Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Baghdad on March 14, 2025. (Iraq government media)

Iraq and Syria Open ‘New Chapter’ in Ties to Confront ‘Common Challenges’

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed on Tuesday his country’s support to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, condemning the Israeli…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World 3 January 2023, Berlin: Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, speaks during a press conference at the Federal Chancellery. (dpa)

US Demand to Dismantle PMF Fuels Debate in Iraq, Iran

The United States’ demand for the dismantling of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq has fueled debate in Baghdad and Tehran. Iranian Ambassador to…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Najaf, Iraq, in May 2018. (Reuters)

Iraq’s Sadr to Boycott Elections, Says Doesn’t Want to Work with ‘Corrupt’ Figures

Head of Iraq’s Sadrist movement influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he was boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections, citing the…

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

Iraqi Foreign Minister: We Are Not Part of the ‘Axis of Resistance’

A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that Iran does not have proxies in the region, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein declared that Baghdad…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Families, including children, in al-Hol camp await transfer to Iraq – camp administration

Iraq Counts Citizens in Syria’s Al-Hol, Plans Reintegration Efforts

Iraq said around 16,000 of its citizens remain in Syria’s al-Hol camp, which houses families linked to ISIS. Ali Abdullah, an official at the National…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi soldiers deployed along a concrete barrier stretching across parts of the border with Syria. (Security media)

Iraq Forms Security Crisis Cell to Coordinate with Syria

Iraq has established a “security crisis cell” to coordinate with Syria’s new administration, a government source revealed. While the Iraqi military denied…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World An Iraqi walks down a street in Baghdad, passing by a portrait of Moqtada al-Sadr wearing the military uniform of Saraya al-Salam (AFP)

Iraq’s Sadr Bans his Movement’s Armed Wing from Using Weapons

Iraqi cleric and leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, has prohibited his followers and members of his armed faction, Saraya al-Salam, from using…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP)

Baghdad, Washington Coordinate to Confront ‘Concerning’ Regional Developments

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held lengthy telephone talks on Sunday to discuss regional developments as…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)