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IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Friday evening against 14 Iranian targets, comprising eight individuals a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The secretary-general of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Hussein al-Humaydawi, issued a written warning to the Iraqi government and officials, urging them to…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Zakho Football Club in Iraq's Kurdistan Region has signed Uzbek forward Sherzod Temirov on a contract announced Friday, the club said. The 28-year-old strik…
IraqA fire broke out on Wednesday at an oil and petrochemical refinery in Billedehr, a city in Iran's western Lorestan province, Iran's state-linked Tasnim news agency report…
IraqEngland manager Thomas Tuchel has told his players not to climb advertising boards while celebrating goals during the 2026 World Cup quarterfinal against Norway. The dire…
IraqLISBON — Jorge Jesus was officially appointed as the new head coach of the Portugal national football team on Thursday, succeeding Roberto Martinez following Portugal's e…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that two senior Hamas commanders were killed in separate airstrikes in northern Gaza earlier this week. In a statement releas…
IraqIsrael's military is struggling with personnel, equipment and budget shortages after nearly three years of fighting, the Hebrew-language newspaper Ma'ariv reported. The a…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — The International Maritime Organization has rejected Iran's recent actions in the Strait of Hormuz and called on member states not to recognize th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US President Donald Trump said on Friday afternoon that Iran had agreed to continue talks, and that Washington had told Tehran "the ceasefire is over" wit…
IraqGENEVA — The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is likely two to four times larger than officia…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji marked the anniversary of Mosul's liberation from ISIS, calling the city's recapture a turning point for a…
IraqA new US study has found that exposure to air pollution may trigger chemical changes in sperm DNA during sperm formation, researchers reported. The study, conducted in S…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A popular movement formed in opposition to the Khor Abdullah Agreement called on Friday on the Iraqi government to take a firm stance against Kuwait follo…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s National Security Council secretary warned Israel on Friday that it would not remain safe if it launched further attacks on Iranian infrastructure. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces detained Oil Ministry Director General Hussein Talib on July 8 as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into alleged irreg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested a pickpocket known by the alias "Three Thieves," described as one of the capital's most dangerous street …
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — A fishermen's association in Basra's Faw district is demanding that the Iraqi government hold Kuwaiti security forces accountable for the death of fisherman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's vehicle fleet has surpassed seven million, with more than four million of those vehicles concentrated in Baghdad, a figure that has reignited debat…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council issued a detailed statement on Tuesday addressing the legal case of Nur Zuhayr and whether he qualifies for a general amnes…
