20+ hour, 30+ min ago   (156+ words) 964media Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi waves as he departs on an official visit to France and Germany BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi left for France and Germany on Sunday, with understandings expected to be signed in Paris covering investment, energy,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (159+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit France and Germany early next week with a senior delegation for talks on investment, trade, energy, industry and technology, the government spokesperson said The trips follow official invitations from Paris and Berlin,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (342+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Iraq expects to receive air defence systems from South Korea, Turkey and the United States soon, the spokesperson for the commander-in-chief said, as the coalition withdrawal accelerates toward Sept Sabah al-Numan said Iraq had made progress on air…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (132+ words) 964media Members of Iraq's security forces BAGHDAD — Military intelligence units arrested three people in separate operations in Diyala and Anbar, the Military Intelligence Directorate said, all of them wanted under existing warrants issued under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The arrests followed intelligence…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (238+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Regulating weapons must come in exchange for full Iraqi sovereignty, the head of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada said, restating a position his group set out at length last month "Regulating weapons in exchange for full and comprehensive sovereignty: an…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (136+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met the new U.S chargé d'affaires, Steven H Fagin, on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation, his media office said The two discussed strengthening relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — A committee has been formed with the armed factions to discuss "regulating and containing" their weapons, Nouri al-Maliki said, with the word disarmament deliberately set aside and the scope of what would be handed over still open "The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (228+ words) Prime Minister’s adviser Qasim al-Araji BAGHDAD — The Popular Mobilization Forces Commission is the most likely body to take custody of weapons handed over by armed factions, the prime minister’s security adviser said — the first time an official has named a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi turned down a request for part of the international coalition to remain in Iraq beyond Sept 30, the deputy head of the Security Media Cell said, without saying who made it "When the commander-in-chief announced…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (354+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Deputy Oil Minister for Distribution Ali Maarij al-Bahadli has been sentenced to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment, four months after the Oil Ministry publicly rejected U.S Former lawmaker Talal al-Zobaie received the same term in…...