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KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Exports of Iraqi oil through Kirkuk fields and the Kurdistan Region have fallen to between 120,000 and 135,000 barrels per day, three Iraqi oil officials …
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — The head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Fayik Zeydan, met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to discuss ways to strengthen judicial and le…
BaghdadRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met on June 26 in Riyadh with Lieutenant General Abdulamir al-Shammari, director of the office of Iraq's C…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Final Check, a company operating in the Kurdistan Region, said it will file a lawsuit against Ali Hama Salih, a member of the Kurdistan Region Parlia…
IraqGENEVA — The International Labour Organization has warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is making it harder for young people to access their first jo…
IraqADEN — Yemen's Houthi group said it carried out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in the Jazan region of southern Saudi Arabia, using two unmanned aerial vehicles…
IraqHistorians describe the year 536 AD as one of the most severe periods humanity has faced. Massive volcanic eruptions released dense clouds of ash and sulfur into the atmo…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators have asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate working and living conditions aboard the aircraft carr…
IraqSudan's Rapid Support Forces said it repelled an attack in the Ambro area of North Darfur state, killing hundreds of fighters and seizing more than 42 combat vehicles. In…
IraqGAZA — Gaza's Interior Ministry said Jamal Abu Kameil, the director of police for Gaza governorate, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the city. According to the minis…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi reiterated that the U.S.-led coalition's military mission in Iraq will end on September 30, setting a firm timeline for …
SulaymaniyahERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Electricity said the share of subscribers receiving uninterrupted power around the clock across the region h…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Rusafa district arrested a suspect caught red-handed while extorting a girl through electronic means, the Baghdad Police Command's Rus…
DuhokAMEDI, Iraq — Fig harvesting in the Amedi district of Duhok province has started later than usual this summer because of an extended winter and heavy rainfall, the local …
IraqSpain’s La Liga has introduced new referee guidelines for the 2024-25 season aimed at reducing time-wasting and increasing active playing time. Substitutes will not be al…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's 2027 budget will move to a broader program and performance-based structure, the prime minister's financial and economic adviser, Muzahir Mohammed S…
IraqIn the latest episode of “Live Talk” on Sumeriye TV, host Hanein Heysem said etiquette is not limited to table manners or formal reception rules but is a behavior pattern…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Anbar Provincial Council, Adnan al-Kubaysi, said comments by Martyrs' Foundation head Abdul Amir al-Naibli about fake martyr and wounded files…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament postponed on Thursday the review of challenges to the validity of certain lawmakers' memberships after the session failed to reach th…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji met on Monday with Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, leader of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, to discuss co…
