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IraqItaly, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland and Chile are introducing financial support programs in 2026 to attract new residents to villages, rural areas and islands experiencing…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra heavy and medium crude closed the week higher despite falling in the final trading session, according to oil market data. Basra heavy crude ended the …
IraqJAKARTA, Indonesia — A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, according to the Frenc…
IraqBodies of 11 migrants in an advanced state of decomposition were spotted off the coast of Libya during an aerial surveillance operation, the Italian Coast Guard said. The…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has not carried out any negotiations with the United States and that the resumption of maritime traffic through t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A committee established by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi to examine the Jurf al-Nasr file will conduct a field visit to the district in Babil provin…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A senior Iraqi lawmaker said the walkout of Sunni and Kurdish blocs from a parliamentary session on Saudi Arabia's bombing of Hashd al-Shaabi headquarters…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Financial Audit Bureau has reported major budget overruns and unsecured advance payments in state accounts covering 2012 to 2015, with the …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's U-20 national football team left Baghdad on Saturday for a training camp in Bangkok ahead of the U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers to be hosted by Thailand…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A child was killed in a stabbing in the eastern part of Kufa district in Najaf, and the suspect has been taken into custody, a security source at the Najaf …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Federal Police Commander Lt. Gen. Mohammed Qasim al-Fahd conducted a field inspection tour on Wednesday of several units under the Federal Police Command …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi writer Saeed al-Kinnani said the question of consolidating weapons under state control is a political and sovereignty issue rather than a purely tec…
BaghdadABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A report by the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Iraq is struggling to maintain oil exports after regional co…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq’s Islamic Supreme Council, Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, met on Tuesday with the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, in Bagh…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A lawyer was stabbed in northeastern Diyala province following a personal dispute over the installation of an additional internet tower near his existing o…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Sunni Endowment Directorate said no graves were found on a plot of land allocated for investment in the village of Rejbat, in the southern Layla…
IraqOTTAWA, Canada — Canada's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on five Iranian nationals, including senior officials and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will deliver a strong economic blow to Iran, adding that the timing of the measures is unre…
IraqApple has sent spyware alerts to iPhone, iPad and Mac users in 110 countries in recent days, the company told TechCrunch. The notifications were addressed to users believ…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education on Tuesday denied that a planned renovation of the exterior fence around its headquarters has been put into effect, saying th…
