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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi government spokesperson Haydar Abboudi announced Tuesday that the Council of Ministers has approved the establishment of a $150 billion development …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad's free market on Wednesday, while the rate in Erbil remained unchanged. In the ca…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority has forecast a countrywide temperature swing over the coming days, with Thursday bringing partly cloudy conditions in the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Health Minister Abdulhussein al-Mansouri ordered an urgent investigation into a fire that broke out on a floor of the ministry building in Baghdad o…
BaghdadGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the Cuban government during a visit to the Guantanamo Bay military base, saying the U.S. military is pre…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of contract workers gathered outside the Leather Company in Baghdad's central Karkh district on Friday to demand payment of wages they say have bee…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iraq's prime minister-designate Ali al-Zeydi is working to keep Iraq out of a regional war and bring armed groups under tighter state control, according to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said on Wednesday that weather across the country will be clear and sunny, with partly cloudy conditions expected in the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Justice Minister Khalid Shawani has instructed the Official Gazette department to establish a digital platform for the publication of official legislation…
BaghdadBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Iraq's national team fell 2-0 to Venezuela in its last friendly match before the 2026 World Cup, played at Seat Geek Stadium in Illinois early Saturday…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — MEXICO CITY — Mexico has deployed roughly 100,000 army, police and private security personnel across the capital ahead of Thursday's FIFA World Cup openin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers approved a security and law enforcement cooperation agreement with Spain during its fifth regular session of the year, chaired…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Baghdad rescued a woman born in 2003 and her infant born in 2023 after the two jumped into the Tigris River from the Republic Bridge in…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A short film competition organized in Baghdad has drawn attention to environmental challenges facing Iraq's Ahwar regions, organizers said. The "Young Ey…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A bus fire on a major highway in southern Iraq killed 21 people and injured 19 others on Wednesday, according to officials. The bus was carrying pilgrims …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Heritage and Tourism Institution on Wednesday rejected social media claims that a historic Ottoman-era building in central Baghdad had been…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A large fire broke out Tuesday at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq's most notorious detention facility located in western Baghdad, according to Iraqi Civil Defense…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi political blocs are engaged in intensive contacts to fill long-vacant ministerial seats ahead of the end of the parliamentary recess, a coordination…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission announced new guidelines on Friday governing guest appearances on media outlets, saying the rules were drafted …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Police Command announced the arrest of a suspect in a shooting that killed one person in the Karkh district. The incident occurred in the Jihad ne…
