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BaghdadNational Security Adviser Kasฤฑma Araji received Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Mesrur Barzani in Baghdad, in a meeting also attended by Foreign Minister Fuad Hรผseyin. Thโฆ
BaghdadKurdistan Region Council of Ministers Diwan head Umid Sabah said talks in Baghdad produced progress on the regionโs financial and oil files, including steps toward regulaโฆ
AnbarRussian-backed officials said the death toll rose to 18 after a Ukrainian strike hit a college and dormitory in the town of Starobilsk in the Russian-occupied Luhansk regโฆ
MรผsennaIraq's Agriculture Ministry has set this year's summer farming plan at 1.8 million donums, while also moving to expand exports of vegetables and agricultural products. Thโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs ministries of water resources and agriculture have approved the 2026 summer agriculture plan, setting out planting targets for rice, summer vegetables and corn acrโฆ
BaghdadHigh Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan met Oil Minister Bassam Muhammed al-Abadi in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss legal files related to Iraqโs oil sector, as the goveโฆ
BasraBasra Governor As'ad al-Eidani on Saturday called for improving the health insurance system and strengthening the mechanisms for implementing it, saying the framework is โฆ
KirkukIraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets conducted an airstrike against an ISIS target in the Kirkuk operational zone on Saturday. The operation was executed based on precise iโฆ
KirkukIraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets carried out an air operation against a terrorist target in Kirkuk, hitting positions linked to the group. The strike took place as part โฆ
BasraU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 100 commercial ships have been diverted under the naval blockade launched against Iran on 13 April 2026, as the operation in the Persiโฆ
BaghdadIraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met Iraqi Parliament Speaker Halbousi in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the legislatureโs role in resolving outstandinโฆ
BaghdadIranian sheep have become a growing presence in livestock markets across northern Iraq in recent years, as higher red meat demand, drought and rising feed prices have redโฆ
SaladinThe global water crisis entered a new phase of โhydraulic geopoliticsโ in 2026, turning dams into cross-border strategic tools and elevating water to the top national secโฆ
BaghdadDespite the expansion of poultry projects in Iraq, markets continue to show a clear price gap between locally produced eggs and imported eggs, highlighting pressure on doโฆ
BaghdadAn explosion occurred Saturday evening in the Taji area north of Baghdad after a fire broke out at a health waste site and spread to nearby grassland, where a foreign objโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad has begun broad security operations ahead of Eid al-Adha, with units from the Ministries of Defence and Interior conducting search and inspection missions across โฆ
NajafA local official in Najaf said the aircraft seized at the Um Qasr border crossing had been formally purchased from Canada for Furat al-Wusta University and was intended fโฆ
BaghdadThe Iraq Football Federationโs elections officially opened in Baghdad on Monday, with the new board set to be chosen at a ceremony held at the Rashid Hotel. The vote willโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad is hosting an election conference to choose the new executive board that will guide Iraqi football in the next period. The vote began today and is intended to shaโฆ
DiyalaSerious subsidence has been detected in the earth approaches to Hamrin Bridge, Iraqโs longest bridge, in Diyala province after lake levels rose because of heavy rainfall.โฆ
