Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Iran announced on Saturday that it is preparing a one-year roadmap with Iraq to raise two-way visitor numbers to 5 million per year, up from curreโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Authorities in Baghdad and the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, are scheduled to announce on Monday their joint plans for celebrations marking Mawlโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A leading Shia faction within the Coordination Framework has launched a fresh contact effort at the al-Khanana headquarters in Baghdad aimed at reopening โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq is preparing to redraw its currency by stripping three zeros from the nominal value of the dinar, according to statements from Baghdad-based authoritโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Sand announced the dismantling of one of the largest networks involved in unauthorized bundled and satellite intโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Security forces deployed around Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday ahead of a planned rally by supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabiโฆ
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq โ Water buffalo herds have returned to Shatt al-Hillah in Babil province after a severe drought between 2020 and 2024 caused river levels in the Tigris and โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's foreign currency reserves fell to $86.175 billion at the end of June 2026, an 11.6% decline from the previous period, according to official financiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has requested that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government allocate funds in the federal โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Monday that a senior member of the paramilitary group and three others had been taken into PMF custody the sameโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji met with US Chargรฉ d'Affaires Joshua Harris in Baghdad to discuss bilateral ties and regional developmentsโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Journalists in Iraq say they face persistent difficulties obtaining official information, as several ministries and government institutions lack designateโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi government will officially activate a dedicated digital registration portal on September 1, 2026, for its one-million residential land plot projโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ GENEVA โ The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected for a second time a request by former Iraq Football Federation president Adnan Dirjal to suspend โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry announced that security forces seized 519,144 smuggled and unregulated medicines and medical supplies in a Baghdad operation and โฆ
BAGHDAD, Iraq โ Dozens of oil sector workers gathered in Baghdad to protest the government's reported intention to impose large-scale deductions on their salaries and finโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Baghdad faces US pressure because of its heavy dependence on Iranian electricity and natural gas imports, according to Paul Sullivan, a professor of energโฆ
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Iran's Revolutionary Guard dismissed as "media noise" recent US claims about oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the country's marโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said on Saturday that summer heat would persist across the country, including in the capital, Baghdad, with temperaturesโฆ
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ Oil prices fell on Monday as investors locked in profits ahead of new US sanctions on Iran, with Brent crude futures dropping 1.29 percent to $93.17 a barrโฆ
