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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…
IraqEngland manager Thomas Tuchel described his team's 3-2 friendly victory over Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City as a heroic performance, drawing a parallel with winn…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar traded near its lowest level in two weeks on Monday as expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike at the June meeting weakened. The euro…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Monday after the OPEC+ alliance approved an increase of 188,000 barrels per day to its production targets starting in …
IraqBrazil's bid to end its long World Cup drought under Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti suffered an early setback on Sunday, when the national team was defeated by Norway in h…
IraqBrazil national team coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday's heavy defeat to Norway in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 should serve as fuel for the future, after his side's di…
SaladinEAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Brazilian forward Neymar Junior has announced his retirement from the national team following Brazil's exit from the 2026 World Cup. The dec…
IraqKYIV, Ukraine — Explosions were reported in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday morning, prompting the city's military administration to declare an air-raid threat and dir…
IraqNEW YORK — Eight people, including four children, were wounded in a shooting in Brooklyn on Tuesday night during Fourth of July celebrations, the New York Police Departme…
SaladinEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Norway advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the round of 16 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on F…
IraqPARIS, France — PARIS — France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said around 20 major wildfires have been detected nationwide, with six classified as emergencies and thre…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that next year's FIFA World Cup will be the final one of his career, telling reporters in Washington that he w…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Western military assessments cited by Bloomberg describe the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz as substantial, with mines reported to have spread toward …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A woman who was a social media personality on TikTok died after falling from the fourth floor of a residential building in Erbil on July 3, and her sister h…
