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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…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala's Directorate of Agriculture said 73 Datura plants with narcotic properties were seized in the village of Kaluz in the Wihhiyeh district and destro…
IraqThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that its forces fired at the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, acknowledging responsibility for the shooting …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Farhad Amin Atroushi called on Monday for permanent solutions to the displacement crisis in the country, saying the Kurdi…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A bank manager was stabbed by a fellow employee in the Sayyid Sadiq district of Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday, according to local reports. The manager, ide…
IraqGermany, France and the United Nations on Thursday condemned remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in which he said 30 to 40 people should be kill…
IraqBayern Munich striker Harry Kane said he is targeting the Ballon d'Or after securing his second European Golden Shoe, describing the current season as the best of his car…
IraqThe US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 213,500 Judy King magnetic construction cubes after two children swallowed the separated magnets and required…
IraqMUNICH, Germany — Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has released details of an incident in which a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner narr…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had targeted Hamas commanders in the Nuseirat and al-Tuffah areas of the Gaza Strip. In a separate statement, t…
IraqApple is preparing to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro series next month, according to leaked specifications circulated online. The new Pro models are expected to be powered b…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed Mohammed al-Attar, a senior commander of Hamas, in an operation carried out earlier in the day. The military sa…
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — Britain has added seven Iran-linked individuals and entities to its sanctions list, according to a notice published on the British government’s w…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Coalition, met with Sheikh Wissam al-Biyati, a representative of the Homeland Lo…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hafiz, said the council has approved the relocation of the al-Wasit waste transfer station f…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission on Wednesday called on Korek Telecom subscribers to take steps to safeguard access to their digital accounts, c…
IraqIsrael's military has released three Syrian detainees from the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra and Deraa after more than a year in custody, Syrian state television …
