Iraq

Iraq plans to raise oil production capacity above 6mn bpd

Iraq's current oil output stands at about 4 million bpd, oil ministry officials say

Iraq seizes more than one tonne of captagon pills

Captagon is one of the most popular recreational drugs

Islamic State leader for Iraq, Syria killed: Iraqi PM

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says Iraqi forces, backed by the US-led coalition, kill Abu Khadija

Trump ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity

The US government reaffirms its stance to isolate Iran economically and curb its nuclear ambitions

Five Iraqi banks to be banned from US dollar transactions

The move comes after meetings in Dubai last week between officials from the Central Bank of Iraq - which last year already banned eight banks from US dollar transactions

How catastrophe was manufactured in Syria

Rise of the militias

US power: Waging cold wars without end