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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…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Duhok Investigation and Evidence Collection Committee member Colonel Shakir Mahmoud Mirani said work is continuing with relevant institutions to complete fi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it arrested 12 suspects in Basra over alleged customs fraud linked to large commercial shipments. The agency said the …
IraqMADRID — Large wildfires in Spain's southern Andalusia region have killed 11 people, with 19 reported missing and eight others injured, emergency official Antonio Sanz sa…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has removed the two remaining federal officials overseeing an agency that supports the accuracy and sec…
IraqVenezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the death toll from two consecutive earthquakes has risen to 3,889. The quakes, separated by 39 seconds, were …
IraqA study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden found that even mild COVID-19 cases can cause vision problems lasting from three months to three years. The r…
IraqIranian sources say Mojtaba Khamenei, the country's Supreme Leader, has not fully recovered from injuries sustained in a strike, and that security services have sharply r…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said three employees at a state grain silo in Maysan province were detained on suspicion of extorting money from farmers de…
IraqRegional intermediaries led by Qatar and Pakistan are working to ease US-Iran tensions and revive stalled negotiations between the two countries, according to a US-based …
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — An initial Syrian investigation has determined that ISIS carried out Tuesday's explosions in the capital Damascus, which wounded 18 people, according to…
IraqFrance advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup after a 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco. The opening goal by Kylian Mbappe sparked debate over whether the b…
IraqResearchers at the University of Sassari in Italy say multifloral honey can help protect human skin cells from ultraviolet radiation and support cell regeneration, accord…
IraqHAVANA, Cuba — The Cuban capital has been largely without electricity, running water and communications for nearly a week, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Of…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said three employees at a state grain silo in Maysan province were arrested for accepting bribes from farmers deliveri…
AnbarNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf's Friday preacher, Sadreddin Kabancı, on Friday rejected legal proposals that would allow corruption defendants to avoid prison by returning stolen pu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — numerous bridges, tunnels, schools, hospitals and investment projects announced in recent years once pointed to an intense construction wave centered on B…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A US-based think tank said Iran's influence in Iraq is rooted in geographic, political, cultural and sectarian ties and cannot be…
NajafMASHHAD, Iran — Two members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force were killed in an armed attack during the funeral and burial ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Al…
