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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi mobile phone companies have resumed a practice of seizing and reselling unused phone numbers, exposing thousands of subscribers to privacy breaches …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Social Protection Authority has completed verification of data for approximately 7 million citizens enrolled in its social assistance program …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices declined in Baghdad's local markets Thursday, June 4, reversing recent gains even as global prices held near record highs. Iraqi 21-karat gold…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A foreign company's withdrawal from a southern Iraqi refinery project has created a daily shortfall of 4 to 5 million liters in high-octane gasoline produ…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The International Monetary Fund projected Iraq will be among the economies most exposed to regional instability in 2026, according to an IMF report. The …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The office of Sheikh Fayyad, a prominent religious scholar in Najaf, announced Saturday the route for his funeral procession, which will pass through Bagh…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices held steady in Baghdad markets on Thursday while ticking higher in Erbil, according to market data. On Baghdad's Naher Street, wholesale pric…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out in a three-story commercial building in Baghdad's Karkh district on June 4, 2026. The Baghdad Fire Department said in a statement that cr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar el-Hakim, leader of the Iraqi National State Forces Coalition, issued a condolence statement Thursday over the death of religious scholar Muhammed I…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zahidi ordered Wednesday the resumption of oil operations in the Kurdistan Region, with production set to restart Thursday. A …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's government declared three days of national mourning following the death of Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyaz, Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi sa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zeidi declared three days of national mourning following the death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, who died Thursday…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Coordination Framework announced Thursday it has cancelled Gadir Bayram celebrations following the death of Shaykh Ishaq al-Fayyaz, a prominent religi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team plays Spain in a friendly match in La Coruña on Wednesday as part of its preparations for the 2026 World Cup. The match is …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, one of the highest-ranking religious figures in the Shiite world, died Saturday at a hospital in Baghdad. He was 96. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecast Iraq's economy will contract by 1.5 percent in 2026, a significant downward revisio…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The dollar approached a two-month high Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Gulf region pushed oil prices higher and curbed investor appetite for r…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices advanced Thursday as the dollar declined and oil prices fell following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Spot gold rose 0.7 pe…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — Oil prices fell Thursday as markets reacted to a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which raised expectations that a broader acco…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry confirmed a nationwide gasoline shortage, attributing the supply crunch to regional developments and a foreign company's withdrawal fr…
