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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani began on Sunday an official visit to Syria. The visit is the first by an Iraqi prime minister since 2010. It comes as Arab states rebuild ties with Damascus after years of tension. Syria suspended its membership in the Arab League in 2011 over Assad's crackdown on protests. But Assad has regained control of large areas of Syria with military and economic support from Russia and Iran. The United States, Britain and the European Union have placed senior Syrian officials and Assad's relatives on sanctions in recent months.

Iraq and Saudi Arabia have discussed reviving an oil pipeline connection that was effective in the 1970s and 1980s, a senior Iraqi official revealed yesterday. 'There are also thoughts about activa...

The governor of Basra is moving between political blocs and high-level leaders in a bid to access the premiership, but the political landscape does not appear conducive for this.

The governor of Basra is moving between political blocs and high-level leaders in a bid to access the premiership, but the political landscape does not appear conducive for this.

Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is seeking to close the deal among Iraq's Shiite parties.