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IraqSouth Africa international and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jaiden Adams has died at the age of 25, days after representing his country at the 2026 World Cup. South Afric…
IraqGerman football legend Lothar Matthäus has said Lionel Messi has little chance of winning this year's Ballon d'Or or The Best award, citing the Argentine's move to Inter …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Ali al-Zaydi met Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Paulus III Nuna and Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of the Erbil Chaldean…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Duhok, Iraq — Security forces in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province detained 10 people for allegedly using toxic substances to fish in the Khabur River n…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has finalized plans to target critical infrastructure in Iran, including oil and gas facilities on Kharg Island, power pla…
IraqYears of accumulated corruption in Iraq have taken on a structural character, with ministries and directorates operating as shadow entities that follow rules on paper whi…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq reopened the Shalamshaji border crossing on Thursday to allow passenger crossings during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, Omar al-Waili, head of Iraq's Border…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Zeynep al-Tamimi has criticized the working methods of security units in Iraqi cities, saying their practice of acting as investigators rat…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran resumed negotiations in Oman on Saturday, with the security of international maritime traffic through …
IraqThe World Health Organization has warned that Sudan's cholera outbreak could deepen as the war continues, displacement rises and the rainy season sets in. In a statement,…
IraqAn unverified report circulating on Turkish-language social media claimed that Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, thanked the Iraqi public in a mess…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's new Supreme Leader, Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Saturday that avenging the "Martyr Leader" is a public demand and will be carried out. In a sta…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region Asayish said on Saturday that a three-member gang accused of trading counterfeit currency was dismantled in a security operation in Erb…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said the country is pursuing the recovery of public funds moved abroad, alongside large-scale domestic corruption investig…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The chairman of Najaf Sports Club, Ammar Necm, said the club's debt has reached 3.2 billion dinars, attributing the financial strain to outstanding obligati…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Lawmakers and legal experts in Iraq are calling for corruption cases tied to the Oil Ministry to be expanded beyond officials already facing judicial proc…
Dhi QarDHIQAR, Iraq — Health sources in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province said 105 confirmed hemorrhagic fever cases and eight deaths have been recorded since the beginning of 20…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Health Ministry said on Monday that 17 Iranian citizens, including one woman, were killed and 115 others wounded in US airstrikes on military target…
IraqRussian model Anastasiya Kostromitsina has drawn wide attention on social media by imitating Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, telling Reuters that videos of her mimickin…
SALADIN, Iraq — Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has described the thigh injury that forced him off during his side's 2-1 quarter-final defeat by Spain at the 2026 Wor…
