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.
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — NBC News reported on Monday that Russia has begun shipping unmanned aerial vehicle components, ammunition and TNT explosives to Iran via the C…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Department of Defense said 18 service members have been killed and 757 wounded in the war with Iran, according to a releas…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices retreated on Thursday after touching their highest level in more than two months, as investors locked in gains. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $4,495.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government has announced that the international coalition's military mission against ISIS will end on September 30, 2026, with all coalition for…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The special pass known as "baj" required to enter Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone remains a bureaucratic burden for ordinary Iraqis, despite promis…
IraqResearchers have identified eight regions across the Americas, Europe and the Pacific Rim as sources of exceptionally clean drinking water, where natural filtration throu…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Construction and Development Coalition, met on Monday with National Investment Commission Chairman Ad…
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons and expressed a desire to meet with leader Kim Jong-un. Speaking to reporters at the White House…
IraqEuropean shares slipped to a three-week low on Tuesday as rising oil prices and persistent inflation worries offset relief following the U.S. Treasury Department's announ…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that very large quantities of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. officials describin…
IraqGENEVA, Switzerland — The Swiss Federal Council has approved additional measures under the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia, with the new restrictio…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar provincial government has released 42 billion Iraqi dinars in payments to farmers, covering the fourth tranche of dues for the 2025 farming seas…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Rusafa district said old war remnants were discovered at an abandoned gas facility in the Zulfiqariya area. The Rusafa Police Command …
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Intelligence and Federal Investigations Bureau said it has arrested a suspect in Najaf accused of selling banned drones, hidden cameras and trackin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammed Nouri Ahmed, conducted an on-site inspection at the headquarters of the Industry Development General Di…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission said it shut down several Korek Telecom sales points in Baghdad as part of a field operation carried out in coo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A diplomatic exchange between Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has spilled into a publi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee is reviewing the second amendment to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, committe…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, who took office on May 14, 2026, faced a series of heavy policy files in his first 100 days, including oil exports, sal…
BabilABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Two music festivals in Abu Dhabi featuring international artists, including Colombian singer Shakira and American singer Christina Aguil…
