Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Members of the al-Nujaba movement during a military parade. (Al-Nujaba)

After Debate, Iraqi Armed Factions Refuse to Disband

Undersecretary of the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hisham al-Alawi stressed on Sunday that the dismantling and disarmament of armed factions was an internal Iraqi…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A session of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament (AFP)

Erbil Increases Pressure on Baghdad Amid Ongoing Salary Dispute

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani prepares to visit Baghdad this week to attend a meeting of the State Administration Coalition, according to the…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A joint force of the Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Forces searches for ISIS members in the Nineveh province. (AFP)

Iraqi Forces Kill ISIS ‘Deputy Ruler’ of Kirkuk

Iraqi forces launched a military operation to eliminate remaining ISIS cells in the Zaghitoun Valley, located between the Kirkuk and Saladin governorates. …

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Sudani and Pezeshkian hold a joint press conference in Tehran. (Iranian presidency)

Khamenei Urges Iraq’s PM to Strengthen Popular Mobilization Forces

Iran and Iraq have acknowledged Syria as a shared concern and called for preserving its territorial integrity and working together to establish security and…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani

Al-Sudani: We Succeeded in Steering Iraq away from War, Fire Belt

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani firmly addressed on Sunday recent reports about a possible change in Iraq’s political system or an Israeli strike…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with parliament Speaker Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani on Friday. (Government's press office)

Iraqi Officials Debate Country’s Future after Radical Changes in Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani dismissed on Saturday calls for changing the political system in the country in wake of the radical changes in…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office on January 2, 2025, shows Mohammed Shia al-Sudani during the inauguration ceremony of the fourth and fifth units at the oil refinery of Baiji. (Photo by IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE / AFP)

Al-Sudani to Bring ‘Black Box’ to Tehran

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has postponed his visit to Iran until next week. Sources say he will discuss key regional and internal issues,…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Salman Al-Khalidi as seen in a photo shared by Kuwait's Ministry of Interior (X)

Iraq Clarifies Handover of Kuwaiti Dissident to Kuwait

Iraq’s Ministry of Interior has explained the extradition of a Kuwaiti dissident to Kuwait, after the operation sparked controversy. The ministry said in a…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)