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IraqA major smuggling operation was foiled at Umm Qasr Port after a raid led by Border Ports Commission Chairman Lt. Gen. Omer Adnan al-Waili uncovered large quantities of il…
BaghdadIraq has been operating for 16 months on temporary financial arrangements because the federal budget has not been discussed, leaving new investment projects unable to sta…
BaghdadNATO’s mission in Iraq is expected to return to Baghdad in the coming months after being withdrawn to Italy because of tensions in the Middle East. Former mission command…
AnbarA drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk, in Russia-controlled Luhansk, killed 6 people and wounded dozens, underscoring the continuing escalation in the occup…
BaghdadNATO plans to bring its mission in Iraq back to Baghdad over the coming months after evacuating it to a base in Italy because of the war in the Middle East, former Iraq m…
IraqSpaceX plans to try again on Friday to launch its massive Starship rocket after technical problems forced the company to call off Thursday’s attempt. The test is due to b…
IraqA study by researchers at Oxford University and University College London says younger generations are developing physical and mental illnesses at earlier ages, driven by…
IraqSix senior figures from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are shaping the country’s decision-making process, according to the New York Times, with most of them hav…
BaghdadThe Nujaba Movement has rejected a plan to merge the Popular Mobilization forces with Iraq’s security services, saying the resistance weapon is not open to negotiation an…
KirkukKirkuk Governor Agha and the United Nations representative discussed development projects, economic priorities and public services in the province during a meeting that a…
IraqThousands of supporters of former Cuban President Raul Castro gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana in a show of backing for the 94-year-old former leader, who has …
BaghdadIraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Mesud Barzani will travel to Baghdad next week with a high-level delegation for talks with the federal government, as t…
IraqNovak Djokovic says world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is the biggest obstacle to his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, where the two men are placed on opposite si…
IraqNearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with mental disorders, according to a new study that says the figure is close to double the level recorded in 1990. The fin…
IraqUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington is working toward an agreement with Iran that would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and abandoning…
BaghdadWeapons control remains one of the biggest challenges for Iraqi governments since 2003, as armed groups that gained strength in the war against ISIS have also secured pol…
IraqThomas Tuchel has left Phil Foden and Cole Palmer out of England's 26-man squad for next month’s 2026 World Cup in the United States. The omission of two of England’s mos…
IraqBarbary macaques in Gibraltar are suffering digestive problems after being fed by tourists and are reportedly eating soil as a form of treatment, according to research hi…
BasraNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance is advancing toward reducing its dependence on the United States, speaking at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Hels…
BaghdadNajaf’s Friday prayer imam Sadruddin al-Kabanchi said Iran is pursuing a policy of “slow suffocation,” while arguing that it can withstand threats by drawing strength fro…
