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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices rose slightly in Baghdad on Saturday morning while holding steady in Erbil, according to local market data. On Nehr Street wholesale market, t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A committee established by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi to examine the Jurf al-Nasr file will conduct a field visit to the district in Babil provin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi writer Saeed al-Kinnani said the question of consolidating weapons under state control is a political and sovereignty issue rather than a purely tec…
BaghdadABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A report by the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Iraq is struggling to maintain oil exports after regional co…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said three people were arrested for possession of narcotic pills. According to a statement from the Karkh Police Comman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein reaffirmed the country's continued support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights during a meeting wi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Stars League kicked off its 2026–27 season on Friday with two matches played in Baghdad and Maysan. At Zorav Sports Arena in Baghdad, Naftet beat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Talaba Sports Club, based in Baghdad, said its domestic and international transfer ban has been lifted in time for the new Iraqi Premier League season. Cl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Delegations from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command met in Riyadh on Tuesday evening to discuss the situation of armed factions in Iraq and rec…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's anti-corruption commission has detained Khalid Ghazi Atiyyah, the undersecretary for transmission and distribution affairs at the Ministry of Elect…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Fishermen in the Sunniya district of Diwaniya are struggling to sustain their livelihoods as river water levels drop and waterways shift, sector represent…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A man described as an Iraqi citizen from Sulaymaniyah was left on the sidewalk outside a Baghdad hospital for hours because he had no identification docum…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Lebanese restaurant chain Al Beiruti is preparing to open its first Iraq location at the Iraq Mall shopping center in Baghdad, expanding its regional foot…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded in the Kuzaran area of Iran's western Kermanshah province at 23:08 local time, according to the National E…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of the Badr Organization's political bureau, Mohammed Naji Mohammed, said the group rejects the government's approach of using force in the disar…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish Region President Nechirvan Barzani warned that Iraq faces severe international isolation unless weapons are brought under state control, saying Bagh…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq national team forward Mihend Ali, widely known as "Mimi," has rejoined Police Club after signing a contract with the Baghdad-based side, the club con…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Transport Minister Wahb al-Husseini dismissed his private secretary after a passenger plane bound for Istanbul returned to Baghdad airport, an offi…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — The head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Fayik Zeydan, met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to discuss ways to strengthen judicial and le…
BaghdadRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met on June 26 in Riyadh with Lieutenant General Abdulamir al-Shammari, director of the office of Iraq's C…
