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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…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Twelfth-grade students at vocational secondary schools in Sulaymaniyah held a press conference on Sunday to protest the results of this year's genera…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Demonstrators gathered outside the Kuwaiti consulate building in Basra on Sunday afternoon to protest the killing of an Iraqi fisherman by Kuwaiti coast gua…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission said it shut down three unauthorized encrypted digital broadcast networks in Basra following coordinated operatio…
IraqUkrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called on the international community to take concrete action against Russia following an airstrike on the northeastern city of S…
IraqUkraine struck a Russian oil tanker with a drone in the Kerch Strait, the waterway linking the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea, Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar said Sund…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A masked man photographed in the front rows of the state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, founder and first supreme leader of the Islamic…
IraqBritain's Cancer Research UK said that consuming even small amounts of alcohol increases the risk of cancer, noting that the substance itself is harmful regardless of the…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, July 12, 2026, that Republican Senator Lindsey Graham had died of a sudden health issue. In a post on Truth…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has reduced the minimum passing score for the competitive entrance exam to gifted middle schools from 95% to 93%, according t…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Officials in the Iranian port city of Bushehr dismissed social media reports of a US strike on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, saying the facilit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's President Nizar Amidi, Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi and Parliament Speaker Hebib al-Halbusi have sent separate condolence messages to Qatar's …
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities said recent US and Israeli strikes caused serious damage to the country's electricity infrastructure, resulting in the loss of approxim…
IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Iran carried out missile and drone strikes early on Sunday targeting US interests and bases in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahr…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — The United States has asked Israel not to enter a direct conflict with Iran, Israeli media reported. According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Israel's …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Strategic Center for Human Rights has warned that Iraq is among the countries most affected by dust and sand storms, citing climate change, expa…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A new study has found that people over 65 who regularly consume blackberries, blueberries and strawberries have a markedly lower risk of frailty. The resear…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — Qatar's government announced the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father of current Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The announcement wa…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi television outlets in the post-2003 era have elevated a number of regular on-air contributors into the role of "expert" or "strategic analyst" witho…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the launch of a third wave of airstrikes against Iran, building on results from two earlie…
