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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Minister Atfiyya al-Hakim said financial pressures have caused delays in public sector salaries and in payments owed to farmers and contrac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi lawmaker has formally asked the Ministry of Education to investigate the discovery of leaked high school exam papers at Baghdad International Air…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The US Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent security alert urging American citizens in Iraq to depart the country immediately, citing heightened regional t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Russia's Ambassador to Baghdad, Elbrus Kutrashev, said Iraq remains a key partner for Russia and continues to prefer Russian weapons in its military-techn…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Mustafa Abdulhadi has proposed a mini-budget valued at between 20 and 30 trillion dinars to address priority issues, including the permanen…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi economist said egg prices in Baghdad continue to rise despite government inspection measures, with production costs and a long chain of middlemen…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Midhar al-Kuraiyi said on June 10, 2026 that work on legislation governing traffic fines will intensify once parliament returns from its Ju…
BaghdadDHI QAR, Iraq — Health authorities in Dhi Qar province have recorded 76 cases of hemorrhagic fever since the start of 2026, with six patients dying from complications of …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has reduced its holdings of US Treasury bonds significantly over the past six years, according to financial experts and officials cited in Iraqi medi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Ali al-Zeydi sent a message to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa calling for expanded economic and security cooperation b…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Operations Command said three suspects were caught preparing a tribal armed raid on a residential home in the capital's eastern neighborhood of Bo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A legal activist said Iraq cannot declare its internal displacement file closed merely because camps have shut and fewer families remain displaced. Ömer F…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has authorized Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi to complete his government cabinet, a political source said. Under the arrangemen…
BaghdadSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Pharmacy students at Kivan International University in Sulaymaniyah have developed and produced a line of cosmetic products, according to Sene Mohamm…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team coach Graham Arnold is set to finalize his 2026 World Cup squad on Saturday, an Iraqi Football Federation member said. Galib…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi met with Iraqi Football Federation President Younes Mahmoud and federation officials in Baghdad on Wednesday to di…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — A delegation of Iraqi banking sector representatives completed a two-day visit to London on Tuesday, returning to Baghdad, according to Wadi al-H…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Arif al-Hummami has called for an institutionally led, transparent anti-corruption effort backed by sustained follow-through, warnin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi football clubs have moved early in the summer transfer window ahead of the 2026-27 season, completing a series of signings, renewals and d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Beauty salons catering to women in Baghdad, once among the city's most profitable businesses, are facing a sharp downturn driven by rising import costs, h…
