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DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Gold bars are among the more common ways Iraqis hedge against price swings, with bars typically produced at 99.9 percent purity in 24-karat gold and traded…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A child drowned in a water project canal in the village of Saadiye in the Khalis district of northwestern Diyala after a slab reportedly fell on his head w…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — The director of Azim district in Diyala province, Nabil al-Obeidi, said electricity collection fees for agricultural wells and pumps have roughly doubled, …
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — A family in Baquba, Diyala province, is mourning the death of a pet nightingale named Juri that had lived with them for nearly ten years. Family member Moh…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission announced sanctions against several media outlets and individuals. The regulator said it found that the Wilayat…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Diyala Provincial Council issued a written statement rejecting accusations that security forces interfered with land allocations for wounded and marty…
DiyalaBAQUBAH, Iraq — Wounded members of Iraq's security forces staged a protest outside the provincial council building in Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province, demanding t…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi presided over a handover ceremony at the Central Bank where Nizar Nasser Hussein took over as governor from Ali Mo…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala provincial council head Omar al-Kurei said a formal request will be submitted to the federal government in July to rebuild the al-Wand refinery in …
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — A former landfill near the Heciye River in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province east of Baghdad, has been converted into a multi-purpose sports facility …
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Residents of the Algeria Bridge area in Baghdad protested on Saturday over prolonged electricity outages as summer temperatures climbed. Locals said the d…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Engineering students at Diyala University held an exhibition of their graduation projects, covering a range of fields including heavy water purification, …
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala Governorate has shortened official working hours for Tuesday, with public offices to operate from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to a provincial…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Three suicide cases were recorded in Diyala province within hours on Tuesday, local security sources said, prompting investigations by security authorities…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — A man in his twenties died after shooting himself with a Kalashnikov rifle at his home in the Al-Mafrak neighborhood of Baquba, the capital of Diyala provi…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — An electrical engineer in Iraq's Diyala province has died from injuries sustained when an electrical panel exploded at a power station last week, accordin…
DiyalaBAQOUBAH, Iraq — The director of Baqoubah's municipal environment department, Bassam al-Hadithi, said the city collects roughly 600 tons of waste each day but is operatin…
DiyalaKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out on Friday at a cluster of fruit and vegetable shops in the Askeri neighborhood of central Kirkuk, according to a source at the provincial …
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Rice farming is returning to Iraq's Diyala province after a six-year suspension caused by drought and water shortages, the provincial directorate of agricu…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Joint Operations Command said an air strike on Thursday killed two militants in the Diyala operational area. The operation in the southern Bihriz a…
