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SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq — Allegations of corruption and illicit wealth have been raised against former Iraqi lawmaker Adnan al-Jumayli, with claims that luxury vehicles and real est…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina played to a 1-1 draw in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup group stage at Toronto Stadium on Friday evening. Bosn…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The 2014 Speicher massacre, in which Islamic State fighters killed thousands of captured Iraqi Air Force cadets and soldiers after seizing Tikrit, remains…
SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq — A 12th-anniversary commemoration began Tuesday in Saladin province for the military cadets killed in a 2014 Islamic State (ISIS) attack, with families of t…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Canada faces Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday at Toronto Stadium in the teams' first-ever World Cup meeting, kicking off the host nation's campaign in Gro…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Footage circulating on Iraqi social media shows special security forces and Integrity Commission teams uncovering a safe hidden under a bed during a searc…
SaladinTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — Iraq's government under Prime Minister Ali Zaidani faces a difficult task in asserting meaningful control over armed factions operating under the …
SaladinMOSUL, Iraq — Nineveh's health directorate has confirmed two new cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the province, bringing the total reported in recent we…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Ilam Provincial Environmental Protection Directorate in western Iran announced that 143,000 hectares of natural area have been placed under protection…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Salahaddin province will observe an official holiday on June 11 to mark the 12th anniversary of the Suhailawi massacre, a 2014 ISIS attack that killed app…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Salahaddin, Iraq — The governor of Salahuddin province has declared an official holiday on June 11, 2026, for government institutions across the province.…
SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq — The Selahaddin Governorate announced a public holiday on June 11, 2026, to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Speycer massacre that occurred in 2014. …
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni said captain Lionel Messi will feature in the national team's friendly match against Iceland at Jordan-Hare Stadium in…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Vefa Mohammed, a member of the Kurdish Democratic Party, called on Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi's government to open corruption files and pursue comprehens…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, will compete at the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, but a recurring pattern in tournamen…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi has launched a comprehensive political and security campaign to prevent Iraq from being drawn into the escalating milita…
SaladinTUZHURMATU, Iraq — A fire broke out in a wheat field in the eastern rural area of Tuzhurmatu district, in Salahuddin province, destroying more than 20 dunams of crop, acc…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Baha al-Araji, a leader of the Construction and Development Coalition, has claimed that allegations surrounding the arrest of former Petroleum Ministry Un…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — NEW YORK — Norway's national team will face Morocco in a friendly match Sunday evening in New Jersey, the first of several preparations ahead of the 2026 …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nuri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, met Sunday in Baghdad with Joshua Harris, the United States Chargé d'affaires in Iraq. The two discu…
