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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Shiite Coordination Framework has rejected calls to dismiss or accept the resignation of ministers in Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's cab…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Najaf Civil Defense Directorate said on Tuesday that fire incidents in the province fell by 78% over the past year, citing prevention campaigns and fast…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi photographer Hamed al-Shaher has captured an image of a girl using a traditional boat to reach her school through the country's southern marshes, a …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its accompanying strike grou…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has said corruption is the largest threat facing Iraq today, and that his government is determined to confront it. According t…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Police in Sulaymaniyah arrested three suspected drug dealers on August 19 and seized a large quantity of liquid hashish smuggled into the Kurdistan R…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Thursday that the country continues to export crude oil to distant buyers despite a US naval blockade,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — With 34 days remaining before the end of the international coalition mission set for September 30, 2026, Iraq's effort to bring weapons under state contro…
BaghdadBANGKOK, Thailand — Iraq's U-20 national team held its first training session on Thursday during a preparation camp in Thailand, following a third friendly match against …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Germany's Embassy in Baghdad announced the opening of a new advisory office within Iraq's Ministry of Migration and Displacement, aimed at facilitating th…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Police in Duhok province said they detained eight suspects caught gambling at a gathering in a village on the outskirts of the city. The Duhok Police Direct…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Trade said an unlicensed facility in Karbala was packaging counterfeit tea and storing expired food products. According to a ministry s…
IraqIn Colombia, an 8-year-old boy whose family could not afford a birthday celebration was given a surprise party by his teacher and classmates, local media reported. The st…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Office of the Commander-in-Chief hosted a senior security and military delegation from Saudi Arabia in Baghdad on Thursday for talks on border secu…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is considering using national identity cards as the sole voter document in upcoming elections, a shift pushed by the Prime Minister's office, accordi…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — A recently circulated commentary invokes the late Finnish President Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, whose final counsel to leaders was that high office offer…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education issued an administrative order replacing senior officials at the Mosul Provincial Education Directorate, according to an info…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — Dhi Qar recorded a temperature of 49.7°C over the past 24 hours, placing it fourth among the world's hottest cities, according to local reports. Attapeu i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament voted on Thursday to establish a high-level commission to investigate an armed attack in the al-Dawla area south of Baghdad that killed …
IraqKuwaiti artist Mey Al-Bilushi said she and her daughters, Sheyma and Suad Suleiman, have not stepped away from acting and will continue working in the arts. Speaking duri…
