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.

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

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,

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)

Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve, potentially adding more supply to the oil market and weighing on prices.

DUBAI/BAGHDAD >> Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money laundering,

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

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,

I’m a taxpayer like everyone else. I’m disheartened to learn about the slush funds and mishandling of federal tax dollars for numerous purposes like a trans opera, a Baghdad ‘Sesame

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,

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,