Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Al-Sudani alongside PMF Chairman Faleh Al-Fayyadh and Chief of Staff “Abu Fadak” (Archive - Government Media)

Iraqi PM Suspends Popular Mobilization Forces Retirement Law

The Iraqi government has withdrawn the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Retirement Law from Parliament, pending amendments to reduce the number of PMF members…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Vehicles drive in a flooded street following heavy rains in Duhok, in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, on March 10, 2025. (Photo by Ismael ADNAN / AFP)

Waltz, Al-Sudani Stress Commitment to Stable US-Iraqi Relations

Nearly one week after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received a phone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the PM spoke on Monday with US…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Vehicles drive during heavy rainfall in Baghdad, Iraq, March 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Iraq Turns to Gulf for Alternative to Gas from Iran

Baghdad said on Saturday it had not officially received the United States’ decision to rescind a waiver that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity. …

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A view of the Baiji gas power station in Iraq. (Government media)

Iraq Halts Gas Imports from Iran

The US State Department welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's commitment to respecting sanctions imposed on Iran. Iraq will end on Saturday…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World An Iraqi soldier walks past a sign that reads "Ramadan Kareem" in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad on March 5, 2025, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP)

Iraq’s Coordination Framework Faces Deep Internal Disputes

Iraq’s ruling pro-Iran Coordination Framework is facing deep internal disputes as the country braces for the policies of the new American administration and…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Leaders of the Coordination Framework during a periodic meeting in Baghdad (X)

Iraq’s Ruling Coalition to Discuss US Warnings

Iraq’s ruling coalition is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the implications of a recent phone call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. (Reuters)

Baghdad Mulls Openness Towards Damascus, Maliki Warns of Security Threat

The Iraqi government is studying the possibility of Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein carrying out an official visit to neighboring Syria amid a debate over…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chairs a meeting of security and military officials (Prime Minister's Office)

Iraq Arrests Cell Behind Execution of Those Opposing Saddam Hussein

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Friday that security forces had arrested a group of former officers responsible for executing…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)