Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons and expressed a desire to meet with leader Kim Jong-un. Speaking to reporters at the White Houseโฆ
IraqEuropean shares slipped to a three-week low on Tuesday as rising oil prices and persistent inflation worries offset relief following the U.S. Treasury Department's announโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that very large quantities of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. officials describinโฆ
IraqGENEVA, Switzerland โ The Swiss Federal Council has approved additional measures under the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia, with the new restrictioโฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Anbar provincial government has released 42 billion Iraqi dinars in payments to farmers, covering the fourth tranche of dues for the 2025 farming seasโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Rusafa district said old war remnants were discovered at an abandoned gas facility in the Zulfiqariya area. The Rusafa Police Command โฆ
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Intelligence and Federal Investigations Bureau said it has arrested a suspect in Najaf accused of selling banned drones, hidden cameras and trackinโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri Ahmed, conducted an on-site inspection at the headquarters of the Industry Development General Diโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Communications and Media Commission said it shut down several Korek Telecom sales points in Baghdad as part of a field operation carried out in cooโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A diplomatic exchange between Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has spilled into a publiโฆ
IraqA magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck the border region between Iran's western Kermanshah and Ilam provinces on Saturday evening, according to the Iranian National Seismologiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee is reviewing the second amendment to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, committeโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, who took office on May 14, 2026, faced a series of heavy policy files in his first 100 days, including oil exports, salโฆ
BabilABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates โ Two music festivals in Abu Dhabi featuring international artists, including Colombian singer Shakira and American singer Christina Aguilโฆ
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Diyala's Directorate of Agriculture said 73 Datura plants with narcotic properties were seized in the village of Kaluz in the Wihhiyeh district and destroโฆ
IraqThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that its forces fired at the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, acknowledging responsibility for the shooting โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Farhad Amin Atroushi called on Monday for permanent solutions to the displacement crisis in the country, saying the Kurdiโฆ
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq โ A bank manager was stabbed by a fellow employee in the Sayyid Sadiq district of Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday, according to local reports. The manager, ideโฆ
IraqGermany, France and the United Nations on Thursday condemned remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in which he said 30 to 40 people should be killโฆ
IraqBayern Munich striker Harry Kane said he is targeting the Ballon d'Or after securing his second European Golden Shoe, describing the current season as the best of his carโฆ
