Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iraq passes new law; severe punishment for having relations with ‘Zionist’ Israel

Iraqi parliament

Iraq passes new law; severe punishment for having relations with ‘Zionist’ Israel Iraq’s parliament has passed a regulation that makes it wrongdoing to have relations with Israel, and infringement of the law can be culpable with capital punishment or life detainment. The law, named “Condemning Normalization and Establishment of Relations with the Zionist Entity”, was … Read more

Iraq govt formation involves complex talks

Iraq govt formation

BAGHDAD – Three tense months after legislative elections, Iraq’s parliament has finally held its inaugural session but opening debates swiftly descended into furious arguments between Shiite factions. In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. Parliament only met for the … Read more