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Iraq

US rachets up pressure on Iraq over post of prime minister

Supporters of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki protesting what they say is US interference in Iraq’s sovereignty on Jan 29.
Supporters of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki protesting what they say is US interference in Iraq’s sovereignty on Jan 29.

Acclaimed Iraqi film explores Saddam Hussein’s absurd birthday rituals

US special envoy for Iraq Mark Savaya no longer in the post, sources say

Iraq’s Shi’ite bloc reaffirms backing for Maliki despite Trump’s warnings

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

US slows transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq, sources say

Syrian security forces stand guard outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Syrian security forces stand guard outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Comeback puts Iraq's Maliki in Trump's crosshairs

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Trump says US won't help Iraq if it picks Maliki as prime minister

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iraq’s Shi’ite alliance nominates Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister

Singapore Airlines, Scoot avoiding airspace over Iraq, Red Sea amid US-Iran tensions

Flights to and over some countries in the Middle East have been affected by ongoing US-Iran tensions.
Flights to and over some countries in the Middle East have been affected by ongoing US-Iran tensions.

US urges nations to repatriate their citizens from Iraqi facilities with ISIS members

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.