes and shifting ideologies since...

Iraq is moving beyond traditional balancing toward multi-partner engagement across security, energy, transport and water to spread risks from...

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met urgently with President Trump to deliver Crown Prince MBS's message that joint U.S.-Saudi strikes...

The planned US troop withdrawal is raising fears of increased violence in Iraqi Kurdistan amid ongoing Iranian missile and drone strikes on Erbil and Sulaimaniyah. Reduced American presence could weaken deterrence for Kurdish allies.

Iraq and Turkey have signed a 1-year deal to transport Iraqi crude via pipeline to Turkey's Ceyhan port, aiming to increase exports while Hormuz remains closed.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi ordered the formation of a joint security committee to prevent any attacks on neighboring states from Iraqi...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi vowed that Iraq will not permit its soil to be used for attacks on neighboring countries, ordering security...

U.S. and Iraqi leaders signed over 50 agreements worth more than $60 billion at the July 17 U.S.-Iraq Business Summit, marking a clear pivot from...