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IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Central Command said it has launched strikes against Iranian forces for a third consecutive night, following orders from the C…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — A family dispute in Babil province ended with a man stabbing his uncle to death, police said. Spokesperson Lt. Col. Ammar al-Shimari of the Babil Police Com…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Health and Environment Committee said the country's health sector is struggling to cope with sustained population growth,…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday evening that the United States will carry out strong military strikes against Iran, annou…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has made substantial progress in bringing weapons under state control, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Armed Forces General Staff, Sabah al-Numan, sai…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — An Iraqi columnist has questioned whether constitutional citizenship rights in Iraq are translating into real living conditions for ordinary citizens, despi…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — A corruption investigation in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province has led to the detention of 10 government employees, including a former department director, …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid traveled to Doha on Sunday to offer condolences to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over the death of his fa…
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…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned an attack on the international airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, calling it a clear violation of international…
IraqThe New York Times reported that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been placed under house arrest on the orders of the intelligence unit of Iran's Islamic …
IraqPHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after severe thunderstorms battered the area overnight, causing widespread damage, power…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its air defense systems intercepted ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi group toward …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A traffic accident on a road connecting the Al-Allam town in the Tel Afar district with the Davor district in northern Saladin province injured two people…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's National Media and Communications Authority said on Monday that the country aims to bring fifth-generation mobile services into large-s…
IraqRob Dieperink, a 38-year-old Dutch FIFA referee, has died, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed. The federation said the cause of death had not yet been …
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Police in Maysan province said they have arrested the suspect in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in the province 17 years ago. The Maysan Police Direc…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been placed under house arrest by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence unit, The New York Ti…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A woman in her 30s has been diagnosed with hemorrhagic fever in Mosul, a source at the Nineveh Health Directorate said. Test results from central laborato…
IraqBritish pharmacist Niraj Naik has circulated graphics outlining what he says happens inside the body within an hour of drinking diet cola, according to his posts. Naik, w…