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Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako addresses the faithful during the Palm Sunday service at Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq. AP

Iraq must do more to protect Christians, says country's top Catholic official

Cardinal Sako urges authorities to work towards safeguarding Christian rights

Iraq's electricity disrupted after Iran halts gas supplies

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US envoy says disarming Iraqi militias must involve binding national framework

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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani receives UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Iraq News Agency

Guterres visits Iraq to mark end of UN assistance mission

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Barham Salih speaks during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, in September 2021. Reuters

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Judge Faiq Zaidan, the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, issued a directive calling for opponents of the political system to face legal action. AFP

Iraqis say decree on dissent is 'recipe for disaster' for free speech

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Fifa Arab Cup: UAE keep hopes alive with point against Egypt

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Iraqi currency trader Ali Ghulam at his home in London. Photo: Gabriella Demczuk

ExclusiveIraqi tycoon to fight against US sanctions from London base

Ali Ghulam is accused of financing IRGC, but wants to resolve any threat to his fortune

Chaos as Iraq announces then retracts terror listing for Hezbollah and Houthis

Two drones used to attack Khor Mor gasfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

Iraq open Fifa Arab Cup with win as UAE lose after red card

Iraq militia chief threatens Trump's envoy

US unveils world’s largest consulate in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

Iraq begins new chapter as UN mission to end after 22 years

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani casts his vote in the country's parliamentary election. in Baghdad. AP

AnalysisWhy Iraq's Al Sudani has 'slim' chance of second term

Race for prime minister's position ongoing amid heated negotiations between political blocs

Iraq and Syria seize drugs in joint operation to break smuggling networks

US envoy tells Iraqi PM of 'essential' role Baghdad can play in regional growth

Operations resume at Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield after drone strike

Weaponising energy: Khor Mor attacks expose Iraq’s power struggles

Drone strike shuts down Iraq's Khor Mor gasfield, causing widespread blackouts

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Facilities damaged in the rocket attack on Khor Mor gasfield, in Sulaymaniyah province, in Iraq's Kurdish Region. Reuters

Weaponising energy: Khor Mor attacks expose Iraq’s power struggles

Energy infrastructure has become one of the country's most politically contested battlefields

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