Women worldwide have only two thirds of the legal rights that men do, according to the World Bank's 2024 analysis of global gender equality laws. That's not ancient history we're talking about. This ...

It all went off without a hitch. Donald Trump's huge, beautiful, helicopter coup of 2026. After two years of bungling pretty ...

A viral video of a mob attacking a teenage girl in Basra lays bare the devastating decline of women’s rights in Iraq over 30 ...

Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and physical capacity.” Baghdad’s bridal industry has seen a massive boom since ...

Iraq has become a strategic battleground between Western powers and China–Russia. China has deeply entrenched itself in Iraq’s energy and infrastructure, controlling about a third of proven reserves ...

Jon Stewart accused the Trump administration of giving him Iraq War déjà vu over their reasoning for the looming conflict with Venezuela. The comedian addressed the “eerie” similarities between the ...

Iraq kept its 2026 World Cup hopes alive by beating the United Arab Emirates 3-2 on aggregate after a dramatic stoppage-time penalty Tuesday in Asian qualifying. Amir Al-Ammari's penalty in the 17th ...

Football fans around the globe will have their eyes fixed this Tuesday on the intense showdown between Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, as the return leg of the Asian play-off for the 2026 World Cup ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. An Iraqi girl uses a lantern to do her homework in Baghdad 18 March 2006.

Honorary Research Fellow, City St George's, University of London Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. Preliminary results put the coalition of Iraq’s prime ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani leads a session of the Council of Ministers. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Media Office on X) Now that voters have cast their ballots in Iraq’s 2025 ...

Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a clear political victory. By Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan ...