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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked 76th among the world's poorest countries in 2026, according to data from Global Finance magazine, with a purchasing-power-parity-adjusted gros…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry announced a notable decline in crime rates nationwide, with the capital, Baghdad, recording the steepest drop. Ministry spokesman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that crime rates have dropped markedly across the country, with Baghdad recording the steepest decline. Bri…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli drone struck a vehicle near the Bayt Jin farm in the Ayn area of southwestern Damascus on Saturday, wounding one person, according to a corre…
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — One additional death has been recorded in a salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom, bringing the total number of cases to 207. Health authorit…
IraqNEW YORK — Major League Soccer's Disciplinary Committee has fined Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi for an on-field incident during the club's 2-2 draw with Philadelphia U…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's chicken meat and table egg production fell in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to the Central Statistical Organization's 2025 Poultr…
IraqFrance’s data protection authority, CNIL, recorded an average of 24 data breach notifications per day in 2025, according to official figures, as electronic data leaks con…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister said U.S.-based satellite internet service Starlink is expected to become one of the country's partners within two years. T…
IraqPARIS, France — A group of former senior French and British diplomats has called on their governments to act together to uphold international law in the Palestinian terri…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The head of Iran's General Staff Commission for Searching Missing Persons, Mohammad Bagher Zadeh, said three Iranian pilots have been held i…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kazim inspected construction at the Antar Square Bridge site, where work has surpassed 40% completion, according to a statement f…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Ministry of Construction and Housing will open online applications on Sunday for loans from the Iraq Housing Fund, the ministry announced. Applicat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Most Iraqi state banks have effectively suspended their lending operations, a senior source said on Saturday, citing the absence of clear credit plans for…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Police in Diyala province have arrested a suspect wanted under Article 7 of Iraq's anti-human-trafficking law in the provincial capital Baquba, north of Ba…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission issued eight sanctions over three days in mid-August, targeting television channels, programs, journalists and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Ministry coordination spokesman and Chief of Staff spokesman Sabah al-Numan said Wednesday that September 30 will represent a strategic turnin…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Army's Directorate of Military Intelligence said a security operation in Maysan province resulted in the seizure of a large cache of weapons and…
IraqHALBERSTADT, Germany — A long-running organ performance of John Cage's "ASLSP" inside the historic St. Burchardi Church in eastern Germany marked its 17th sound change si…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Nizar Amidi said more than 14,000 accumulated death sentences have been pending at his office since he took over the presidency. Speaking …
