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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…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said comments about the Peshmerga Forces’ weapons in Erbil were being judged wrongly because of recent unusual political condi…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi security forces have arrested a foreign woman wanted in connection with a fire that killed her stepdaughter in Najaf, a security source in the city sa…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A large oil leak from a pipeline in Kirkuk spread onto the main road between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday evening, affecting traffic near the city’…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed preparations for the sixth Arab-Europe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hashdi Shabi and Defa al-Jawi secured their spots in the Iraqi Basketball Super League play-offs after winning their quarterfinal matches. Hashdi Shabi de…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some Gulf partners have not been fully transparent with Washington on sanctions against …
AnbarERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Ghadir al-Khum a public holiday, following an instruction from President Nechirvan Barzani. The decision was…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday evening that any attack on Beirut would have serious consequences and would lead to a full resum…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli police are trying to recruit religious Jews for units that operate at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a report in Haaretz. The paper said officer Daniyal…
IraqCNN reported that numerous female employees in the U.S. Congress were sexually harassed over the years by members and senior staff. The report said many victims did not f…
IraqBRUSSELS, Belgium — European Union institutions have agreed on new return rules aimed at speeding up the removal of irregular migrants, with member states set to be allow…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq will resume rice cultivation in Diyala province, according to the Ministry of Water Resources announcement on Monday. Minister Muthenna al-…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said in Washington that negotiations with Iran were progressing very well and that an agreement could…
