Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

This has allowed Tehran to use Iraq as a source of cash and power, helping fund its activities in the Middle East.

Nearly 20 years since Iraq created a new Constitution assuring that people of all religions and ethnicities would be ...

Oil-rich Iraq, which is an ally of Iran as well as a strategic partner for Washington, has for decades practised a delicate balancing act, while also seeking to deepen its ties to wealthy Gulf ...

Millions of Shiite pilgrims from Iraq and around the world travel to Najaf and its twin holy city of Karbala throughout the year. Road accidents are recurring in oil-rich Iraq where conflict, neglect ...

Oil-rich Iraq, after more than four decades of conflicts, has returned to a level of stability but remains hounded by political turmoil and corruption. Many Iraqis also decry what they see as the ...