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As it happened: Iran, Israel agree to ceasefire - Trump

Look back on live developments in the Middle East after Iran responded to the US attack on its nuclear sites.

Robert Pether 'unrecognisable' after detention, says wife

The wife of a man who has been released on bail after being held in jail in Iraq for more than four years has said her husband is "completely unrecognisable" following his detention.

Ireland • 06 Jun

Young people seek to escape the heat in a river in the city of Karbala

Temperatures soar to dangerous levels in southern Iraq

Temperatures have reached dangerous levels in Iraq's southern provinces, according to the national weather centre.

Climate Change • 22 May

It has been four year since Robert Pether was arrested in Iraq

Harris to discuss Pether case with Iraqi counterpart

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris will hold talks with his counterpart from Iraq to press the case of Roscommon resident Robert Pether, who has been detained in Iraq for four years.

Ireland • 02 May

Robert Pether has been detained in Iraq since 2021

Irish family fight for release of father detained in Iraq

The Irish family of an Australian man who had been living in Co Roscommon are fighting for his release after he was detained in Iraq for almost four years accused of stealing money from a project to rebuild of Iraq's Central Bank headquarters.

Ireland • 16 Mar

Investors are waiting for clarity on talks to end the war in Ukraine and weighed up the prospect of a resumption in crude exports from northern Iraq

Oil steady as traders hope for Ukraine peace deal

Oil prices steadied today as investors awaited clarity on talks to end the war in Ukraine and weighed up the prospect of a resumption in crude exports from northern Iraq.

Business • 24 Feb

BP and Iraq reached a deal in December on the technical terms to redevelop the Kirkuk fields

Iraq and BP to sign Kirkuk oil and gas deal by February

Iraq and British oil major BP will sign a mammoth deal covering four Kirkuk oil and gas fields by the first week of February, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told Reuters during a visit to Britain.

Business • 15 Jan

The United States has some 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria

Iraq, US agree phased coalition troop pullout - minister

Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have yet to sign a final agreement, the Iraqi defence minister said.

Middle East • 09 Sep 24

Irish citizen Yasser Eljuboori was reunited with his wife and children today

Irish citizen held in Iraq reunited with family in Dublin

Irish citizen Yasser Eljuboori, who was detained in Iraq for a number of days last week, has arrived back in Ireland and has been reunited with his wife and three children, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said.

Ireland • 06 Mar 24

Yasser Eljuboori pictured with his wife Laura Wickham

Charges against Irish citizen in Iraq 'may be' dropped

The wife of an Irish citizen, who was detained in Iraq for a number of days last week, has said that two new charges made against him may not now proceed.

Ireland • 04 Mar 24

Yasser Eljuboori was arrested on Monday morning at Baghdad Airport

'Relief' as detained Irish citizen has charges dropped

The family of an Irish citizen, who was being held in jail in Iraq, has said the charges he was facing are to be dropped.

Ireland • 29 Feb 24

Yasser Eljuboori with his wife Laura Wickham

Watch: Wife seeks return of Irish citizen held in Iraq

The family of an Irish citizen, who has been detained in Iraq, have said they are extremely concerned for his welfare.

Ireland • 28 Feb 24

A crane lifts the wrecked car targeted in the US drone strike

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad in US strike

A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a US strike, the US military has said.

World • 08 Feb 24

The US and the UK have hit targets tied to Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen in recent days

US 'intends' further strikes against Iran-backed groups

The US intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.

Middle East • 05 Feb 24

Yesterday the US and the UK struck dozens of targets in Yemen over Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis vow response after US, British strikes

The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, on the second day of major US operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on American troops last weekend.

Middle East • 04 Feb 24

The statement said that the base was hit by multiple ballistic missiles and rockets (file image)

US personnel injured in attack on Iraq airbase

US personnel suffered injuries and a member of Iraq's security forces was wounded in an attack on Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, according to a statement from the US military's Central Command.

Middle East • 21 Jan 24

A large billboard depicting an Iranian missile hangs on the side of a building in Tehran

Iran claims attack on Israel's 'spy HQ' in Iraq

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the spy headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the so-called Islamic State.

Middle East • 16 Jan 24

Irish family pleads as father held in Iraq prison

An Australian man, who is married to an Irish woman, has spent 1,000 days in an Iraqi jail in what the UN has described as an "arbitrary detention".

Ireland • 03 Jan 24

Pentagon did not disclose any details of US wounded in the drone attack (File image)

Baghdad condemns US strike on Iraqi military positions

Iraq's government has condemned overnight US air strikes on Iraqi military positions that it said killed one serviceman and wounded 18 other people, calling them a "clear hostile act".

World • 26 Dec 23

The wedding hall was destroyed in the fire

Iraq wedding fire kills more than 100 people

A fire has ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq, killing more than 100 people in a Christian town that had survived occupation by the so-called Islamic State group.

World • 27 Sep 23

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran

Rallies as Swedish diplomats leave Iraq in Koran row

Protesters have taken to the streets of the Iraqi and Iranian capitals to denounce Sweden's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran, as Stockholm withdrew staff from its Baghdad embassy.

World • 21 Jul 23

Protesters climb the fence of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad as firefighters try to put out a fire

Iraq expels Swedish diplomat over planned Koran burning

Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad.

World • 20 Jul 23

The prospect of another increase to US interest rates, which has been supporting the US dollar, remained a drag on sentiment in the oil markets today

Oil slips on economy worries, despite upbeat China data

Oil fell for a second day today as upbeat Chinese economic data failed to deflect the focus from a possible increase to US interest rates and wider concern about the growth outlook.

Business • 18 Apr 23

TotalEnergies said that Iraq's Basra Oil Company will get the 30% stake while a Qatari firm will get 25% and the French firm will own 45%

TotalEnergies, Iraq agree on delayed $10bn project

French energy giant TotalEnergies has today announced an agreement with Iraq on a long-delayed $10 billion project to improve the country's rundown electricity grid after resolving disputes over the terms of the deal.

Business • 05 Apr 23

US troops topple a statue of Saddam Hussein on 9 April 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq

Iraq faces uncertain future 20 years after US invasion

Iraq today marked 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations were held.

Iraq • 20 Mar 23