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.
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said a criminal court in Hilla sentenced a defendant to three years in prison for defrauding a citizen by falsely clai…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas leaders gathered at a café in Gaza City on Tuesday evening, saying the figures were planning an operation against …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Operations Command said security authorities closed an unlicensed paint factory in the Abeydi area in eastern Baghdad and dismantled 47 unauth…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Interior said 32 people found to be in violation of the country's residency law have been deported through Baghdad and Basra internatio…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Interior said Tuesday that a reform and development plan for the regional police force has entered the imple…
IraqBARA, Germany — A 34-year-old Iraqi woman living in Germany has drawn attention to the limited number of female train drivers in the country. Bara al-Eslu said people oft…
BaghdadLONDON — A bulk carrier transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified object off the coast of Oman, sustaining damage to its starboard side and leaving on…
IraqStudies released around World Marriage Day suggest that stable relationships can support physical and mental health. Research by the University of Colorado Boulder found …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met with UN Resident Coordinator for Iraq Peter Hawkins in Baghdad to discuss cooperation between Iraq and t…
BabilBABYL, Iraq — The Babylon Provincial Council said it has not received any official notice or correspondence from judicial or security authorities regarding council member…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Former member of parliament and tribal leader Mansur al-Timimi has criticized a project to open the presidential palaces in Basra to investment, holding loc…
IraqOAKLAND, Calif. — A federal trial against Meta Platforms began this week in Oakland, California, with state attorneys alleging that Facebook and Instagram harm children's…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The head of Basra's provincial council Integrity Commission, Bidaa al-Nahi, said there are suspected irregularities and improper transactions in a project t…
IraqGENEVA — The World Health Organization said it has been unable to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the disease spreading faster than r…
BasraROME — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said only about 3 percent of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip remains accessible and undamaged, warning tha…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — The Israeli army launched a new ground operation on Tuesday toward the Tal al-Warda hill overlooking the town of Beit Jin in the western countryside of …
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi national team midfielder Ali Jasim has signed a two-year contract with Zakho Club on a permanent transfer from Italian Serie A side Como, the Iraqi …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump has published a map of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the post shared from his personal account. The strait connects the Per…
ErbilDOHA, Qatar — Qatar condemned attacks on the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of the head of the Parastin security…
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich has opened talks with England captain Harry Kane over a contract extension that would keep the striker at the club beyond 2027, the 33-yea…
