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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A large fire broke out at heavy oil storage tanks serving brick factories in the Nahrawan area, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate sai…
Dhi QarDHIQAR, Iraq — Construction of the Nasiriyah International Airport in Dhi Qar province has reached 68% overall completion, officials said on Tuesday. Work on the project …
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Ministry of Economy and Industry is reviewing existing economic and industrial agreements with neighboring countries and weighing new deals aime…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A broad security conference was held at the Baghdad Operations Command headquarters to review the implementation of the Baghdad security plan, with senior…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zeydan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, according to a wri…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced the removal of a 10-year age requirement for cochlear implant recipients and people with hearin…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department of th…
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said the humanitarian crisis in Iran must be brought to an end without delay, urging the international community not to remain indifferent to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi writer and journalist Ali Hamza al-Rubaie released his new book "To Those Yet Unborn.. Letters of Dream and Contemplation" in Baghdad on Tuesday, pu…
IraqHuman Rights Watch said Facebook and TikTok have failed to stop the spread of content produced by armed groups in Colombia to lure children into their ranks. The organiza…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security sources said Zid Muharip, a suspect wanted for insulting Iraqi officers and military institutions, was arrested in a special intelligence o…
IraqApple announced it has expanded its Emergency SOS Live Video feature to additional countries, allowing emergency services to stream live footage directly from an iPhone u…
IraqGoogle has announced new features for students on its search engine and Gemini AI platform ahead of the new academic year, the company said. The tools include AI-generate…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Long lines formed at petrol stations across Tehran as a fuel crisis deepened nationwide, with Iran's Energy Consumption Improvement Organization reporting …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said intelligence-led operations across the country resulted in the seizure of hundreds of rare historical artifacts from…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mahmoud al-Miyahi, a member of the Coordination Framework, announced on Tuesday the names put forward for Iraq's interior and defense ministries. He said …
