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A haunting account of the impact of western policies premised on sectarianism that engulfed the country after 2003
Attempts to control a monetary crisis have had unintended consequences for a country struggling to get back on its feet
Nine-year dispute over region’s energy sales settled by international court
US-led invasion has become a byword for catastrophic foreign intervention
Latif al-Ani chronicled his country’s transition to modernity. 20 years after the US invasion, his images are painful but necessary viewing
Twenty years on, the political and cultural legacy of a divisive war is minimal
On the anniversary of the US-led invasion, tour operators are returning to the country and — despite official warnings — their trips are selling out
Former governor Ali Mohsen al-Allaq returns as Baghdad struggles with a lack of dollars
Melvyn Leffler’s new history of the war against Saddam reveals how guilt, fear and hubris led to a fateful military intervention
Tehran seeks to blame dissident groups across the border for anti-government protests
COP27 goes to the wire, Iraq’s ‘heist of the century’, Sonic the Hedgehog creator arrested
Iraq reels from $2.5bn tax ‘heist of the century’
Bumper fraud implicates Baghdad elite and poses challenge for new prime minister
Abdul Latif Rashid defeats incumbent Barham Salih and paves way for new government to be formed
Tehran accuses dissidents in neighbouring country of fanning protests
With his wanderlust undiminished at the age of 78, the former Python sets out across Iraq
Moqtada al-Sadr apologises to Iraqis and tells followers to pull back from heavily fortified zone
Several killed in clashes in Iraqi capital’s green zone between supporters of populist Shia cleric and Iran-backed rivals
Move is latest in escalating row over shipments from semi-autonomous region
Government dysfunction means Opec’s second-largest oil producer is failing to benefit from high crude prices
New law puts Baghdad at odds with Gulf nations building closer ties with Jewish state
Revenge attack follows alleged killings and raises tension amid bid to revive nuclear talks
Swedish group’s disclosure about possible Isis payments branded as ‘insufficient’
Shares in telecoms group drop after internal probe finds payments were made for transport routes
Today’s interest rate outlook depends on centuries old economic principles
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