Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ BAGHDAD โ Iraq's Faili Kurdish community, displaced and stripped of identity under the Baath regime in the 1980s, remains politically fragmented between Bโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Electricity dismissed the head of the Karkh electricity sector in Baghdad and removed three officials from the ministry's Abu Ghraib brโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Karkh district arrested a man who fired a gun into the air for display, the Karkh Police Command announced. The statement said the opโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Pharmacies in Baghdad and Anbar suspended operations for several hours on Monday after the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate called for a timed closure to pressโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Finance Minister Falah Sari said integrating customs systems and procedures between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region represents a strโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Transport has finalized transport arrangements for the upcoming Ashura and Arbaeen pilgrimages, the ministry's Directorate General of Rโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq has appointed Basim al-Badri as national security adviser, succeeding Ahmed al-Sallak, according to local reports. The decision removes al-Sallak froโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Transport has approved a 100% profit share distribution for employees of the General Company of Iraqi Ports, the ministry announced on โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraq Football Federation has issued its player registration regulations for the 2026-2027 season, setting new limits on foreign players and registratiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Shiite Coordination Framework has handed Prime Minister Ali Zaidi the authority to nominate candidates for several disputed ministries, including Dโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Gold prices fell across Iraq's main wholesale and retail markets on Thursday, with the move coinciding with a slight pullback in the U.S. dollar against tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after shooting herself with her husband's firearm during a family dispute in the al-Shu'la neigโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A 22-year-old woman was seriously wounded after shooting herself with her husband's weapon following an argument in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood, an Iraqโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Higher Judicial Council released marriage and divorce statistics for May 2026, reporting 29,419 marriage contracts and 5,829 divorce rulings registโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq registered 30,000 marriage contracts in May, while more than 5,800 divorce cases were recorded during the same period, according to official data. Thโฆ
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States โ Rising tensions between Iran and the United States, the possibility of a Strait of Hormuz closure and rising oil prices have moved the center โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) reversed a brief command change at its Samarra Operations Command, reinstating Ali al-Aqayli to the post he had heldโฆ
BaghdadPARIS, France โ PARIS โ France cancelled dozens of train services and adjusted school schedules on Thursday as a new heatwave swept across the country, with authorities wโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq national team media coordinator Salam al-Manaseer said winger Ali Jasim's injury is not serious and that he will return to training before the friendโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Development Fund said 34 separate studies must be completed before the long-stalled Baghdad metro project can move forward, with implementation posโฆ
