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IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated Thursday that Iran will not back down in its stance against Israel, marking the 37th ann…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out Thursday at a gas station in Ba'jail, north of Salah al-Din province, after a vehicle that had waited in a long queue due to a nationwide…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A global health survey published this week found that women in Taiwan reported the highest anger levels among more than 76,000 respondents across the worl…
SARA, Iraq — An official ceremony was held in Samarra on Thursday for the transfer of Saraya al-Salam's security file to state forces, part of a broader strategy to centr…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement he founded, announced Thursday the death of religious scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad.…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Meteorological Organization released its latest weather forecast on Thursday, projecting a slight drop in temperatures for Thursday before condi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zahidi ordered Wednesday the resumption of oil operations in the Kurdistan Region, with production set to restart Thursday. A …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zeidi declared three days of national mourning following the death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, who died Thursday…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Coordination Framework announced Thursday it has cancelled Gadir Bayram celebrations following the death of Shaykh Ishaq al-Fayyaz, a prominent religi…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oil prices fell globally on Thursday, with Brent crude dropping 0.79% to $97.04 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate declining 0.70% …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Ayatollah Mehdi, a senior religious authority in Najaf, died Tuesday in Baghdad at the age of 95, according to the city's religious council. Born in 1930 i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecast Iraq's economy will contract by 1.5 percent in 2026, a significant downward revisio…
IraqSevere periodontitis increases the risk of heart attack by approximately 2.5 times and stroke by twofold, according to a meta-analysis cited by Russian medical researcher…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The dollar approached a two-month high Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Gulf region pushed oil prices higher and curbed investor appetite for r…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — BAGHDAD — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit military operations against Iran unless Congress …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices advanced Thursday as the dollar declined and oil prices fell following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Spot gold rose 0.7 pe…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — Oil prices fell Thursday as markets reacted to a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which raised expectations that a broader acco…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A spokesperson for Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada has accused Prime Minister Ali Zeyadi of spreading falsehoods regarding disarmament, saying the group's weapon…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry confirmed a nationwide gasoline shortage, attributing the supply crunch to regional developments and a foreign company's withdrawal fr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Oil announced Tuesday that the country's gasoline shortage is expected to end next week, with fuel shipments arriving within days. The…
