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.
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Sunni Endowments Office has condemned statements it described as "sedition and sectarian incitement," targeting remarks attributed to a person iden…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — North Gas Company, based in Kirkuk, issued a written statement addressing oil sector reforms announced by Prime Minister Ali Zeyni. The company said recent…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Gypsum factories in Najaf have not received their allocated fuel oil shipments since May, a representative for the plants said on Wednesday, warning that th…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran announced on Saturday that it is preparing a one-year roadmap with Iraq to raise two-way visitor numbers to 5 million per year, up from curre…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Authorities in Baghdad and the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, are scheduled to announce on Monday their joint plans for celebrations marking Mawl…
AnbarBRUSSELS, Belgium — A 26-year-old former car salesman has been formally granted the title of prince in Belgium after a DNA test confirmed he is the biological son of Prin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A leading Shia faction within the Coordination Framework has launched a fresh contact effort at the al-Khanana headquarters in Baghdad aimed at reopening …
BabilBABIL, Iraq — The Babil Provincial Council has voted to rename al-Jurf al-Nasr, an agricultural area about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, as Nasir City. The council …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is preparing to redraw its currency by stripping three zeros from the nominal value of the dinar, according to statements from Baghdad-based authorit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Sand announced the dismantling of one of the largest networks involved in unauthorized bundled and satellite int…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Meat prices have moved in opposite directions across the Kurdistan Region, rising in Erbil while falling in Sulaymaniyah, in a split that residents and tr…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nineveh’s members of Iraq’s parliament said they opposed recent administrative changes in the province, arguing that the appointments were based on politi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A court in Basra has ordered the detention of media worker and activist Mustafa Abdurrazzak Reza al-Mayahi over his social media posts about border crossing…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces deployed around Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday ahead of a planned rally by supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — PepsiCo has signed a new memorandum of understanding with Baghdad Soft Drinks Company to raise its annual production capacity in Iraq to more than 250 mil…
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Water buffalo herds have returned to Shatt al-Hillah in Babil province after a severe drought between 2020 and 2024 caused river levels in the Tigris and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's foreign currency reserves fell to $86.175 billion at the end of June 2026, an 11.6% decline from the previous period, according to official financi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has requested that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government allocate funds in the federal …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Monday that a senior member of the paramilitary group and three others had been taken into PMF custody the same…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji met with US Chargé d'Affaires Joshua Harris in Baghdad to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments…
