HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari has urged Iraqi companies to set up industrial projects in various sectors in Qatar, particularly in food and pharmaceuticals.

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded on Saturday in a clash during operations into northern Iraq, Turkey's defence ministry said.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first official visit, state television said, as Baghdad is under pressure from Washington to limit ties with its neighbour.

A group of Yazidi women and children returned to Iraq from Syria on Friday after more than four years in Islamic State captivity.

HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi met on Monday with the Republic of Iraq's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Qusai Al Suhail and his accompanying delegation currently visiting the country.

Stuck between an endless waitlist for a government job and a frail private sector, Iraqi entrepreneurs are taking on staggering unemployment by establishing their own start-ups.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said Qatar intends to host this year a high-level regional meeting to address the brutal crimes committed by the IS group

Iraqi security forces have arrested 13 armed elements of ISIS in a security operation, north of the country.

Pushing back against Republican opposition, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination to pull US troops out of "endless wars" in Syria and Afghanistan, in an interview that aired yesterday.

At least four policemen were killed and 11 wounded by two roadside bombs that targeted police convoys in separate attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, the service and medical sources said.

A ban on flights to Sulaymaniyah Airport in Iraq will be lifted on Friday, Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister said on Wednesday.

A glorious Bassam al-Rawi free-kick proved the difference Tuesday as Qatar beat a determined Iraq 1-0 to progress through to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 quarter-finals.