Nuri Al Maliki

Iraq may have been trumpeted as the top destination for investment, but experts warn that myriad problems keep it from being a good choice for all.

Iraq has summoned Turkey's ambassador to complain over comments from officials about a political crisis in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on lawmakers to withdraw confidence from one of his deputies as the country's political crisis deepened.

The Arab League expects Syria to agree soon to allow observers in to monitor and mediate the protection of civilians while peace talks get under way.

President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States will fulfill its pledge to pull troops out of Iraq by the end of the year.

At least 48 people were killed in Iraq on Thursday in bombings targeting Shi'ite pilgrims and police as United States troops prepare to withdraw.

A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of police recruits in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Tuesday, killing about 50 people.

Iraq's Parliament approved Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his new government on Tuesday.

Iraq's divided political factions sealed a power-sharing deal more than eight months after an inconclusive general election.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki emerged on Monday as a frontrunner after an election seen as a test of the nation's young democracy.

The latest bomb attacks in Baghdad have increased pressure on Nuri al-Maliki, who is already in the cross-hairs of former Shi'ite allies.

The movement of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday it had struck a deal with the Iraqi government to end fighting in its Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City. Sheikh Salah al-Obeidi, the spokesperson for the cleric's office in the central shrine city of Najaf, said the deal will be effective from Sunday.