Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
Features Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Reuters)

Gaza War Casts Shadows on Iraqi Homefront

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani’s efforts to quell tensions between the US and armed Iraqi factions have fallen short. These factions continue to…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Prime Minister Mohammad Shiaa Al-Sudani addressing the conference on Wednesday (Facebook)

Sudani: Problems of Iraqi Society Have Economic Roots

As the Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced that the country’s population has reached 43 million, Prime Minister Mohammad Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed that most of…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi forces are seen by their military vehicles during an operation against ISIS remnants. (Reuters file photo)

Iraq Court Sentences 4 ISIS Members to Death for Manufacturing Drones

Iraq's Central Criminal Court in Iraq issued four death sentences against ISIS terrorists on Monday for manufacturing drones and explosives to attack security…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Features US Marines inspect a homemade rocket launcher that was found in the desert near a military base in western Iraq (File- Reuters)

Does Open Confrontation between Washington, Armed Factions Embarrass Iraqi Diplomacy?

Iraq’s official statement condemning the recent US bombing of a number of armed faction bases west and southwest of Baghdad did not rise to the level of an…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani meets with Speaker of Parliament Mohammad al-Halbousi on Wednesday. (The office of the Iraqi Prime Minister)

Iraq: Al-Halbousi Says Federal Government’s Decision to Terminate his Membership in Parliament is ‘Unconstitutional’

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi said the Federal Supreme Court’s decision to terminate his membership in the House of Representatives was …

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World  A man holds the Palestinian flag during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Mosul, Iraq, October 14, 2023. (Reuters)

Iraq’s Sadr Demands 4 Arab Countries to Allow His Supporters to Head to Palestine

Head of the Sadrist movement in Iraq cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged the countries neighboring Palestine to allow his supporters to head to its border so that…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqis gather during a demonstration at Tahrir square in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in central Baghdad, Iraq, 13 October 2023. (EPA)

Supporters of Sadr, Iraqi Armed Factions Protest Near Jordan Border over Gaza

Hundreds of supporters of the Sadrist movement and some armed factions in Iraq held protests near the Iraqi-Jordanian border over the Israeli escalation in…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani holds a meeting with the Coordination Framework forces on Saturday evening (Iraqi government)

Iraq Collects Humanitarian Donations for Gaza

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani held a meeting with the Shiite Coordination Framework coalition over the developments in Gaza after which he gave…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)