Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq is working to bring its oil production back to pre-war levels within one to two months, according to oil sector officials cited in reports. The recovโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has begun distributing the June 2026 muin mutefarrik allowances for caregivers of people with disabilities, acโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi parliament is set to begin the second legislative session on July 1 after its summer recess, lawmaker Dhia al-Siddiq of the Najaf parliamentary โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A deputy head of the Baghdad provincial council's services committee said the Tigris River is 80% to 90% polluted and unfit for drinking, livestock wateriโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Green Environment Observatory said in a report published on Wednesday that the Euphrates River is undergoing serious environmental deterioration anโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's national team players attributed their 3-0 loss to France in the 2026 World Cup to individual mistakes. Forward Ali Al-Hamadi said Iraq performed wโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story office building on Palestine Street in Baghdad, prompting a response from Iraq's Civil Defense teams.โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story commercial building on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate said. Crโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ PHILADELPHIA โ France defeated Iraq 3-0 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup group stage at Lincoln Financial Field, with Kylian Mbappe scoring all tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ An Iraqi court has ordered a freeze on the movable and immovable assets of Ala Semir, director general of the Central Electricity Distribution Company, juโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced the criteria for selecting principals and vice principals at distinguished and high-performing schools. Accordiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company, under the Ministry of Oil, has temporarily suspended its electronic household cooking gas distribution system toโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A heat wave affecting Iraq for days will end on Wednesday, weather observer Ali Jaber Ziyadi said, with temperatures in southern cities reaching as high aโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi parliament member Ala al-Haidari announced that the director general of Iraqi Airways has been detained on allegations of embezzling more than 115 bโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq ranked among the three countries that flared the most natural gas in 2025, alongside Russia and Iran, according to World Bank data. Together, the thrโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call to review cooperation on oil, water and the Devโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Baghdad Provincial Council has taken up the file of regulating construction on agricultural lands in the capital, council head Ammar al-Hamadani said,โฆ
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ The United States has reiterated that it will not partner with an Iraqi government that includes armed groups within its structurโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadhil issued a ministerial order on June 22, 2026, ending the assignment of the director of the Rusafa electricity dโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A member of the Iraqi parliament said the country has shifted from being a drug transit country to a consumer market, framing narcotics as a serious securโฆ
