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NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf's Friday preacher Sheikh Sadreddin Kubeyncangi has cautioned against draft arrangements that would reduce or waive sentences for corruption defendants…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — LOS ANGELES — Spain advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Belgium in the quarterfinals. The tournament is being ho…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf Governor Yusuf Kinavi said the Iraqi government is pursuing a border crossing with Saudi Arabia, with approval secured from the prime minister and Sau…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate for Narcotics Affairs said on Friday that two foreign nationals were detained in two separate operations in Babylon province, w…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Zakho Football Club in Iraq's Kurdistan Region has signed Uzbek forward Sherzod Temirov on a contract announced Friday, the club said. The 28-year-old strik…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Health authorities in Nineveh province have confirmed two cases of hemorrhagic fever in siblings from the Bashika area east of Mosul, the provincial health …
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — The International Maritime Organization has rejected Iran's recent actions in the Strait of Hormuz and called on member states not to recognize th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US President Donald Trump said on Friday afternoon that Iran had agreed to continue talks, and that Washington had told Tehran "the ceasefire is over" wit…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — BEIRUT — A board member of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce said Syria's foreign trade has improved noticeably in recent months, with imports rising sha…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji marked the anniversary of Mosul's liberation from ISIS, calling the city's recapture a turning point for a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday opened the Al-Rahman Magnetic Resonance and Spiral Tomography Center at the Ibn al-Battar Cardiac Surg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A popular movement formed in opposition to the Khor Abdullah Agreement called on Friday on the Iraqi government to take a firm stance against Kuwait follo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces detained Oil Ministry Director General Hussein Talib on July 8 as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into alleged irreg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested a pickpocket known by the alias "Three Thieves," described as one of the capital's most dangerous street …
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — A local source in Iraq's fishing community has attributed repeated incidents of Kuwaiti boats harassing Iraqi fishermen largely to the absence of re…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — A fishermen's association in Basra's Faw district is demanding that the Iraqi government hold Kuwaiti security forces accountable for the death of fisherman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's vehicle fleet has surpassed seven million, with more than four million of those vehicles concentrated in Baghdad, a figure that has reignited debat…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Duhok Investigation and Evidence Collection Committee member Colonel Shakir Mahmoud Mirani said work is continuing with relevant institutions to complete fi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it arrested 12 suspects in Basra over alleged customs fraud linked to large commercial shipments. The agency said the …
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has removed the two remaining federal officials overseeing an agency that supports the accuracy and sec…
