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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Hikmat National Stream, said the issue of restricting weapons does not target any side and reiterated his bloc's support for…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation has announced a new promotion and relegation system for its Stars League, reducing the number of clubs to 18 starting from t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has issued a directive to allocate land plots to citizens who do not own housing, reviving a promise that has remained u…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Nezar Amidi met with Baghdad Provincial Council Chairman Ammar al-Hamdani and council members in Baghdad on Tuesday, with both sides highl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into a traffic directorate officer and two personnel accused of assaulting a citizen in the city of N…
BaghdadDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dr. Neba El-Berzinci, a Baghdad-born physician and international entrepreneur, is preparing to complete a master’s degree in clinical nutrit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said two suspects were arrested within three hours following a fight in the Ghazaliya area that ended with a vehicle be…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi academic said the country's Health Insurance System represents a significant reform aimed at restructuring healthcare services, but warned its su…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced that an internet fraud network covering more than 10,000 homes had been dismantled in a joint operation with t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi economist is calling for stricter inspection mechanisms to ensure that vehicles imported into the country meet international technical and safety…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Interior has referred two social media content creators known online as "Arjuvan" and "Oscar" to judicial authorities, accusing them of…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi parliament member Ibtisam al-Hilali said she will submit a formal request to the parliament's speaker to end the practice of acting management in se…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Commander of Joint Operations and head of the Million-Visitor Supreme Security Committee, Lt. Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawi, chaired an expanded …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A report by a U.S.-based think tank says Iraqi armed groups and Iran are reassessing the role of arms inside the country, prioritizing the protection of l…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States will permit Iran to sell oil and petroleum products immediately under a deal to end the war, the Wall Street Jo…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Erbil with a senior US delegation led by Washington's Special…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad has been draped in black flags and banners marking the start of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the beginning of comme…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices climbed in Iraq's capital Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil on Tuesday, according to local market data. On Baghdad's Nehr al-Sara…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team will return to the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday after a 40-year absence, taking on Norway in its opening Group I match in Qatar…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology forecast sunny and clear conditions on Wednesday across central and southern cities, with partly cloudy skies in…
