Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqFormer England forward Wayne Rooney said Portuguese players have not rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo in the way Argentine players have stood behind Lionel Messi, describ…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A symposium titled "Kurdistan Geopolitics and the Situation of Women" began on Friday, bringing together politicians, activists, academics and repres…
IraqANKARA, Turkey — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States does not need the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he described as large domestic oil reser…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Anti-Corruption Commission said Tuesday that an employee of the Oil Ministry has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling 1.174 …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Health authorities in Nineveh province confirmed laboratory tests showing hemorrhagic fever in two 10-year-old children, one from central Mosul and the ot…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Tuesday that Christians are an original part of the Kurdish people and that he will continue to safegua…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday that Bashar Amic Ismail Mkhalled al-Aqashi has been named as the replacement candidate for lawmaker Moham…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar Provincial Council unanimously approved recommendations from its Education and Teaching Committee to remove two senior officials from the provin…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Sadqun parliamentary bloc in Iraq's parliament said the country's anti-corruption campaign will not delay completion of the cabinet lineup. Lawmaker S…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Association has begun formal procedures to include young goalkeeper Zekekriya Hadi, who plays for Bradford City in England, in its Olym…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Four border crossings in Anbar province generated 109.5 billion Iraqi dinar in revenue during June, provincial governorate advisor Khalid al-Jabri said. A…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi Parliament said he has uncovered an alleged corruption case involving scrap metal sales by the Defense Ministry that cost the public…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Saladin Provincial Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to name a street in Tikrit "Asudu'r-Rafideyn," according to the council's press office. The de…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament said legislation is being prepared to raise the mandatory retirement age for public-sector employees from 60 to 63, reversin…
IraqResearchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa in Canada say the widely used sports supplement creatine may help reduce depression symptoms. Crea…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Fallah al-Zaydi arrived at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday, where they were received…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — An explosion in the Syrian capital injured 18 people, including four police officers, state news agency SANA reported. The blast occurred outside the se…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mazhar Mohammed Salih, financial adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister, said funds recovered from corruption cases constitute non-recurring revenue and cann…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has launched a higher vocational diploma program for autism spectrum disorder centers across t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced plans to broaden the scope of small and medium-sized projects aimed at absorbing unemployed wor…
