Hundreds of Iraqis who have camped for weeks at Belarus' borders with the EU checked in for a flight back to Iraq on Thursday, the Iraqi foreign ministry said. Some 430 migrants, mostly Iraqi Kurds, were to board a flight in Minsk bound for Erbil in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdistan region, and then on to Baghdad.

Iraqis check in for flight home after failing to enter EU from Belarus

Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.

Iraqis head to early vote with little hope for change

Iraqis voted for their new government, a year ahead of the scheduled elections in polls analysts say may not deliver significant changes for the people the elections witnessed low voter turnout which EU chief election observer Viola Von Cramon said is a political signal that the situation in Iraq is grim. The country's infrastructure is crumbling. Powerful paramilitary groups threaten the authority of the state. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after years of war. Amid all troubles, Iraqis are expecting a meaningful change in their day-to-day lives.

Iraqis vote for their new government, expect meaningful change in day-to-day lives

Outrage over the French president's stance on cartoons of Muhammad saw some Iraqis burn the French flag in Baghdad on Wednesday while marking the birth of Islam's most revered prophet.

Iraqis celebrating Mawlid burn French flag

Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad and Basra on Sunday (October 25) marking a year since anti-government unrest erupted across the country, and to put pressure on the government to meet their demands of improving living conditions, eradicating corruption and creating new jobs for the thousands of unemployed have yet to be realized.

Iraqis take to the streets on protest anniversary

Iraq's Shia majority is currently marking the apex of its religious calendar: a month of mourning that includes Ashura. Watch the report to know more

Thousands of Iraqis are attending Ashura rituals in times of pandemic

Anti-government Iraqi protesters demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday to reiterate demands for an 'independent' Prime Minister without links to any of the major political parties. #IraqProtests #Baghdad #WION

Iraqis reject nominee of Iran-backed bloc for Prime Minister

Iraqi protesters struggled to keep up their anti-government sit-ins Sunday following a deadly crackdown by security forces that Amnesty International warned could turn into a "bloodbath".

Iraqis struggle to continue protests after deadly crackdown by authorities

Iraq's top cleric warned foreign actors on Friday against interfering in his country's anti-government protests as they entered a second month despite pledges of reform and violence that has left over 250 dead.

Iraq protests enter second month, defying pledges of reform

6 Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday, police and hospital sources said, as demonstrators and security forces clashed in the second day of protests against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's government.

Iraq: 6 killed, dozens wounded in anti-government protests

Iraqi Kurds voted on Sunday for a new parliament in their autonomous region, which is mired in an economic crisis a year after an independence referendum that infuriated Baghdad.

Iraqi Kurds vote for new parliament

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