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.
IraqA fire broke out on an oil tanker approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Masirah Island, Oman, prompting the evacuation of its entire crew, the United Kingdom Marit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in the Karkh district of Baghdad have arrested a suspect accused of using specialized keys to break into vehicles and steal their contents. The man…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Wednesday that his country has broken the ceasefire equation in practice, not just on paper. In a po…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Civil Aviation Authority announced Monday that flight restrictions imposed during recent hostilities with Israel have been lifted. Authority head Mo…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran and Hezbollah failed in their attempt to impose a new regional balance against Israel, …
IraqSaudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said a missile launched from Yemen fell short of its target and strayed from its trajectory, landing in an empty area near the Saudi-Yemen…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Lt. Gen. Ahmed et-Tayyar, the deputy responsible for security at Iraq's National Security Office, was arrested Thursday in connection with multiple corrup…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A young man born in 1998 drowned while swimming in the Diyala River in northeastern Diyala province on Tuesday evening, according to Diyale Police Director…
IraqCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an ultrasound-based device capable of regulating heartbeats without sur…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Al-Waeli, acting as Iraq's interior minister, inspected the Cimen and Darman checkpoints in Kirkuk on Wednesday. The visit reviewed security personnel wor…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Border Ports Authority conducted a field inspection of two control points near Kirkuk on routes toward Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, directin…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Fahl al-Zeydi called on businessmen and companies to participate in a national project to provide one million housing p…
IraqIraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi said Tuesday that some project costs have been inflated to unacceptable levels, describing the practice as reaching "theft" propor…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the conflict with Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah is "not yet over," adding that he held…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A senior Iraqi military officer has been detained on accusations of espionage and corruption, according to security sources. Lt. Gen. Ahmed al-Tayyar was …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister dismissed the head of the Central Region General Electricity Production Company in Baghdad, according to a ministry statement.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Media and Communications Authority ordered media outlets nationwide to immediately cease producing and broadcasting crime programs, citing concer…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communication and Media Authority issued a circular to satellite channels Tuesday banning all broadcasts of crime-related programs, including the a…
IraqU.S. officials denied entry to Somali-born FIFA referee Ömer Abdulkadir Artan at an American airport Monday and sent him back to Turkey, according to news reports. Artan …
IraqHarvard University researchers have found that women who walk about 4,000 steps per day face a significantly lower risk of early death compared to those who are less phys…
