The State Department issued a “do not travel” warning for Iraq on Thursday, telling Americans not to travel to the country due to threats of violence. The U.S. pulled some troops and nonessential embassy personnel out of Iraq on Wednesday,

The State Department is reportedly ordering the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. It will also authorize non-essential personnel to leave from other Middle East nations in the region.

The preparatory committee for the Iraq Investment Forum has received 100 requests from the United States to participate in the forum.

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United States on Thursday added Iraq-based Kata’ib al-Imam Ali to its list of designated organizations. A congressman who has pushed for the move called on Washington to designate more pro-Iran groups.

The World Bank forecasts 1.2% economic growth for Iraq in 2025, a recovery from 2024. Growth expected to accelerate to 4.4% in 2026. Regional outlook included.

BAGHDAD, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said on Thursday that Iraq supports a "fair and balanced" approach in ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, as efforts to revive dialogue between the two arch-rivals continue.

BAGHDAD: Iraq said on Thursday it has recorded 19 deaths from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever already this year and urged farmers and