Trump warns Iraq against returning former PM al-Maliki to power amid worries about Iran influenceTrump made the threat days after the dominant political bloc known as the Coordination Framework, a collection of Shiite parties, announced...
28 Jan, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Nouri al-Maliki's comeback: Powerbroker set to return as Iraq PMNouri al-Maliki: A central figure in Iraq's politics and its only two-term premier since the US invasion of 2003, the 75-year-old Shiite Ar...
25 Jan, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Israel is waging 'war of revenge' on Gaza, Palestinian minister saysGaza is reeling from almost three weeks of Israeli bombardment, which was triggered by a mass killing spree in southern Israel by the Irani...
26 Oct, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
India should be wary of conflict spill-over from IraqThere is possibility of sectarian passions flaring up in India, in the wake of protests and attempts to send Shia volunteers to fight in Ir...
20 Jun, 2014, 05.51 AM IST
Joe Biden calls Iraqi PM, stresses on need for national unityBiden underscored that the US stands ready to enhance our support to all Iraqis in their fight against ISIL, the White House said.
19 Jun, 2014, 10.38 AM IST
- Iraq warns of unforeseen effects of Syria strike
Al-Maliki reiterated Iraq's opposition to foreign involvement in the conflict. He says the backers of a military strike will not be able to...
04 Sep, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
India to explore local currency trade possibility with Iraq"We are exploring possibilities (of payment in local currencies -- dinar and rupee) as we have substantial import ... ," Sharma said.
23 Aug, 2013, 03.49 PM IST
- Arab spring To European fall: Six head of states have been ousted
Across the Arab world and Europe, six heads of states have been removed by popular movement. More are likely to be forced out by such movem...
12 Nov, 2011, 02.28 AM IST
- Al-Qaeda behind recent Iraq violence: Gates
Al-Qaeda is behind a recent spate of bombings in Iraq designed to sow sectarian strife and take advantage of a drop in US troops, Defence S...
01 May, 2009, 10.20 AM IST
- Obama says Iraqi PM seeks US troop pullout by 2010
Barack Obama said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed support for a pullout of US troops by 2010.
22 Jul, 2008, 02.24 PM IST
- White House says no "hard date" for withdrawal in Iraq talks
The White House has said that it is not negotiating a "hard date" for a US withdrawal from Iraq despite PM Nuri al-Maliki's call for a time...
08 Jul, 2008, 11.06 AM IST
- UAE cancels billions of dollars debt owed by Iraq
United Arab Emirates has cancelled billions of dollars of Iraqi debt and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad.
07 Jul, 2008, 05.39 AM IST
- UAE waives 7 bn dollar Iraq debt
The United Arab Emirates has decided to waive Iraq's debt of just under seven billion dollars, officials said on Sunday as Iraqi Prime Mini...
06 Jul, 2008, 09.05 PM IST
- Battle ahead over future US role in Iraq
The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America'...
22 Jun, 2008, 05.52 AM IST
- Iraq offers cash for weapons in crackdown against Qaeda
Iraq offered cash in exchange for weapons in the main northern city of Mosul, described by US commanders as Al-Qaeda's last urban bastion i...
17 May, 2008, 03.18 AM IST
- Clashes in Baghdad militia bastion kill eight
Sporadic overnight clashes between Shiite militiamen and US and Iraqi forces in Baghdad's Sadr City killed at least eight people, including...
27 Apr, 2008, 01.04 PM IST
- Al-Qaeda leader Zarqawi killed
Al-Qaeda’s chief in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials announced on Thursady, hailing a maj...
09 Jun, 2006, 08.13 AM IST