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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities said on Wednesday that the number of tourists entering the country has exceeded 2 million, citing figu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Major General Adnan Hasan Hamid, head of Baghdad's Karkh Police Directorate, is carrying out a broad security and institutional reform drive across the we…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Shell Baker has resumed work this week on the development of the Akaz gas field in Anbar province after withdrawing earlier due to U.S.-Iran military oper…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team will take on France in a 2026 World Cup qualifier scheduled to kick off at midnight local time in Baghdad, with the match se…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Finance specialist Walid Aidi said recent gains in the U.S. dollar exchange rate on Iraq's local markets reflect psychological pressure and uncertainty ra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry announced that drilling has officially begun on an exploration well in the country's north, marking the first such operation in the re…
BaghdadLONDON, United Kingdom — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as head of government and leader of the Labour Party on Friday, ending months of sp…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi has issued a formal letter of appreciation and gratitude to Rebi Nader, the former director of the Prime Minister's media offi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of tobacco and nicotine products fell to $292.1 million in 2025, down sharply from $1.56 billion the previous year, according to Internatio…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two separate fires broke out in different parts of Baghdad on the same day and were brought under control by Civil Defense teams, with no casualties repor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Minister Faleh Sari issued a written directive on Sunday to all ministries, non-ministerial institutions and city administrations instructi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Muthana al-Tamimi attended a meeting of parliamentary committee No. 63 on June 21, 2026, to review the file on river po…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Energy expert Ahmed Asker said Iraq's power sector has been the state's largest spending item since 2003, with cumulative expenditure exceeding $100 billi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi official on Saturday rejected reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had established secret cells in Iraq to carry out dron…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Organization said Sunday that temperatures will ease toward the end of the week, with a mild rise midweek followed by a return to se…
BaghdadMONTERREY, Mexico — Japan defeated Tunisia 4-0 in the second round of group-stage play at the 2026 World Cup, climbing to second place on goal difference behind the Nethe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has not sought external borrowing to address its current financial difficulties, Prime Ministry spokesperson Haider al-Abboudi said on Sunday, adding…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Writer Issam Hussein al-Hadithi has argued that the widely held view of Iraq as 90% dependent on oil exports does not reflect the country's full revenue b…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Children selling bottled water on streets and intersections have become a common sight in Baghdad, with poverty and family hardship pushing minors into wo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers has declared Thursday, June 25, a public holiday across all ministries and state institutions. The decision coincides with Ash…
