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Iraq embassy clarifies Riyadh video, probe ordered by parliament

The video sparked mixed reactions, prompting an official statement and a probe by a parliamentary committee

Dana Taib Menmy
15 February, 2026
This picture shows a view of the Bajet Kandala camp for displaced Yazidis near Dohuk, 430 kilometres (260 miles) northwest of the Iraqi capital, by the border with Syria, on November 18, 2020
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US completes transfer of 5,700 IS detainees from Syria to Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
Talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran are ongoing in the Iraqi capital Baghdad [Getty]
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IS suspects transferred from Syria to Iraq are interrogated in a Baghdad prison

The New Arab Staff
12 February, 2026
The Al-Hol camp is notorious for its poor conditions [Getty]
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Scuffles at Syria’s Al-Hol camp as IS detainees sent to Iraq

The New Arab Staff
12 February, 2026
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Iraq's Maliki calls for 'one army' sparks debate over PMF's fate

Dana Taib Menmy
12 February, 2026
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Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2026
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Iraq parliament delays presidential vote again

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
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US special envoy for Iraq Mark Savaya no longer in the post

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
Maliki met with supporters in Baghdad ahead of the election
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Iraq's Shia bloc reaffirms backing for Maliki despite US warning

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026
Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman showcases one of the world's largest handwritten Quran, measuring 4 meters in length and 1.5 meters in width, in Istanbul, Turkiye, on October 09, 2025. (Photo by Bunyamin Celik/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Iraqi calligrapher completes huge handwritten Quran in six years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026
Al-Shadadi prison in northeast Syria comes under government control in January 2026 (Photo by Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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US slows transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026
Mark Savaya and US President Donald Trump. [Screengrab from Mark Savaya/Instagram]
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US envoy to Iraq blames Iran-led militias for dismissal rumours

The New Arab Staff
30 January, 2026
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Iraqi Kurdish lawyers seek to shut Arab media offices over Syria

Dana Taib Menmy
30 January, 2026
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Iraq's Shia coalition defy US, backs Nouri al-Maliki for PM

Dana Taib Menmy
29 January, 2026
Iraqis demonstrate in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad against corruption and lack of services. [Getty]
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Live suicide attempt in Iraq spurs debate on secret informants

Mohammad Ali
29 January, 2026
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Iraq PM candidate Maliki denounces Trump's 'blatant' interference

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 January, 2026
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Trump warns Iraq against returning former PM al-Maliki to power

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 January, 2026
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US consolidates plans to transfer Syria IS prisoners to Iraq

The New Arab Staff
27 January, 2026
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Why Iraq is on edge as Syria's northeast status quo unravels

Dana Taib Menmy
26 January, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC
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Rubio warns Iraq on Iran ties as Maliki sets return

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
A member of the Iraqi border forces surveys the area near a concrete wall along the Iraqi-Syrian border, in the town of al-Baghuz in the Al-Qaim district of western Iraq, on January 21, 2026 (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraq says it will prosecute IS militants being moved from Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2026