Iraq's demonstrations are largely justified and entirely expected as the removal of the problems of sectarianism and insurgency have left the deep structural problems of Iraq’s government and its political economy exposed.

Despite Iraq's condemnation, Turkish fighter jets continue to bombard areas inside Iraqi Kurdistan claiming to target the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Nechirvan Barzani has been sworn in as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in an inauguration ceremony that took place in the Kurdistan region’s capital, Erbil. Kurdish leaders said that the move would further cement the dominance of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

The tourism industry in Iraq is largely geared towards religious pilgrims, however, the country has much more to offer to the average tourist.

Iraq Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi has been busy meeting with regional leaders to expand the country's economic ties and promote an impartial political role in the Arab world.

Despite an environmental crisis, award-winning expert Azzam Alwash believes that Iraq can revive its agriculture and become the breadbasket of the Middle East.

Turkey's airstrikes, which mainly focus on the northern Iraqi countryside, have targeted positions held by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), although civilian lives have also been lost.

Jordan is on a mission to rejuvenate trade with its neighbour, Iraq, as regional competitors scramble for footholds in the country. However, Jordanian officials have voiced their concerns about competitiveness within the export sector.

The Iraqi Central Government has begun implementing its order to remove customs checkpoints between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other Iraqi cities. Baghdad has also added that no taxes are to be levied on the goods on their way to central and southern Iraq.

In Iraq's Kurdish region, a new generation is coming of age which has seen only two parties in power - KDP and PUK. For some of these youth, the two parties are responsible for the worsening of the economic situation in the country.

On Sunday 30th of September, the Kurdish autonomous region held an election. Voters chose from more than 700 candidates to win 111 seats in Kurdistan’s Parliament, a year after a failed independence referendum to separate from Iraq.

An impending threat to national security could emerge sooner rather than later if serious measures are not taken to address...

As street vendors and day labourers mixed in with hundreds of others making their rush hour journeys to work on...

The powerful Hashd al-Shaabi brigades of Iraq reject calls to lay down their arms despite apparent end of war against ISIS.

The Iraqi Government's official television channel, al-Iraqiya, has begun to show news in Kurdish following the clashes with Erbil

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced that it will hold an independence referendum on 25 September 2017.