No date set yet for US president's meeting with Iran-backed Mohammed Shia al-Sudani; development comes as similar invite still eludes Netanyahu

Two countries maintained relations even as most Arab League countries isolated Damascus over crackdown on 2011 protests

Iraqi source tells London-based Elaph there is growing 'anxiety' in Baghdad over potential air raids on Kataeb Hezbollah, which Israel says kidnapped researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov

Heavily fortified area in Iraqi capital housing government buildings and the sprawling US Embassy will now have cars passing through for 14 hours a day, but no trucks

Planned Baghdad negotiations not yet scheduled as Iran accuses its regional rival of fomenting anti-regime demonstrations at home

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says Baghdad won't let anyone 'use Iraqi territory to undermine and disrupt Iran's security,' as Tehran accuses Kurdish opposition groups of fueling unrest

$125 million will be retrieved from seizure of assets belonging to a well-connected businessman who has confessed to being part of network behind heist