Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has returned to Baghdad for the first time in more than two years despite ongoing security threats.

Million People Were Counted in Iraq's First Census in Nearly 40 Years BAGHDAD (AP) — The final results of Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million.

Iraqi crude is expected to start flowing to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, after the Baghdad government said it was awaiting approval from Ankara to restart shipments. Baghdad has earmarked 185,

Salem Community Theatre will present “The Complete History of America (Abridged)” at 7 p.m. March 21 and 22 and 2 p.m. March 23. Tickets can be reserved at The production takes audiences on a wild ride from the Bering Strait to Baghdad (and beyond) as three intrepid historians condense centuries of triumphs,

The Wall Street Journal has hired Sudarsan Raghavan as senior Middle East correspondent. He has been  a correspondent at large for The Washington Post, based out of Barcelona. He has spent the past three decades mostly as a foreign correspondent posted variously in Baghdad,

Eight international oil firms operating in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said they would not resume oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan on Friday despite an announcement from Baghdad that the restart was imminent.

The final results of Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million. In 2009, an unofficial count estimated the population at 31.6 million. Iraqi officials have called the population count a milestone and said it will provide essential data for future planning and resource

At least 39 government-backed Sunni militiamen were killed by a suicide bomber on the outskirts of Baghdad. Video Courtesy of Reuters.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, right, and and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev sign cooperation documents in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq is diversifying its energy strategy by reducing its reliance on Iranian gas. Baghdad is looking to secure LNG as it works to ramp up domestic gas production. Tensions between Baghdad and the KRG are easing,

Members of a musical band play famous Arab and Iraqi TV series music at a concert in Baghdad, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Huddled inside the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad with his colleagues, CNN’s Bernard Shaw uttered a sentence that crackled over the airwaves to reach American televisions and change the world and cable news forever.