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Iraq Kuwait

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends the opening session of a summit of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi holy city of Mecca in the early hours of June 1, 2019. (AFP)

Kuwait emir to visit Iraq Wednesday

Iraqi

An Iraqi man stands next to boats in Dhi Qar. (Rashad Salim)

Safina Project resurrects ancient Iraqi vessels on Euphrates River

IRGC

This handout picture shows Iranian vice president Eshagh Jahangiri (2nd-R) and head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami (4th-R) praying during the Eid al-Fitr prayer ceremony in Tehran, June 05, 2019. (AFP)

US sanctions Iraqi company suspected of ties to Iran's IRGC

Gulf

Singing a different tune. Iraq’s President Barham Salih attends an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca, May 30. (AP)

Iraq should care about Arab Gulf security, not fret about Iran

Tallha Abdulrazaq

ISIS

Thorny issue. An Islamic State suspect wearing a red prison suit is led to the Iraqi Criminal Court in Baghdad, May 5. (AP)

The West is relinquishing its judicial responsibility for dealing with ISIS fighters

Iraqi

Between a rock and a hard place. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in Baghdad, May 26. (Reuters)

Washington experts see risks in US-Iran showdown in Iraq

Syria

Syrian Civil Defence workers, known as White Helmets, try to extinguish a fire in a field of crops, in Kfar Ain, Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, May 28. (White Helmets via AP)

Crop fires - weapon of war - ruin Iraqi and Syrian harvests

Ramadan

Traditional storyteller Abdel Wahed Ismail entertains an audience in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, during the holy month of Ramadan, May 17. (AFP)

Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights

Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the State Department in Washington, April 8. (AFP)

US not decided on extending Iraq waiver for importing Iran power