
The Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi has paid a visit to Iraq where he met and held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir al-Shammari at the Zarbatiya-Mehran border crossing. Iraqi sources announced that the purpose of this trip is to hold a security meeting. The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced ...

Iraq’s parliament on Monday approved a 2023 budget of 198.9 trillion dinars ($153 billion) that sets out record spending on a growing public wage bill and development projects to improve services and rebuild infrastructure ruined by neglect and war. The budget deficit is estimated at a record 64.36 trillion Iraq ...