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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Fire crews brought a fire at a six-story commercial-residential building in the capital under control on Sunday, Baghdad's Civil Defense Directorate said.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has filed 440 lawsuits against individuals accused of making unauthorized direct connections to the national power grid, th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it has formed a working team to investigate an attempt to smuggle 61 exam papers out of the country. In a stateme…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has directed the Ministry of Finance to disburse administrative expenses and salaries on their scheduled dates, hi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Health Ministry said it has identified individuals and groups exerting pressure on doctors in several emergency rooms and hospital units, and th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi President Barham Salih held a symbolic meeting in Baghdad with national team footballer Ali al-Hamadi, who grew up as a refugee child before …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team has opened its final training camp before the 2026 FIFA World Cup at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Vi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Mohammed al-Biyati said the country’s vehicle count has reached roughly 6 to 7 million, a level he said has exceeded the capacity of main r…
BaghdadSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Unidentified human remains have been recovered from a mass grave in the Sulaymaniyah area of Iraq's Saladin province, where air force cadets killed b…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nearly a month after Iraq's parliament granted confidence to Prime Minister Ali Fallah al-Zaidi and 14 of his ministers, nine cabinet portfolios remain va…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh Criminal Court has sentenced Khalid Abdulwahid Kabian, a former sports adviser to the prime minister, to one year in simple imprisonment o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team fell 2-0 to Venezuela in a friendly match played in Illinois on Saturday. Cristian Cásseres Jr. opened the scoring in the 17…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education said exam papers and forms seized at Baghdad International Airport do not belong to the 2025–2026 central exams, following a …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's first World Cup appearance since the 1986 tournament in Mexico has drawn large crowds to cafes and restaurants across Baghdad, where fans have gath…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has launched a new air corridor connecting Turkish and Saudi Arabian airspace through a short transit across Syrian airspace, according to a Baghdad-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Three children were rescued after becoming stuck on a malfunctioning ride at an amusement park in Baghdad's Karkh side on Thursday evening, the capital's …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Organization said temperatures across the country will remain high through the weekend, with Basra expected to reach 47°C on Saturda…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Besim al-Garrabi said on Thursday that he had met with the Education Minister to discuss measures aimed at safeguarding exam transparency a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh Police Command said it has arrested a suspect who fired a gun into the air at a wedding after video of the incident circulated on social m…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out at a sports facility belonging to the Ministry of Youth and Sports near Rusafa in eastern Baghdad and was brought under control, the Civi…
