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BaghdadUS Central Command General Brad Cooper told the US Senate in a briefing that Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Ziyadi had pledged to pull the country away from Iranian influeโฆ
BasraThe Iraq Border Ports Authority intercepted its largest-ever smuggling attempt during a surprise inspection at Um Kasr Port in Basra. Authorities discovered a vast array โฆ
AnbarIraq is facing a severe fiscal crisis after the federal budget remained unapproved for 16 months, leaving the government unable to move beyond temporary legal spending liโฆ
BaghdadPrime Minister Ali Zeydi faces an early and difficult test in managing Baghdadโs ties with the Kurdistan Region, where political tensions between the Kurdistan Democraticโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Education Ministry has denied social media claims that sixth-grade preparatory exams have been postponed to 20 June, saying the reports are false. The ministry saiโฆ
BaghdadIraq Football Association President Adnan Dharjal said in a press conference in Baghdad that he will not contest the election results and will congratulate the winners. Hโฆ
BasraFrance has drafted a UN Security Council resolution calling for an international mission to reopen maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Gulf. Pโฆ
MaysanThree people were killed and two injured in a bloody tribal clash between cousins in the El-Betira area of western Maysan, where police said they detained seven suspects โฆ
BaghdadThe Iraq Football Federation, founded in 1948, has seen dozens of leadership changes over its history, and its next election is now set for May 23, 2026. The move comes aโฆ
BaghdadThe Kurdish issue has moved beyond an ethnic question in the Middle East and become a strategic factor at the center of security, energy and regional influence struggles.โฆ
BaghdadExtensive inspections at Umm Qasr Port in Basra intercepted a major smuggling attempt involving prohibited goods, electronics and even an aircraft, the Border Ports Authoโฆ
MaysanAn armed clash between two tribes in Iraqโs Maysan province left 3 people dead and 5 others wounded after violence erupted in the Seyyid Ahmed Rฤฑza district, north of theโฆ
MaysanThree people were killed and five others injured in an armed clash between tribes in the Sayyid Ahmed al-Rifai area of Maysan province. Security forces cordoned off the sโฆ
BaghdadIraq has been operating for 16 months on temporary financial arrangements because the federal budget has not been discussed, leaving new investment projects unable to staโฆ
BaghdadNATOโs mission in Iraq is expected to return to Baghdad in the coming months after being withdrawn to Italy because of tensions in the Middle East. Former mission commandโฆ
BaghdadSuicide claims were rejected after an incident on Mosulโs Fifth Bridge, where a young man died when he was struck by a speeding vehicle and fell from the bridge while croโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs national team left Baghdad for Girona, Spain, as it steps up preparations for the 2026 World Cup. The move marks another phase in Iraqโs push toward a first World โฆ
AnbarA drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk, in Russia-controlled Luhansk, killed 6 people and wounded dozens, underscoring the continuing escalation in the occupโฆ
BaghdadNATO plans to bring its mission in Iraq back to Baghdad over the coming months after evacuating it to a base in Italy because of the war in the Middle East, former Iraq mโฆ
Dhi QarRenowned sculptor and artist Abdurrezzak Keลiล has died in Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq. He was known for works that drew on the Sumerian identity associated with onโฆ
