Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A new arts space called Bağdadi Han has opened in the Şevaka neighborhood of Baghdad's historic center, bringing together visual artists under one roof. T…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Babylon arrested a man who confessed to strangling his wife and staging her death as a suicide, according to a statement from the Babylon Police…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's airspace and all airports have fully reopened to commercial flight operations, the head of the Air Navigation Services Movement Unit said Monday. M…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Police in Babylon province announced Tuesday that a woman's death, initially recorded as suicide, was solved as murder after her family challenged the findi…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — The Duhok Fine Arts Institute concluded its 27th annual festival in the northern Iraqi city, a four-day event showcasing student work across music, painting…
IraqAn 8-year-old border collie with more than 1.5 million followers on Chinese social media was stolen from its owner's family farm while the owner was traveling and later s…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iranian official said the United States had made changes to a draft agreement text between the two countries, describing the modifications as unaccepta…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iranian reformist politician Mohsen Hashemi has called for Tehran to seek a political solution with the United States to prevent grea…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Iraq's newly formed government, appointed by the Coordination Framework, has begun its term amid longstanding infrastructure challenges that have persisted …
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A commentary published this week examines how power in states with weakened institutions often flows not from constitutions or elections but from informal n…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran wants to reach a deal and that this could happen soon, according to press reports. Trump said Israel…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — BRUSSELS — The European Union imposed sanctions on two Iranian nationals and a unit affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, citing threats t…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi police are holding a social media content creator known as "Abu Janna" while investigating the source of cash and gifts he distributed to followers …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Media and Communications Authority has banned presenter Hatip Adil from appearing on all local and foreign media for 30 days. The regulator said…
IraqThe Brazilian Football Federation said Thursday that Neymar is showing positive recovery from a first-degree left calf injury, with MRI examinations confirming progress i…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A war remnant fell near a facility operated by Iranian opposition groups in Erbil on Monday, officials said, in an incident that prompted an investigation b…
IraqCHICAGO, United States — The Iraqi national football team arrived in Chicago on Sunday for 2026 FIFA World Cup preparations. Forward Hussein was taken for additional secu…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq is grappling with a renewed debate over retirement age in public institutions, where the current threshold stands at 60 years old. Advocat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities announced that Iraq Airways will operate more than 40 international flights on Tuesday, resuming regular service after a period of restr…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Ismail Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, praised Yemen's military operations against Israel and said other reg…
