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BaghdadIraq’s Veterinarians Union said a letter issued by the Livestock Department restricts veterinarians’ rights and seeks to weaken the union’s legal and professional role. T…
IraqBorder Crossings Authority chief Omar al-Waeli said smuggling attempts at border crossings have fallen significantly after tighter inspections and stronger field-level co…
BaghdadIraq has approved its 2026 summer agriculture plan, setting out planting areas for more than 1 million dunums under surface irrigation and 362,277 dunums reliant on well …
BaghdadSome political groups and armed elements in Iraq are taking a more flexible approach to placing weapons under state control, opening the way for a possible new implementa…
KirkukWorkers at Kirkuk’s vegetable and fruit market staged a protest outside the municipal building over plans to open a new public market in the city’s north, warning that th…
BaghdadA member of Iraq’s parliament anti-corruption committee, Ala Hussein al-Temimi, has raised formal concerns over suspected financial and administrative irregularities in t…
IraqA research team in Shanghai has developed a laboratory model that mimics the structure that regulates the human heart’s natural rhythm, potentially opening new paths for …
BaghdadIraq’s total investment volume has surpassed $114 billion, the head of the National Investment Commission, Haydar Makiya, said, underscoring the scale of capital flowing …
IraqBahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years each after finding they had planned terrorist and hostile acts aga…
BaghdadElectricity Minister Ali Saadi Wehib met with the Gulf Interconnection Board to push forward completion and commissioning of the Gulf electricity interconnection project.…
DiyalaDiyala Deputy Governor Hasan Mohammed al-Jubouri said 70% of the province’s service and reconstruction projects have stopped because of insufficient funding, as delays in…
Supreme Islamic Council President Sheikh Hammudi met Russian Ambassador to Baghdad Alibros Kutrashev to discuss regional and international developments, as well as the fu…
BaghdadA new argument for independent mass organizations is gaining traction amid the fragmentation of unions, women’s groups and student structures across the Middle East and t…
BaghdadBaghdad Operations Command said roads will not be closed under its security plan for Eid al-Adha, while motorcycles and horse-drawn vehicles will be brought under control…
DiyalaTraffic on the Hamrin Bridge in Diyala province has been halted after structural problems were identified, as authorities moved to protect public safety on one of the mos…
BaghdadThe Federal Integrity Commission announced that four people were caught red-handed in two separate operations in Baghdad on charges of fraud, taking bribes and forgery. T…
IraqCardiologists warn that hot weather increases blood pressure risks and places extra strain on the cardiovascular system. When temperatures rise above 30 degrees, sweating…
IraqThe Ministry of Education has formed special committees to follow the correction of sixth-grade primary school exam papers, as the ministry moves to ensure accuracy and t…
BaghdadInterrogations of Muhammad Baqir al-Saadi, who was detained by the United States and described as linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, have exp…
IraqIslamic Supreme Council leader Hamam Hammudi said there is no alliance among the major blocs and warned that any side leaving the Coordination Framework would be the lose…
