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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Green Observatory said on July 5, 2026, that the number of days above 50°C in the country has risen by roughly 800% over the past 15 years. Before …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry said a five-year contract for the integrated management of the Bin Umayr and Sindibad oil fields was signed on Tuesday in Baghdad betw…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council has launched a wide-ranging inspection of private and public electricity generators to verify compliance with the official …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A large-scale detention campaign titled "Operation Dawn," launched to combat corruption in Baghdad, has caused tension within the Coordination Framework t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament from Karbala, Hamed Abbas al-Musavi, said on July 4, 2026, that the Karbala Provincial Council has rejected the appointment …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Interior Minister Mustafa Sunn said two suspects wanted in the "refinery contracts" case fled to France carrying roughly half a billion US dollars, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Corruption in Iraq has evolved into a parallel system affecting the relationship between the state and society. Iraq consistently ranks low on Transparenc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Social Protection Authority under the Ministry of Labour said preparations for food parcels covering roughly 7 million social assistance beneficiar…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Petroleum Products Organization has dismissed reports that kerosene distributed free of charge to households for use in generators is of poor quali…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi military intelligence said security forces arrested a drug dealer in possession of 14,000 Captagon pills during an operation in the capital, Baghdad…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid said there is an opportunity to build a regional security framework covering neighboring states, with Iraq positioned t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy has rejected media reports that its delegation asked Baghdad to postpone the disbursement of June s…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad municipality is pressing ahead with strategic projects to expand the city's wastewater treatment capacity, the municipality's general secretary, A…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi critic and translator Abdulhadi Saadun has been named the 11th recipient of the Martielo Ries International Translation Award, granted by the Madrid…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice released 640 prisoners in June 2026 through the Iraqi Reform Directorate, according to a ministry statement. Of those released,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology said on Friday that hot and sunny conditions will continue across the country, with some cloud cover expected in…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's anti-corruption fight has moved back into the spotlight with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia'ez-Sudani's recent statements and operations. Sudani has …
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran during an official visit, the Kurdistan Region …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has entered the second phase of an anti-corruption campaign known as "Fajr," with a special commission under the prime minister reviewing files of se…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A security source with the Baghdad Police Directorate denied on Saturday reports that security forces had raided the homes of several officials in the cap…
