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IraqIranian authorities said a telecommunications executive was killed and two people were wounded in a US strike on Farur Island in the southern province of Hormozgan on Sun…
IraqAmerican author John Perkins said the dollar's global status and U.S. influence worldwide face growing challenges, with increasing skepticism toward the United States, th…
IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Kuwait's Defense Ministry said three land border centers in the country's north were targeted by drone strikes on Tuesday, causing material damage. …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kuwait's Defense Ministry said three border posts came under attack on Sunday evening, leaving one employee injured. Ministry spokesman Colonel Saud Abdul…
IraqAround 5 billion people worldwide use antiperspirants or deodorants daily, with some applying the products beyond the underarm area, according to widely cited figures. Sp…
IraqThe International Energy Agency has warned that refined fuel markets remain under strain, with pressure concentrated on gasoline and diesel amid rising summer travel dema…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's water reserves have risen from 5 billion to 34 billion cubic meters following heavy rainfall, Water Resources Minister Müsenna al-Tamimi said on Su…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi contemporary painter Samir Sekatri has died, the Iraqi Artists Syndicate announced, expressing condolences to his family, relatives and colleagues. …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a 3-year-old child in Kirkuk, a police source said on Tuesday. The operati…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has lifted its ban on the online game Roblox, Communications Minister Mustafa Sind announced in a written statement. The minister said the order to e…
IraqKHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese court has sentenced Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and 15 other defendants to death in absentia o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities seized numerous title deeds and hundreds of animals from a farm belonging to former lawmaker Talal al-Zubaidi in the Abu Ghraib district…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Independent Human Rights Commission condemned the killing of a Kurdish shepherd by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a borde…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A vocational training program called TVET has been launched in Erbil through a partnership between the Ravanke Foundation and Kurdistan University-Hawler, a…
IraqPARIS, France — Around 300 people were evacuated in the Sarcelles suburb north of Paris after a suspected attack threat, French media reported. According to Europe 1 radi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's irrigable agricultural land has contracted by more than 70% compared with previous decades, driven by climate change and shrinking water resources,…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Police in Kirkuk have detained two suspects in connection with the alleged abuse and killing of a three-year-old child, local security sources said. The in…
IraqNorway striker Erling Haaland said he will support England in the 2026 World Cup semifinal after his team was eliminated by a 2-0 defeat. The Manchester City forward said…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's People's Assembly convened its first session of the new term in Damascus on Tuesday, with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in attendance as law…
BaghdadMOSUL, Iraq — Health authorities in Nineveh have confirmed a case of hemorrhagic fever in a 37-year-old woman living in the Education District on Mosul's left bank, the p…
