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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Hadi al-Kannani visited the headquarters of the Auxiliary Brigade in the Abu Ghreib district on the western edge of …
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Barbershop owners in Sulaymaniyah have asked local authorities to regulate working hours and set a single closing time for all shops across the city.…
IraqVerfone has confirmed that its Verfone 6 Plus smartphone will be officially unveiled on August 18. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. Central European Time, 12:…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said the Central Corruption Criminal Court has sentenced Ammar Jabir Khalil Abdulhameed, the former governor of Sal…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission of Integrity has detained Afraah al-Shimari, an assistant director at the land registry office in Tikrit, on corruption charges, a sourc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi met Italian Ambassador Nicolo Fontana on Sunday to discuss ways to expand bilateral relations and cooperation acro…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Chief of General Staff Brigadier General Amir Hatami has warned U.S. President Donald Trump against any attempt to take control of the Strait of Hor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Farouk Adnan al-Yasiri announced that the Minister of Health has directed that financial allocations and grade ranks for graduates from the…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice has launched a carpentry vocational training course for 40 inmates at the Hillah Rehabilitation Prison, the ministry's media of…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — BEIRUT — A member of Syria's People's Assembly and its presidential unification team said the integration process between the Syrian Democratic Forces a…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — The chief of Iran's army, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, announced on Sunday that Iranian soldiers who capture or kill a US service member will receive a $…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Prime Minister's Office has issued a directive ordering the withholding of pre-assessed tax and customs duties on external financial transfers, …
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it dismantled a fuel smuggling network in Maysan province following a security operation carried out on Sunday. The …
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — A large fire broke out at the Sharya refugee camp in Duhok, in the Kurdistan Region, burning 10 tents to the ground in the camp's southern section, accordin…
