Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadGENEVA, Switzerland โ Iraqi Communications Minister Mustafa Casbar Sanad met Deemah AlYahya, secretary-general of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), on the sidelโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi lawmaker Hiyam al-Yasiri has requested that parliament's Transport and Communications Committee summon officials and company representatives to examโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Minister of Water Resources, Maitham al-Sudani, met on Sunday with Clemens Seiter, the European Union's ambassador to Iraq, and an accompanying delโฆ
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq โ Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Tuesday that Christians are an original part of the Kurdish people and that he will continue to safeguaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Football Association has begun formal procedures to include young goalkeeper Zekekriya Hadi, who plays for Bradford City in England, in its Olymโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A member of Iraq's parliament said legislation is being prepared to raise the mandatory retirement age for public-sector employees from 60 to 63, reversinโฆ
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq โ Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Fallah al-Zaydi arrived at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday, where they were receivedโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has launched a higher vocational diploma program for autism spectrum disorder centers across tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced plans to broaden the scope of small and medium-sized projects aimed at absorbing unemployed worโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The University of Iraq announced on July 7, 2026 that it has initiated legal proceedings against individuals and parties behind what it described as a "plโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology said on Monday that the country will see its characteristic sunny and hot summer weather in the coming days, witโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Gold prices retreated from a two-week high on Tuesday as investors positioned for the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes, which arโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraq Coordination Framework, a bloc of Iran-aligned political parties, held a meeting on Monday at the office of Badr Organization Secretary-General Hโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's electricity demand has surpassed 50,000 megawatts while domestic generation remains below 25,000 megawatts, leaving the country with a supply gap oโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that misinformation circulating on social media has dropped noticeably in recent weeks, crediting the decline tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A member of Iraq's parliamentary Electricity and Energy Commission has alleged that two companies signed contracts worth roughly $808 million to rebuild tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi has approved 11 decrees to advance a government project aimed at distributing one million residential land plots nโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ An anesthetist known on social media as "Doctor Firuze" was seriously injured in a violent attack at her home in Baghdad on July 5, 2026, according to widโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A $2.7 billion air defense agreement Iraq signed with South Korea is at risk of collapsing, the head of the Munsur Bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Faleh al-โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi parliament has published the agenda for its session scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, listing the questioning of the head of the Investment โฆ
