Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said Saturday that Al-Medina International Stadium in Baghdad was not approved to host Air Force Club’s home matche…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — MOSCOW — A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital on Saturday killed one person and injured 37 others, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A former Iranian lawmaker, Jalali Rashidi Koochi, said a US ground attack on Iran has become "inevitable," arguing that recent American airstrikes against s…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iran said on Friday that five bridges in the southern province of Hormozgan were targeted in US strikes. Iranian state television reported that the United S…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A vehicle lost control early Saturday on a road used by travelers heading to Karbala, killing nine people and injuring 13, Iraq's Health Ministry said. Eigh…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra local administration has declared three days of mourning following a crash in the Haritha district in the northeast of the city, where a driver st…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. Central Command has disclosed details of airstrikes on Iran carried out the previous night at the direction of President Donald Trump, saying the ope…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Provincial Council has submitted a request to the Iraqi Council of Ministers asking that a fisherman killed in a recent incident be granted martyr…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — An unidentified drone crashed inside the Grand Fao Port construction site south of Basra on Wednesday morning, according to local security sources. The sour…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Commission is preparing to open the case of fisherman Ahmed Necip, who was killed off the coast of Basra, and to…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Iraq plans to build a new oil pipeline system extending from the Basra-Fishkhapur line to Turkey's Ceyhan port, Iraqi Oil Ministe…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait said it neutralized aerial targets it described as "hostile" inside its airspace, as reports emerged of powerful explosions on Iran's…
BasraDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is observing the first anniversary of attacks in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, where more than 1,700 people, most of them civilians, wer…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said six countries should pay the United States for protecting the Strait of Hormuz, naming Saudi Ara…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Oil prices rose by about $3 a barrel after a US-Iran ceasefire broke down and the US Army threatened to reimpose a maritime blockade on Iranian ports. Bren…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Medium crude posted sharp gains on Tuesday, tracking a broader rise across global energy markets. Basra Heavy rose $4…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Basra have extinguished a fire that broke out at the Al-Birikan sports hall in the Zubair district, with officials reporting no casua…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — An Iraqi columnist has questioned whether constitutional citizenship rights in Iraq are translating into real living conditions for ordinary citizens, despi…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdulamir Rashid Yarallah, visited the Navy Command headquarters within the Basra operational area on Monday to inspect th…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kuwait's Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on the country's consulate in Baghdad and called on the Iraqi government to take decisive steps to hold those …
