Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World A motorcycle passes a poster of Muqtada al-Sadr on a street in Baghdad, May 27, 2026 (AFP)

Sadr Gives Armed Wing One Week to Join Iraq Gov’t

Sadrist movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr has given his armed wing one week to complete its break from the movement and join state institutions, as a senior…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World An Iraqi man walks past a poster of Moqtada al-Sadr wearing Saraya al-Salam military uniform on a street in Baghdad (AFP)

Sadr Says Armed Wing to Join Iraqi Gov’t

Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, said on Wednesday he had decided to sever his movement’s ties with its armed wing, Saraya al…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Kurdistan President Masrour Barzani and Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi meet in Erbil. (Kurdistan government media file photo)

Iraqi Security Delegation to Visit Tehran to Address Attacks on Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masrour Barzani held talks in Baghdad on Sunday with new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on pending issues between Baghdad and…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World This handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi giving an address after assuming office in Baghdad on May 16, 2026. (Photo by IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE / AFP)

Iraqi Court Hears First Challenge to Zaidi’s Premiership

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has set July 1 for its first hearing in a lawsuit challenging the validity of Ali al-Zaidi’s designation as prime minister, the…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (AFP)

Baghdad Sends Team to Saudi Arabia, UAE to Trace Attacks

A senior Iraqi security team will soon travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to request intelligence on the trajectory and launch sites of…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World This handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office shows new prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi (C) sitting ahead of presenting his government to the parliament in Baghdad on May 14, 2026. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office / AFP)

Iraq’s Coordination Framework on Verge of Collapse after Zaidi’s Govt Approved by Parliament

Iraq’s ruling pro-Iran Coordination Framework appears to be on the verge of collapse after Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's government was approved by parliament…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World An Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad, March 2026. (INA)

Iraqi Parliament Set to Vote on Al-Zaidi's Government

Iraq’s parliament is scheduled to vote on Thursday on the cabinet lineup proposed by Prime Minister-designate Ali Falih Al-Zaidi, amid ongoing political…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A photo released by the Iraqi presidency on April 27, 2026, shows President Nizar Amedi, center, shaking hands with Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, right, in Baghdad

Iraqi PM-Designate Offers Baghdad’s Mediation Between Iran, US

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi has affirmed Baghdad’s readiness to mediate between Iran and the United States during contacts with Iranian…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)