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.
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The consultation units of Rizgari Teaching Hospital in Erbil reopened to the public on Wednesday following the completion of maintenance and renovation work…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has established a special commission to open dialogue with armed factions refusing to hand over their weapons to the state, …
BaghdadOil prices climbed to their highest level in nearly three weeks on Friday amid continued uncertainty over shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude gaine…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A criminal court in Erbil has sentenced a man to death for killing a three-member family and stealing their belongings, with the verdict delivered at the de…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Flydubai and Air Arabia have resumed flights through Iranian airspace following approval from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, the regulator sa…
BaghdadCHONBURI, Thailand — Iraq's U20 national team defeated Kuwait 1-0 in a friendly match played in Chonburi, Thailand, as part of its training camp for the upcoming U20 Asia…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A contractor in Kirkuk closed a section of the road between Al-Fath and Peyce to protest delays in the handover of his project and in receiving outstandin…
BabilBABYLON, Iraq — Babylon's Directorate for Combating Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances convened doctors, pharmacists and health officials at a seminar to review new rul…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Hunters Association has called for an immediate nationwide halt to hunting, saying the woodcock remains in its breeding and nesting season. In a wr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said Wednesday they had identified and detained the suspect in an early-morning shooting in the western Shu'la neighbor…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has ordered state and private universities to widen the application of so-called "processing g…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has deported more than 47,000 foreign nationals for violating the country's residency law since the beginning of 2025, the Interior Ministry said, as…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that an international drug-trafficking network comprising three foreign suspects had been dismantled in Babil p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Mohammed al-Haffaci has called on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to remove the head of the General Traffic Directorate following a…
IraqA medical team delivered two babies in field units set up in tents and temporary gathering areas in parts of Indonesia affected by a major earthquake, after local health …
IraqHeadway, an international forex and CFD broker, is offering swap-free Islamic accounts designed for traders who want to operate in line with Sharia rules. Standard forex …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compared U.S. President Donald Trump to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, citing Iran's ex…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said Monday that intelligence-led sting operations in Nineveh and Salahaddin provinces resulted in the capture of…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Anbar Provincial Police Command said military engineering teams have begun a controlled detonation operation to dispose of ISIS war remnants and ammunitio…
IraqEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Europe has no room to fall behind in the artificial intelligence revolution, warning that AI technologies will be d…
