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.
IraqPositive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity company, has warned Android users about a new spyware called DragonDoll that is targeting users in more than 26 countries, …
IraqMore than 1,300 users of the fitness tracking app Strava have been identified sharing workout data from inside US military bases, according to a Sky News analysis, despit…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian criminal court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a member of the ruling Assad family, to death after convicting him of forming armed groups respon…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi has appointed Ali Abd Rida al-Alewan as president of the Iraq Trade Bank and Bilal al-Hamdani as director general of the Iraq De…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Federal courts across 15 Iraqi cities recorded 18,351 marriage contracts in July, excluding the Kurdistan Region, according to data released Tuesday by th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said it dismantled a 21-person network that illegally collected payments near major oil refineries in the country. Accordin…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport said construction and operation work is continuing on a network of trade exchange hubs around Baghdad, designed to regulate t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar traded lower against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad on Tuesday morning, while moving higher in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Go…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Owners of asphalt factories gathered outside the Oil Ministry in Baghdad to protest delays in heavy fuel supply, saying their plants meet all required con…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked 10th worldwide in sunflower seed imports in 2025, with import value reaching $157.5 million, according to researcher and financial analyst Ali…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Finance has completed data entry for the closing accounts of fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025, according to a ministry announcement rep…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hundreds of farmers gathered outside the Finance Ministry building in Baghdad, arriving from multiple cities to demand the immediate disbursement of delay…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Five suspects linked to drug trafficking were arrested by Iraqi security forces in Basra province, the provincial police directorate said on Tuesday. One po…
IraqZERBATIYE, Iraq — Customs authorities at the Zerbatiye border crossing in eastern Iraq seized 381 packs of smuggled cigarettes hidden inside a passenger bus, the crossing…
IraqBOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombian singer Shakira has pledged to help build at least 10 new schools in the country's southwest, one week after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Basra heavy and medium crude oil prices increased on Tuesday, tracking a broader rise in global oil markets. According to the data, Basra heavy cru…
IraqA vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile while heading out of the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said. One crew member was killed, and da…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A large fire broke out in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region and was brought under control after several hours of firefighting efforts,…
BaghdadSerena and Venus Williams were eliminated from the doubles draw at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, their first tournament together since 2022. The pair, whose appearance …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — Gold extended its rally for a third consecutive trading session, supported by a decline in expectations of further US interest rate increases.…
