Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric said on Friday that a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference after the incumbent Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation a week ago.Grand Ayatollah Ali al-...

Prime minister resigned but Iraqis are still protesting, say they will stay until the whole political class is replaced.

Two mortar rounds have struck the Balad air base north of Baghdad on Thursday, agencies reported citing Iraqi military sources. There were no casualties.Balad is located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) north...

Demonstrators demand removal of quota-based political system, introduced in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003.

Rights groups have condemned the government for allowing an excessive use force against anti-gov't demonstrators.

Two months of demonstrations have brought down the government but political players have yet to agree on next steps.

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Kidnapped and sold into slavery at 14, one former Yazidi sex slave finally had the chance to confront her brutal Islamic State captor in a heartwrenching moment that has gone viral. Her story also had a disturbi...

A Pakistani man has embarked on a plan to plant 50,000 trees between the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Kerbala, seeking to provide shade to Shia Muslim pilgrims. The endeavor, costing around $160,000, is expected to...

The Iraqi parliament voted to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday after he has formally submitted a proposal to leave the office two days ago. Speaker Mohammad al-Halbusi said the President Barham Salih will...

A photo round-up of some of last week's events, including wildfires in California and protests in Lebanon.

Parliament to meet on Sunday to decide on Iraqi PM's fate amid ongoing anti-government protests.

At least seven people reported to have been shot dead, officials said, hours after PM's announcement to step down.

He had proved an ineffectual leader and the entire ruling elite in Iraq is probably too corrupt and too determined to hang onto power to make the radical reforms demanded by the protesters

Abdul Mahdi said he will submit official resignation to Iraq's Parliament on Friday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he would tender his resignation to parliament so lawmakers could choose a new government, Reuters reported, citing his office.Abdul Mahdi’s decision came in resp...

Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani suggests lawmakers withdraw support from the government.

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani urged parliament on Friday to drop its support for the current cabinet after two months of anti-government protests that have left nearly 400 dead, Reuters said....

Angry Iraqi protesters set fire to the Iranian consulate in the city of Najaf in a clear anti-Tehran escalation.

Attacks on consulates in Iraqi cities reflect growing anger towards 'Iranian intervention', protesters and analysts say.

At least 100 others wounded as security forces use live fire to disperse anti-government demonstrations in Nasiriyah.

The government announces it is setting up military "crisis cells" to quell the unrest.

Demonstrators stormed the building, in a dramatic escalation after weeks of anti-government protests.

Protesters in the Iraqi city of Najaf have stormed the Iranian consulate and burned the building to the ground. The destruction comes after two months of continuous protests in Iraq, during which 350 people have...

Iranian diplomatic staff unharmed as anti-government demonstrators storm and set fire to consulate in the southern city.

Midfielder Mohammed Qasim Majid scores twice for the visiting side, as regional tournament kicks off in Doha.

At least six people were killed and another 15 injured in three explosions across Baghdad. No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which come amid month-long popular unrest and a visit of top Pentagon...

At least 330 people have been killed since the start of mass unrest in Baghdad and southern Iraq in early October.

Law aims to ban successful candidates from forming blocs until a government is formed and to reduce age to fight polls.

Former British PM Tony Blair has been slammed online and reminded of his destructive intervention in Iraq that left the country in chaos, after claiming Britain now leads the pack when it comes to ‘crazy’ world...