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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has decided to reattach the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residency to the ministry's financial and administrative s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said they have arrested a gang that stole personal belongings from passengers boarding public buses in the Mansour neig…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulgani called on foreign companies to participate in the development of the country's western gas fields at the Global Oil Co…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's domestic debt reached 95.7 trillion dinars by the end of April 2026, up from 90.5 trillion dinars at the end of 2025 and 83.05 trillion dinars at t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates fell to approximately $24.98 million in 2025, according to International Tra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Cooking gas shortages have resurfaced in Baghdad as the Islamic month of Muharram begins and Husseini convoys expand across the capital ahead of commemora…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Sunni Endowments Authority has filed a criminal complaint against political commentator Issam Hussein, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife. T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues on Monday with two matches that will decide which teams advance from the pool in the United States, Canada an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices fell in local markets in Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday, with traders reporting lower rates across wholesale and retail channels. On Baghdad's…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two young people died by hanging in separate incidents in Baghdad and Diyala province, security sources said, with investigations opened in both cases. In…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has nominated Krikor Der Hagopyan, a Christian and Armenian-origin adviser to Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi, as its next ambassador to the United State…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council has directed courts across the country to apply the country's counter-terrorism legislation to individuals involved in prod…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, said he was pleased that Kurdish footballers would represent Iraq at the 2026 FIF…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Health Minister Abdulhussein al-Musawi has ordered the suspension of all health guarantee contract signings and renewals until the contract system approve…
BaghdadPARIS, France — Iraq is reviewing alternative export routes for its oil because of its continued reliance on the Strait of Hormez and uncertainty over sea-land transit co…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out inside a Hashd al-Shaabi military headquarters in the Bueyse area of Baghdad's southern Devle district and was extinguished by Civil Defe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that 77 people had been arrested on suspicion of speculating against the dinar and manipulating the foreign excha…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring said temperatures will drop by a few degrees across most of the country over the weekend,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq striker Aymen Hussein could miss Iraq's final Group I match against Senegal after picking up a hamstring injury during his team's game against France…
BaghdadKARBALA, Iraq — The Imam Hussein Shrine issued a written statement after videos circulated on social media showing an attack targeting Indian visitors in Karbala. The shr…
