In late July, Iraq’s long and difficult path to stability was interrupted again when fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces stormed a Ministry of Agriculture building in Baghdad. The raid was ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Just 68 miles west of Baghdad, Ramadi became one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq as al-Qaeda tightened its grip and turned neighborhoods into fortified killing zones. Like Fallujah before it, ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister urged Fallujah residents on Monday to expel al-Qaida militants to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for ...

BASRA, Iraq, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Iraq and southern neighbor Kuwait, at daggers drawn since the days of the Ottoman Empire, are again in dispute, this time over plans to build rival megaports in the ...

Figures like Kharrazi are trying to write the latest chapter of the Islamic Republic’s story using an old script. The 12 days in June in which Israeli jets pounded Iranian infrastructure with ...

BAGHDAD — Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t ...