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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said a court sentenced a former deputy culture minister to six years in prison for irregularities in a 2014 contract s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi civil servants' salaries for this month have moved to the accrual stage, but financial institutions have not yet begun distribution due to cash shor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar rose against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad on Thursday, while the exchange rate remained unchanged in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdist…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry said a temporary supply gap between gasoline demand and available stock caused shortages at filling stations across Baghdad and other …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad-based e-commerce startup Rozenama has closed a $150,000 pre-seed funding round as it seeks to expand operations across Iraq. Founded in Baghdad i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service said it arrested two arms dealers in Baghdad on Monday following an operation based on intelligence and judicial warrants…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) said a unit within the 19th Division's headquarters carried out a security deployment along the Iraq-Syr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices retreated on Thursday after touching their highest level in more than two months, as investors locked in gains. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $4,495.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government has announced that the international coalition's military mission against ISIS will end on September 30, 2026, with all coalition for…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The special pass known as "baj" required to enter Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone remains a bureaucratic burden for ordinary Iraqis, despite promis…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Rusafa district said old war remnants were discovered at an abandoned gas facility in the Zulfiqariya area. The Rusafa Police Command …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri Ahmed, conducted an on-site inspection at the headquarters of the Industry Development General Di…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission said it shut down several Korek Telecom sales points in Baghdad as part of a field operation carried out in coo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A diplomatic exchange between Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has spilled into a publi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee is reviewing the second amendment to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, committe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Farhad Amin Atroushi called on Monday for permanent solutions to the displacement crisis in the country, saying the Kurdi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The quarterfinal round of the Iraqi Women's Basketball League concluded Wednesday with matches played at the Northern Technical University hall in Mosul. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission on Wednesday called on Korek Telecom subscribers to take steps to safeguard access to their digital accounts, c…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A person died by suicide after jumping from the Ziynet Bridge in Baghdad on Wednesday, a security source said. The source reported that the individual jum…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump said he has launched what he described as the toughest economic campaign in history against Iran, accusing Tehran of failing to…
