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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh First Education Directorate has ordered schools and affiliated units to set air conditioners in classrooms and offices to a minimum of 23 …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee said unidentified individuals detonated approximately 50,000 tank rounds at the Taji milit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has established a special commission to open dialogue with armed factions refusing to hand over their weapons to the state, …
BaghdadCHONBURI, Thailand — Iraq's U20 national team defeated Kuwait 1-0 in a friendly match played in Chonburi, Thailand, as part of its training camp for the upcoming U20 Asia…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Hunters Association has called for an immediate nationwide halt to hunting, saying the woodcock remains in its breeding and nesting season. In a wr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said Wednesday they had identified and detained the suspect in an early-morning shooting in the western Shu'la neighbor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Mohammed al-Haffaci has called on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to remove the head of the General Traffic Directorate following a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Drivers in Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities have faced long queues at state-run and private fuel stations, with shortages reported in petrol, diesel…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Stars League 2026-2027 season continues Thursday with four second-week fixtures across the country, where 20 clubs are competing. Naft Maysan fa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A court in Baghdad's Karkh district has acquitted Abbas Yakovbi, the intelligence chief of the Baghdad Belt, ruling that the case file against him contain…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices declined Wednesday in Iraq's capital and in the Kurdistan Region's administrative center, Erbil, according to local market reporting. On Baghd…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Permanent Mission to the United Nations joined a commemorative ceremony at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday marking the 23rd anniversary of t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Erbil has signed Mustafa Walid from Air Force as Iraqi clubs continue preparations for the new Iraq Stars League season. Karkh, meanwhile, terminated the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Construction, Housing and Municipalities said residential loans under the Housing Fund will open to applicants on Sunday, with 500 bill…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation announced that an all-Iraqi referee team has been assigned to officiate matches at the Gulf Cup 27 tournament in Jeddah, Sau…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said during a joint press conference in Baghdad that Iraq's resistance has become a central element of …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammad Bagher Kalibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday morning with a senior delegation, according to a …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices advanced on Wednesday as US Treasury yields declined, with investors awaiting the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's July meeting. Spot gol…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said his upcoming visit to Iraq will include concrete steps to strengthen joint security and m…
