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.
BabilThe idea behind the Guinness World Records book emerged in November 1951 during a shooting party in County Wicklow, Ireland, where Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of t…
IraqHoroscope readings prepared for August 24 point to advances in careers and earnings opportunities, while advising caution in relationships for some signs. Aries, Taurus a…
IraqWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's government will introduce a bill in parliament this week banning social media use by children under 16. The l…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Oil prices fell on Monday as investors locked in profits ahead of new US sanctions on Iran, with Brent crude futures dropping 1.29 percent to $93.17 a barr…
IraqUEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said FIFA President Gianni Infantino should step down amid mounting pressure, but ruled himself out as a successor. The Slovenian footba…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar's selling rate against the Iraqi dinar rose at the close of trading on Monday, August 24, in the foreign exchange markets of Baghdad and E…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's presidency said relations between Erbil and Baghdad are at a strong level and continuing to develop, and expressed readiness to hel…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — Private companies operating in Basra's oil sector have protested being paid in Iraqi dinars for dollar-denominated receivables under their contracts, instea…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi met on Monday with Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, in the presence…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's state-owned Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has relocated its IDC-51 drilling rig from the Zubair oil field in the southern city of Basra to the East …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the United States has launched what he called its largest financial operatio…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The 17th International Agricultural Mechanization, Animal Production and Food Industry Week opened at the Baghdad International Fair grounds with 209 loca…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Operations Command announced on Sunday evening that a controlled explosion will be carried out on Monday morning. The command said the blast would…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — August temperatures exceeding 50°C across southern Iraq have pushed the date harvest season into its peak, with agricultural specialist Jasim Mohammed say…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Members of the Qadiri Sufi order and their followers gathered at the Sayyid Abdullah Tekke in the village of Torak, southwest of Erbil, the capital of the K…
IraqRENO, Nev. — A fast-moving wildfire in northwestern Nevada has prompted evacuation orders for roughly 42,000 people, officials said Sunday. The blaze, dubbed the Hawk fir…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — Seven municipal employees and intermediaries were detained in an anti-corruption operation at the Nasiriyah Municipality in the southern Iraqi province …
IraqKERMANSHAH, Iran — A wild plant known locally as "Bilaluk" or wild cherry, which grows on the rocky slopes of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran's Kermanshah province, …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Erbil Security Directorate has detained a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young woman in footage that circulated on social media, a Kurdistan Reg…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A gas leak occurred at well number 46 in the Habbaz oil field in Kirkuk, according to local security authorities. The field's security unit warned resident…
