Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq is facing its most severe electricity crisis of the summer, with the gap between supply and demand reaching about 40,000 megawatts, according to Miniโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Trade said on Saturday that more than 3.19 million tonnes of wheat have been procured from local farmers this season. Haydar al-Karawi,โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Kurdish analyst Aryan Ibrahim Shewkat has argued that negotiators representing Kurdish forces in 1991 talks with Saddam Husseinโs government in Baghdad faโฆ
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq โ The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Tuesday a public holiday across all official institutions to mark the start of the Islamic Hijri calendar. Thโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Baghdad and Erbil have been placed among the world's top 1,000 cities in a global startup ecosystem ranking published by Startup Blink for 2026, though Irโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Land Registry Directorate said forged property transactions uncovered in the Amiriyah district of Baghdad were carried out between 2013 and 2016 byโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Private Sector Development Council and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) convened a joint workshop in Baghdad focused on the toโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Two people were arrested in the Rusafa side of the capital after being caught riding a motorcycle while in possession of narcotics, the Baghdad Police Dirโฆ
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait โ The World Bank forecast Iraq's economy will contract by 2.2% in 2026, with the contraction deepening sharply to 8.9% in 2027, according to the bank'โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Sales of artificial flowers and trees have risen noticeably in Baghdad's markets, with vendors reporting growing demand for the products in homes, restaurโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The U.S. dollar opened the new week with a modest gain against the Iraqi dinar in the free markets of Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday morning. On the Kifacโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Armed Forces launched a wide-ranging security operation on May 18, 2026, covering the desert areas of Anbar, Najaf, Karbala and western Nineveh.โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A rights group said Iraq's practice of shutting down the internet during nationwide exams constitutes a digital rights violation and is causing substantiaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Communications Minister, Mustafa Jabbar Sind, has directed the state-owned General Telecommunications and Information Company to regulate pricing aโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi economist Nipil al-Marsumi announced on Friday that he is stepping back from media work after the Iraqi Parliament publicly disputed his figures on โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq has entered a budgetless fiscal period for the fourth time since 2003 after parliament failed to approve the 2026 federal budget, leaving the governmโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested a suspect linked to a string of robberies targeting delivery couriers, the Karkh Police Command said. Acโฆ
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq โ The Friday imam of Najaf, Sadr al-Din Kubaysi, called in his June 5, 2026 sermon for the legal pursuit of those responsible for the 2014 Speicher massacre tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Samsung has opened its largest smartphone store in the Egypt region, known as the Mashriq, in Baghdad, the company said. The outlet was inaugurated in theโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Civil defense teams in Baghdad brought a fire at a six-story residential and commercial building in the central Hillani district under control on Friday, โฆ
