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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…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — An international construction and reconstruction fair opened in Erbil on Tuesday, bringing together more than 450 companies from 20 countries. The opening c…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry met with Shell to discuss strategic plans to increase gas production at oil fields in the southern city of Basra. The talks covered opti…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission approved at its 18th regular session a mechanism allowing authorities to seize devices and equipment used in…
IraqPARIS, France — Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are in advanced negotiations over a move for Bradley Barcola to Anfield, according to people familiar with the talks. Th…
IraqRussia has renewed a sharp warning to the United Kingdom, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying Moscow's possible retaliation could cover "all British …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee met in Baghdad on Monday with the Kurdistan Region's Natural Resources Minister to discuss p…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The head of the Kurdistan Region's Investment Authority said more than 900 official investment licenses have been issued since 2019, as the region seeks to …
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on neighboring countries to cooperate on joint security arrangements in remarks at an Islamic uni…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — American economist Muhsin Bacenid has warned that Washington's tariff-based trade war policy poses the greatest risk to global trade and will …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces have arrested a suspect in connection with an attack on security personnel in the Dora district of Baghdad, authorities said on Tues…
IraqSearch and rescue teams are working to locate more than 1,300 people reported missing after flash floods and landslides struck villages along the Nepal-Tibet border, offi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Municipality said two of its police personnel were killed and four others wounded during clashes that erupted on Thursday while crews were rem…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A criminal court in Dhi Qar province has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing the underage daughter of a neighbor in the city of Naj…
