Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. Read More
Spot gold prices on Monday jumped over 2 per cent to $1,587 an ounce, their highest level since April 2013 owing to the escalating US-Iran tensions. ...
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Monday to pay homage to Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack last week in Iraq. ...
Four mortar rounds hit on the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, which houses the US embassy and the main offices of the Iraqi government, a Defence Ministry official said. ...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose harsh sanctions on Iraq after the war-torn country's Parliament passed a resolution urging the government to expel American and other foreign troops. ...
The United States on Sunday expressed disappointment over Iraq's decision to expel all foreign troops from its territory and cutting off ties with the US-led international anti-terrorist coalition. ...
The remains of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike, arrived in Iran on Sunday for a series of funeral processions across the country. ...
The UK's Royal Navy warships have been ordered to escort British-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf, in the wake of the death of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a US airstrike, it was reported on Sunday. ...
Esmail Ghaani, a hardline Iranian General, has been appointed by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the new chief of the elite Quds Force following the death of its former head Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US ...