Hamza Mustafa

Hamza Mustafa
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)
Interviews Mashhadani during a parliamentary session (Iraqi Parliament website)

Mashhadani to Asharq Al-Awsat: Regional Coordination Needed to Prevent Syria’s Division

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani has called for high-level coordination among key regional players—including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and other…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa shakes hands with Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) head Hamid Al-Shatri on the day of their meeting in Damascus, Syria December 26, 2024. (Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via Reuters)

Iraq Makes First Official Contact with New Syrian Administration

Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa received in Damascus on Thursday Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) Head Hamid…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)