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NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Officials at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf said five million visitors took part in commemoration events marking the death anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. In…
BaghdadRussia's Defense Ministry said it carried out strikes targeting military and energy infrastructure at three Ukrainian ports, according to a statement carried by Russian m…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Hussein Hojazade Emiri, one of Iran's leading classical and traditional vocalists known by his stage name Iraj, has died at the age of 94. According to Ira…
IraqArne Slot, the Dutch manager of Premier League club Liverpool, has confirmed he was contacted by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) about taking charge of the Ne…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A prime ministerial advisor said Iraqi public-sector salaries are guaranteed and that the government is working to ensure they are paid on time. Mazhar Mo…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Water Resources Minister Aoun Dhiab al-Musawi's office said the government has allocated 5 billion Iraqi dinars to remove water hyacinth from the T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — OPEC has lowered its 2026 global economic growth forecast to 3%, down from earlier estimates, according to the group's August monthly report. The organiza…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Ship-tracking data from Kpler showed that only two of 166 vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz in August followed a US-backed route. The Wa…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz are on the verge of collapse, according to sources close …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — BRUSSELS — The European Union and 26 countries condemned Iran’s continued use of the death penalty in a joint statement released on Wednesday, urging Tehra…
IraqUsers who notice product recommendations appearing soon after mentioning an item often assume their phones are listening in, but digital advertising systems rely primaril…
BabilArgentine footballer Lionel Messi has spoken publicly for the first time since the death of his father and longtime manager, Jorge Messi, at the age of 68. In an emotiona…
IraqLionel Messi posted a heartfelt message on Instagram following the death of his father, saying the loss had left a deep void in his life and that the thought of never see…
IraqNASA has dismissed a viral social media claim that Earth will lose its gravity for 7.3 seconds on August 12, 2026, calling the assertion scientifically impossible. In an …
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's Interior Ministry said security forces arrested a citizen linked to ISIS before he could carry out a planned attack on a vita…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zeydan arrived in Damascus on Thursday for an official visit, marking the first formal judicial contact b…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi dinar strengthened against the US dollar in evening trading on a public holiday, as interbank currency transactions continued despite the centra…
IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Kuwait's Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that security forces had disrupted an ISIS plot to attack a critical facility inside the country, arr…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has accelerated repairs at four war-damaged gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh, Bushehr province, on the Persian Gulf coast, aiming to res…
IraqParts of Europe and several Arab countries are witnessing a rare solar eclipse on Saturday, with some regions seeing a total eclipse and others a partial one. The sudden …
