The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq says NRT's coverage of protests encouraged people to violate anti-coronavirus measures, but journalists say the closure is a violation of press freedom.

Despite the semi-autonomous status of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region, its conditions are just as dire as the rest of the country’s and often the result of the same factors — corruption, waste of public money and misappropriation of resources.

While authorities in Iraq continue to criticise Turkish military operations, their protestations of sovereignty have fallen on deaf ears.

Representatives from several political parties in the Kurdistan Region will meet in Erbil on Monday (February 24) with the Region’s top political leadership to discuss the ongoing government formation process in Baghdad.

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.

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

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

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