Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqJERUSALEM — Israel's parliament approved a bill in its first reading on Monday tightening rules on the use of loudspeaker systems in mosques, according to Israeli media r…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran are going well and that President Donald Trump's administration is prepa…
IraqThe U.S.-led "Peace Council" established by President Donald Trump after the Gaza war said the post-war administration of the territory will not include the United Nation…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Construction and Development Coalition said former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's cabinet submitted a proposal to replace six ministers, bu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs has enrolled more than 6,000 people in postgraduate programs since a servic…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — BERLIN — The European Union aviation safety agency has extended its advisory urging operators to avoid the airspace of Iraq, Iran and Lebanon until Jul…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Munenna al-Tamimi met with Salah Haj Hassan, the Food and Agriculture Organization's representative in Iraq, the minist…
IraqLONDON — Liverpool have agreed a deal with Rennes to sign French under-21 center back Jeremie Jaque for a reported £60 million (about $79 million), PA Media reported. The…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi said Wednesday that coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region is essential to safeguard…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Higher Election Committee announced that President Ahmed al-Sharaa completed the membership of the People's Assembly by appointing 70 lawmakers …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued a directive allowing additional marks for graduating students in critical circumsta…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI — Iran is pressing for international recognition of its authority over the Strait of Hormuz and wants to retain the right to regulate …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, head of Iraq's Reconstruction and Development Alliance, met on Wednesday with representatives of the wounded and war victims' bod…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has expressed interest in joining BRICS, citing the bloc's growing role in the global economy, the country's ambassador to Moscow said. The envoy sai…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Monday received Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and an accompanying de…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement in indirect talks in Doha to release roughly $3 billion in funds in favor of Tehran, accordi…
IraqMojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader, has remained out of the public eye since assuming the role following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, who held the post…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — OPEC is expected to decide on a new oil production increase of about 188,000 barrels per day for August at a meeting on Sunday, according to a report. The…
IraqIran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the country's highest religious and political authority, has died after more than three decades in power, according to reports. Khame…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Zain Iraq served as the official sponsor of the third Iraq Telecommunication Summit, held at the World Heart Hotel in Baghdad under the auspices of the Ir…
