Latest Baghdad news in English, including politics, security, economy, public services and local developments from Iraq's capital.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Baghdad Governorate has declared next Wednesday a public holiday for employees of state institutions across the capital. Authorities said the decisionโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said they foiled an armed robbery attempt at a jewelry shop on Friday and arrested a suspect at the scene. The Karkh Poโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ More than 300 people were killed and around 250 others wounded on July 3, 2016, when a bomb-laden vehicle detonated in Baghdad's Karrada district during tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi parliament is scheduled to convene on Monday for the first session of the second half of its current legislative year, with the first reading ofโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A draft cybercrime bill in Iraq would impose fines of up to 35 million dinars and allow sentences of up to life in prison, the Iraq-based Ecoo Iraq Observโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's health minister has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of a young woman at Al-Zahra Hospital in Baghdad, the Health Ministry said. The โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Turkey and Iraq opened high-level talks in Ankara days before the expiry of their 1973 KirkukโCeyhan crude pipeline agreement, with Turkey seeking a new fโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidani met privately with the heads of four security agencies two weeks before launching a covert arrest operation in Baghdad inโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid left Baghdad on Friday and traveled to Iran to attend the funeral and farewell ceremony for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Football Federation held a broad meeting at the Star League headquarters in Baghdad under President Younes Mahmoud, with Vice Presidents Sarmad โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Parliamentary Agriculture and Water Committee said the country's water crisis remains strategic even as recent rainfall has offered partial relief.โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq is navigating overlapping migration flows driven by returning expatriates, internal displacement and climate-linked movement, a deputy migration miniโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Dicle Sports Club claimed the men's, women's and mixed doubles titles at the Iraqi Badminton Cup, held from June 30 to July 2 at Dicle University College โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Oil Ministry announced that the number of vehicles fitted with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems in Baghdad and other cities has surpassed 95,0โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Media and Communications Commission has barred political analyst Bashar Haqim from all media appearances across local and foreign outlets for one yโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ More than 8 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil remain stranded on tankers, according to data from Iraq's Ministry of Trade, with officials placing the valโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi security forces carried out raids in Sadr City, a sprawling district in eastern Baghdad, targeting a network accused of sexually and financially blaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Ajaaj Ahmed Hardan al-Tikriti for crimes committed during the Anfal operations against Kurdishโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Dozens of women gathered in central Baghdad on Saturday to mark one year since Iraq amended its Personal Status Law to allow citizens to choose the jurispโฆ
BAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iran's Embassy in Baghdad officially announced that the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will not be held in the Iraqi capital, dismissing eโฆ
