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KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Security forces in Kirkuk arrested one of the city's most prominent drug traffickers in an operation carried out by an anti-narcotics unit, security source…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a heavy airstrike on fuel depots belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Black Sea port of Chornomor…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A historic tekke dating to the Ottoman era inside Kirkuk's Citadel has become a focal point for residents and visitors from other cities marking the Mawlid…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Independent Election Commission has asked parliament to amend the 2018 Amended Election Law No. 12 so that the national identity card, rathe…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and can be reopened only under arrangements set by Tehran,…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Ministry of Education has announced that Kurdish will be taught as an elective course for two hours a week in schools starting from the 2026-202…
IraqBritish physician Dr. Amir Khan has identified five common daily habits that can push blood pressure higher, according to his remarks on ITV programs "Lorraine" and "Good…
IraqOTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian government said Wednesday it will impose retaliatory customs duties ranging from 15% to 50% on a set of US imports, following the failure of…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has ordered that a single national identity card be used in Iraq's next general elections, according to a written statement fr…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the United States is monitoring "every inch" of the Strait of Hormuz, Mount Khor and three previously…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Peshmerga announced on Wednesday that the mission of German military advisors, deployed as part of efforts to counter ISI…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisory said security forces arrested a man who impersonated public officials and state figures to contact government institutio…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that ending war and preserving social unity are among his government's top priorities, telling reporters that Ir…
IraqA new study says the global fertility rate fell below the population replacement threshold in 2026, marking the first such decline on record, even outside periods of war …
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Communities across the city of Duhok and its surrounding districts and villages marked Mawlid al-Nabi on Wednesday with large public gatherings, as mosques …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A White House official said there are no ongoing or scheduled talks or negotiations between the United States and Iran, adding th…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli forces stormed and seized a UNRWA vocational training center in the Qalandia refugee camp in northern East Jerusalem, the U.N. agency for Palestinian …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he has directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially scale back joint military exercise…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration is "seriously considering" renaming Lake Ontario, on the US-Can…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump has pushed forward on three policy fronts in the past 48 hours, with military action against suspected drug traffickers…
