Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi dinar remained steady at 154,500 against the US dollar on the country's parallel market on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Exchange offices and non-baโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Justice has launched a diplomatic process to repatriate approximately 6,000 prisoners from 61 countries to their home nations, ministryโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Baghdad Operations Command said security forces shut down three nightclubs and entertainment halls operating without tourism licenses on the capital's Rusโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq is approaching a September 2026 deadline to end the presence of weapons outside state control, while international coalition forces continue their wiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Football Federation has scheduled the third round of the Iraq Stars League for Tuesday, with matches set to be played through Wednesday. The fedโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A source close to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance said Sunday that funding for state employees' salaries this month has not yet been released and that the pโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A draft law regulating the service and retirement conditions of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) will reach parliament this week, lawmaker Dia al-โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A claim that Nouri al-Maliki had stepped back from the Interior Ministry portfolio in Iraqโs ongoing coalition talks was rejected on Tuesday by Hisham al-โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Hammam al-Hamudi, head of the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council, warned at a session of the Eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference on Saturday that there is an atโฆ
BaghdadNASIRIYAH, Iraq โ Al-Garaf defeated visiting Noruz 1-0 in the second week of the Iraqi Stars League, securing three points at Nasiriyah Olympic Stadium. The match kicked โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Baghdad Rusafa Police Command said it carried out a preventive operation in the Kufah neighborhood of the capital, arresting wanted suspects and seiziโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A woman was killed on Wednesday after a cargo truck overturned onto the Mahmudiya highway in Baghdad, the city's Civil Defense Directorate said. The truckโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaโ al-Sudani met on Tuesday with representatives of associate and postgraduate degree holders employed at Iraqโs Oil Ministry tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's parliament will invite Finance Minister Falih al-Sari to appear before the general assembly in the coming days to present details of the country's โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Transport Minister Mustafa Jabbar Sanad said the government has not signed a direct operational agreement with Starlink for satellite internet servโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Parliament First Deputy Speaker Adnan Fehan said a retirement bill covering the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has been withdrawn from Parliamentโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education announced on Saturday that admission results for the country's gifted schools and the Baghdad College High School will be relโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ President Abdul Latif Rashid said at a panel during the eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference that the concentration of weapons in the hands of the state is โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq ranked 76th among the world's poorest countries in 2026, according to data from Global Finance magazine, with a purchasing-power-parity-adjusted grosโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry announced a notable decline in crime rates nationwide, with the capital, Baghdad, recording the steepest drop. Ministry spokesmanโฆ
