Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Sunday Baghdad was ready to coordinate with regional countries, especially Türkiye, to ensure the stability of Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Sudani received in Baghdad Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for talks on regional and international developments and bilateral relations,

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not itself guarantee peace in a country so recently riven by autocratic rule

Meanwhile, Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups,”

ERBIL (Kurdistn24) – Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displaced announced on Saturday that Syrian displaced persons in Iraq, especially in the Kurdistan Region, are free to return to Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

A BRITISH holiday firm plans to restart trips to Syria just six weeks after the fall of tyrant Bashar al-Assad’s regime. London-based Untamed Borders stopped taking travellers there last year amid

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

The dramatic ouster of former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on 8 December has sparked anxiety in Iraq that the Islamist group now in charge in Syria will scramble the fragile sectarian balance of power in a country that has endured more than two decades ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Iraq is trying to avoid becoming a conflict zone once again amid a period of regional upheaval that has seen Iran's allies Hamas degraded in Gaza, Hezbollah battered in Lebanon and Bashar al-Assad ousted in Syria.