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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's state oil products distribution company released its sales figures for May 2026, reporting 1.061 billion liters of gasoline sold during the month. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's consul general in Iran's Kermanshah province, Saadoun al-Saadi, said his country is preparing special arrangements at border crossings to facilitat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq recorded 11,948 traffic accidents in 2025 outside the Kurdistan Region, a 1.6% increase from 11,763 in 2024, according to the Central Statistical Org…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falah al-Sari has ordered the release of first-tranche payments owed to contractors in Basra, Diwaniyah, Najaf, Babylon and Maysan,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Baghdad court has ruled that fines running into millions of dinars imposed on homeowners by municipal units exceeded legal limits, ordering the excess a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Operations Command said security forces shut down a flour factory in the Fudhailiyah area in eastern Baghdad after determining it had replaced flo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Czech ambassador to Iraq, Jan Snaidauf, said economic ties between his country and Iraq remain well below their potential, with annual Czech exports t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces shut a food factory in eastern Baghdad and a tea warehouse in Mosul on Wednesday in separate operations against adulterated goods, t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi government spokesperson Haydar al-Abadi confirmed that the file on restricting arms to state control is under discussion, with the issue serving as …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's push to privatize state assets and expand the private sector is running into structural and legal obstacles, with officials warning the economy can…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The US dollar climbed against the Iraqi dinar on Wednesday in currency markets in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil, according to local excha…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi environmental observatory has warned that desertification and drought pose a direct threat to food security and economic stability, with affected…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy has delivered its June 2026 payroll and pension list for public employees to the Federal Ministry o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices rose for a fifth straight session on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision later in the day, suppor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BOSTON — Iraq lost 4-1 to Norway on Wednesday in its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Foxborough Stadium, falling behind early before rallying …
BaghdadEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — France opened its 2026 World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in a Group E match at MetLife Stadium. Kylian Mbappé scored twice, in th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority said northwesterly winds are expected to sweep across the country's south on Saturday, reaching speeds of 30 kilometers pe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Border Crossings Authority, Omar al-Waili, chaired a broad meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday with department directors from all border port…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transportation said the country's airspace will be reopened to international transit flights within 24 hours, following high-level tech…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former head of Iraq's parliament agriculture and water committee, Fırat al-Tamimi, has urged prime ministerial-level intervention to stop large volumes …
