Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Sulaymaniyah will host its first international cancer conference on February 4-5, 2027, with more than 200 doctors and specialists expected to attend…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A truck traveling in the wrong lane struck eight vehicles on the Erbil-Kesnezan road in front of the Magic Land entertainment complex on Wednesday, accordin…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Parliamentary Finance Committee has prepared a draft law to establish a "Salary Stability Fund" aimed at ensuring the continuous payment of public-…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — An investigation has been opened into a fire that broke out early Wednesday at an oil-protection brigade site on the outer outskirts of Baquba, the capital…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament from Kirkuk, Mohammed Ali Naimi, said administrative approvals have been secured to release all outstanding education oversig…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has opened a permanent women-only beach in the Al Mamzar area, designed to provide visitors with a private and secure environment away…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Asian equities traded sideways on Wednesday as concerns over a possible new US-Iran military confrontation eased, pulling oil prices lower. In…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — At least three Indian refiners and several large global energy companies are steering clear of tankers placed on a new Iranian blacklist over Strait of Hor…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Communication and Media Commission has launched a mobile application, CMC Speed Test, that allows users to measure the quality of mobile and intern…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission has launched CMC Speed Test, a digital platform that measures the quality of internet and communication service…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Sunni Endowments Diwan announced a criminal complaint on Wednesday against cleric Fadik Musawi, accusing him of insulting and slandering the Prophe…
IraqIsraeli intelligence uncovered an alleged Iranian-linked plot to assassinate Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and ordered him to leave Fl…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Azadi Teaching Hospital in Kirkuk announced that surgeons successfully removed a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation from the lower lobe of the righ…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar ended Wednesday's trading session lower against the Iraqi dinar in both the Baghdad and Erbil foreign exchange markets. At local exchange …
IraqMenlo Park-based Meta has agreed to pay approximately $18 billion over 10 years to settle a lawsuit filed by several US states over youth online safety, according to the …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A Johns Hopkins University energy security professor and former US National Defense University faculty member, Paul Sullivan, said Washington …
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said several officials at the Maysan Provincial Health Department have been detained over alleged irregularities in a renov…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Oil Ministry said private generator owners are not subject to any tax. Ministry spokesman Salim al-Rikabi said all fuel quotas allocated to private…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — An environmental group called Iraq Green Observatory says most drinking water produced at treatment plants in Basra does not meet national requirements, c…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said he was hopeful that practical arrangements could be reached on a temporary corridor in the Strait of Hormuz a…
