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.
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Police in Babil province said they arrested a civil servant from Baghdad accused of circulating counterfeit currency in the governorate. The Babil Police …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi has nominated Hussein Ali Shamhi as director general of the country's state-run petroleum products distribution company, with …
IraqArsenal defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Sunday, lifting the trophy for the 18th time. The Premi…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it has shot down more than 200 unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutio…
IraqBOGOTÁ, Colombia — Search and rescue teams in western Colombia continued working through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday, days after a 7.4-magnitude earthqu…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil's Directorate of Asayish said a suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting during work on the city's Green Belt project. According to a s…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — A minor earthquake measuring 1.7 in magnitude was recorded Sunday evening near the Iraq-Turkey-Syria border triangle, according to the Iraqi Meteorologica…
MosulBARCELONA, Spain — Dozens of irregular migrants are stranded on El Trampolín beach in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast, living in makeshift tents of …
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — The UK Met Office has forecast a sixth heatwave of the year, warning that late-season hot spells or high-temperature periods could affect parts o…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Spanish police have identified 15 cases of sexual violence in Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, since July, according to Spanish newspaper El Español,…
IraqPortuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has married his long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez in a ceremony held in Cascais, Portugal, according to photos published by Vog…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil's Directorate of Public Security said it has detained a suspect in an attack that disrupted work at the Green Belt project site and injured three empl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's National Whistleblower Commission, Mohammed Ali al-Lami, met Swiss Ambassador Daniel Hun on the occasion of the ambassador's end of dip…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has increased the volume of water directed into Lake Habbaniyah by 40 cubic meters per second on the instructions of Mi…
IraqGENEVA — The International Labour Organization reported on Thursday that the global youth unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 climbed to 12.4% in 2025, up from 12.3% …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali Ziyadi on Sunday reviewed plans to restructure and enhance the readiness of the country's air…
MüsennaMAYSAN, Iraq — A seven-member alliance in the Maysan Provincial Council is preparing to revive the interrogation file of Governor Mihned al-Attabi, according to sources f…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad have arrested a woman and her two daughters in connection with the killing of the woman's husband and the girls' father in the capital, …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt has announced she is stepping down from her role, citing a wish to spend more time w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Nasr Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said Iraq must safeguard its state sovereignty and rejected what it described as Iranian…
