Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Trade Ministry said on Monday that the country has enough rice in stock to meet this year’s needs under the ration-card system. Ministry spokespers…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national boxing team will compete in the Almaty Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan with five athletes, Iraqi Boxing Federation President Ali Taqtit …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister, parliament speaker, president and head of the Supreme Judicial Council are scheduled to meet in Baghdad on Monday evening to discus…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education will not add new material to the school curriculum for the 2026-2027 academic year but will introduce targeted updates at sev…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran is reviewing its potential response options to recent developments, including the possibility of targeting inter…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Australian head coach Graham Arnold returned to Baghdad on Monday to renew his contract with the Iraqi Football Federation and resume work with Asofud el-…
BaghdadDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraqi-born British hairdresser Ahmed El-Sanavi is expanding his A Star Barbers brand to Dubai, opening the brand's first international branc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's chronic electricity crisis continues through summer temperatures above 50°C, with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's pledge to double power …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council has linked private generator operators' failure to comply with the official ampere tariff to irregularities in fuel distrib…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices climbed on Monday as a softer dollar and weaker-than-expected US economic data reshaped expectations for monetary policy. Spot gold gained 0.4…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Oil prices rose on Monday as talks between the United States and Iran failed to produce tangible progress and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has launched administrative and legal action against employees at the Baghdad General Electricity Distribution Company and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Governor Atwan al-Atwani announced on Tuesday that the allocation process for 30,000 dunams of land has been completed under Prime Minister Ali Fa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Trade Minister Mustafa Nizar al-Ani has pledged that payments to farmers and producers will begin on Monday, August 17, according to a statement fr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A long-discussed project to remove three zeros from the Iraqi dinar remains on the Central Bank's agenda without being implemented, fueling renewed public…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it stands in solidarity with Colombia following a powerful earthquake that struck parts of the country, expres…
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Police in Babil province said they arrested a civil servant from Baghdad accused of circulating counterfeit currency in the governorate. The Babil Police …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's National Whistleblower Commission, Mohammed Ali al-Lami, met Swiss Ambassador Daniel Hun on the occasion of the ambassador's end of dip…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has increased the volume of water directed into Lake Habbaniyah by 40 cubic meters per second on the instructions of Mi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali Ziyadi on Sunday reviewed plans to restructure and enhance the readiness of the country's air…
