Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadFormer lawmaker Fevzi Ekrem Terzi said Iraq is heading into a serious fiscal crisis and warned that, under the current trajectory, the federal budget could become little โฆ
BaghdadIraqi Parliament member Muhammad Jasim al-Hafaji has taken the Cabinetโs internal regulation clause on the confidentiality of meetings and decisions to the Federal Supremโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Communications and Media Commission has completed an operational plan to keep mobile networks and internet services stable during Eid al-Adha, with monitoring and โฆ
BaghdadPrime Minister Ali Zeydi met Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kรขzฤฑm and instructed the municipality to pursue a policy that reduces spending while increasing revenues, as authoriโฆ
BaghdadIraq is confronting a severe drought crisis as climate change and upstream water policies in neighboring countries drive water reserves down from 18 billion cubic meters โฆ
BaghdadThe American University in Baghdad has awarded an honorary doctorate to Judge Faik Zidan, head of the Supreme Judicial Council. The university said the decision was madeโฆ
BaghdadIraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaydi visited Mar Youssef Church in Baghdadโs Mansour district and met with Chaldean Church Patriarch Yunanis III Nona. Zaydi congratulated Nonaโฆ
BaghdadThe Kurdistan Regional Governmentโs Ministry of Finance and Economy said it deposited 50 billion dinars with Baghdad as part of half of Mayโs non-oil revenues. The minisโฆ
BaghdadThe Interior Ministryโs lower content commission said today it has launched legal action against Ala Hussein Alwan and his wife, Zehra Talip Hadi. The case is being handlโฆ
BaghdadLegal proceedings have been initiated in Iraq against Alaa and his wife over allegations that they shared indecent content. The move came after the โBint el Sebilโ incideโฆ
BaghdadMazer Mohammed Saleh, financial adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, said diversifying the countryโs foreign currency reserves within a balanced investment portfolio is aโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Trade Ministry said it has completed the third food basket distribution ahead of Eid al-Adha. An official said nationwide delivery had reached 95 percent and was eโฆ
BaghdadIraqi President Nizar Amidi received an official invitation to Tehran during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two leaders discussed bilateral reโฆ
BaghdadIraqi politician and former lawmaker Hidayet Molla was released after all cases against him were concluded, following two and a half months in prison. Molla said the stepโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad Municipality has launched a wide inspection campaign to monitor and prevent the random slaughter of sheep and livestock as Eid al-Adha approaches. The municipal sโฆ
BaghdadLocal markets in Baghdad announced today the prices of domestic and foreign gold. The selling price of one mithqal of 21-karat Iraqi gold was 935,000 dinars, while the bโฆ
BaghdadPre-Eid shopping activity in Baghdadโs markets has fallen noticeably this year. Rising prices and regional tensions have had a negative effect on commercial activity in tโฆ
BaghdadThe Interior Ministry said action will be taken against anyone using fireworks, explosive toys or iron pellets during Eid holidays. A ministry spokesman said security teaโฆ
BaghdadThe dollar was steady in Baghdad during morning trading ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, while it rose slightly in Erbil. At the Kifah and Harithiya exchanges in Baghdaโฆ
BaghdadElectricity Minister Ali Saadi Wahib has ordered ministry teams to implement urgent technical and field measures in response to rising summer demand and limits on importeโฆ
