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.
IraqGold prices climbed on Friday, on track for a third consecutive weekly advance, as a weaker dollar supported demand for the metal. By 09:25 Moscow time, December gold fut…
DiyalaArgentine forward Lionel Messi has been placed under review by the MLS Disciplinary Committee over an incident in the closing minutes of Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Phila…
IraqSuheyla Tahiri, the wife of Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos, has rejected social media reports that the former player converted to Islam, calling the claims base…
IraqCracking the back after long periods of sitting may feel relieving, but the sound does not indicate a vertebra shifting out of position and snapping back. The facet joint…
IraqLONDON — One person has died and more than 200 others have been infected in a Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Health Security Agency. The a…
IraqBack cracking sounds are generally produced by the small joints of the spine, where synovial fluid undergoes sudden pressure changes during movement. This process, known …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — US President Donald Trump said the United States has largely weakened Iran's military capabilities, citing strikes on its armed forces and command structu…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Gold prices held steady on Friday and were on track for a third consecutive weekly advance, supported by a softer dollar and efforts by the U.S. Treasury to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Kalibaf did not secure a softer Iraqi position on integrating arms into the state during talks in Baghdad, polit…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — FIFA has lifted its transfer ban on Najaf Sports Club after the Iraqi side completed one of its outstanding international cases and met its financial obliga…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A dispute over who should hold the Interior Ministry portfolio has reopened internal political tensions inside Iraq's State of Law Coalition, led by forme…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — The Trump administration is preparing to expand U.S. sanctions on Iran by extending penalties to countries and entities that help Tehran circu…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — RIYADH — Iraqi Oil Minister Bassim al-Abadi said his country attaches importance to strengthening ties and joint cooperation with its regional envi…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said early Friday that no one knows who is running Iran, alleging that the country would destroy Isra…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi held a phone call with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani following a drone attack …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has begun its voyage back to the United States after completing its deployment in the Middle East, acco…
IraqNASA has canceled its effort to rescue the Swift space telescope, confirming that the spacecraft will burn up while re-entering Earth's atmosphere by the end of the year.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Police Command denied reports circulating on social media of clashes or gunfire in Sadr City, a large district in eastern Baghdad. In a sta…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A family dispute in the Deysım area of Baghdad escalated into a shooting in which one man killed his brother, then was fatally shot by the victim’s son. S…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate said three people died in a fire that broke out at a workplace in Hillah, south of the capital. According to a written st…
