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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…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Football once reached nearly every household in the region through free over-the-air and satellite signals. Beginning in the 1990s, however, broadcasters mo…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament issued anti-corruption directives earlier this month, but the measures have drawn criticism from some quarters as a compromise that stop…
IraqMUSCAT, Oman — Oman's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's ambassador on Sunday and handed over a formal protest note over drone strikes targeting several locations in the su…
IraqSheikh Humam Hamoudi, head of Iraq's Islamic Supreme Council, sent a condolence telegram to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over the death of his father, She…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kazim met Italy's Ambassador to Iraq, Nicolo Fontana, to discuss expanding cooperation in infrastructure, municipal services and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament voted during a July 9 session to remove Haydar Mekki from his post as head of the National Investment Commission, acting on his absence-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq recorded 50 earthquakes in June 2025, with 22 occurring inside the country and 28 near its borders, according to Ali Abdulkhaliq, head of the Seismic…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A member of Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A renewed debate over consolidating arms under the Iraqi state has emerged after several armed groups sharpened their public rhetoric in recent days. The …
IraqISTANBUL, Türkiye — A Turkish seismologist said recent small earthquakes recorded in the Marmara Sea make the coming days critical for evaluating seismic activity near Is…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official said the party is ready to support the reactivation of the Kurdistan Region's parliament and the formatio…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Baghdad court has ruled against a legal action brought by former lawmaker Meysan al-Jubouri, invalidating a contract that had been used as the basis for…
IraqISTANBUL, Türkiye — Turkish earthquake specialist Osman Bektaş said the coming week will be a determining period for assessing seismic activity in Istanbul, following a s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi government spokesperson Haydar al-Abbadi said on Sunday that completing the cabinet lineup depends on agreement among the country’s political forces…
SaladinSALAHADDIN, Iraq — Saladin's local government said the Zerka Bridge on the road linking Tuz Khurmatu to Tikrit remains closed after water levels rose in the Hamrin Dam ba…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani sent a condolence message on Friday to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani following the death o…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Nineveh felony court has sentenced a member of ISIS to death on terrorism charges, Iraq's Higher Judicial Council media center said. According to the c…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A criminal court in Nineveh province sentenced an ISIS member to death on Sunday, the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council said. The court found that the defenda…
