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DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Diyala province has declared Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 and 9, 2026, as official public holidays, suspending work across government institution…
IraqBRUSSELS — European Union Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef has called for decisions in sport to be kept free from political interference, saying rules and regulations s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A $2.7 billion air defense agreement Iraq signed with South Korea is at risk of collapsing, the head of the Munsur Bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Faleh al-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament has published the agenda for its session scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, listing the questioning of the head of the Investment …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former Iraqi lawmaker has called for reviving the country's industrial cities, saying the model could generate revenue comparable to oil if longstanding…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Factory owners and industrialists gathered outside the Nineveh Chamber of Commerce building in Mosul to protest obstacles they say threaten the continuity o…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Nineveh Provincial Council has voted to lift the security clearance requirement for national ID card applicants, but citizens say state offices are st…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education is finalizing the admission criteria for schools serving gifted and high-achieving students and will publish them in the comi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Ministry has begun drafting the 2027 federal general budget, the prime minister's financial adviser, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, said. The work …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi environmental specialist, Murtaza al-Gunaidi, has warned that continued pollution in the Tigris River and the absence of urgent government action…
IraqNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said China could get astronauts back to the lunar surface ahead of the United States, framing the contest as a live space race with Beij…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Communications, Mustafa Sanad, said on Wednesday that the country is seeking to become a regional hub for data exchange and communicati…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Erbil Governorate announced a series of new appointments within the provincial Directorate of Education, the governorate said in a statement on Monday. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research issued binding directives to all private universities on Monday, based on correspondence from …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Graduates in engineering, petroleum specialties, and science continued a sit-in protest in front of the Basra Oil Company on Monday, marking the second day …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Council of Representatives convened on Monday for the first session of the second legislative chapter of its sixth electoral term, following the…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A grassroots movement in Basra opposed to the Khor Abdullah agreement has called on the Iraqi government to investigate reports that Kuwaiti coast guard ves…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has restored crude oil production to pre-war levels at three major fields following the easing of maritime restrictions in the Gulf under a U.S.-Iran…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk's health directorate confirmed a case of hemorrhagic fever in a 35-year-old woman in Hawija district, marking the first recorded case in the area. T…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday urged New York City residents to stay indoors as the city braces for sudden flash flooding and heavy rainfall foll…
