Iraq
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, L, Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan, Aug. 13, 2026, Damascus, Syria. (State Media)
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, (R), Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, director of Iraq's Office of the Commander in Chief, (C), Aug. 13, 2026. (KSA)
Iraqi authorities display thousands of drug pills seized from a tanker at the Al-Waleed border crossing after they were allegedly smuggled into Iraq from Syria. (GOI)
The head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan (L) and Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar Abdulrahman (R). (Photo: SANA)
A man walks past water-misting fans installed to help pedestrians cool off along a street in central Baghdad on August 12, 2026 during the peak hours of midday heat as summer temperatures approach 50 degrees Celsius. (AFP)
The Iraqi flag (L), and Saudi Arabia's flag (R). (Photo: Kurdistan24/AI)
The head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faiq Zidan (R) received by Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar Abdulrahman al-Wais (L). (Photo: INA)
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. (Photo: Iraqi PM Office)
A row of masked, uniformed militia members standing in formation and holding the Nujaba Movement's flag. (Photo: Archive)
Iraqi oil worker operating/turning a valve at an oil facility in the southern province of Basra, Iraq. (AP)
Ali al-Zaidi Presides over the ministerial council meeting on Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Iraqi PM office)
Iraqi Government logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Iraqi PM Orders Draft Law to Place Weapons Under State Control
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office)
Mohammed Jassim al-Khafaji, a member of the Legal Committee in Iraq’s Council of Representatives. (Hand out to Kurdistan24)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
