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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Abbas Sarut has warned that hidden unemployment has accumulated across Iraq’s ministries and state institutions, accusing successive…
VasitJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it killed four field commanders in Gaza over Sunday and Monday, including three members of Islamic Jihad and one from Hamas, despite…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Office said 301 suspects were detained in June as part of eight separate security and judicial operations across the country. The…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Municipality announced on Wednesday that its "Baghdad More Beautiful 2" campaign is continuing, aiming to expand asphalting and rehabilitation wor…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in the Karkh district of central Baghdad detained a senior official of the Southern Refineries Company during a raid on an investigation c…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to preserve birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's effort to reinter…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that security forces detained a suspected drug trafficker near the Arar border crossing in Anbar province, descri…
MosulNINEVEH, Iraq — Muhammed Arif, a Shia member of the Nineveh Provincial Council, has filed appeals with administrative and federal courts against a recent council decision…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A heritage specialist in Iraq has said the country remains among the hardest hit by antiquities smuggling, and that tracing artifacts taken abroad remains…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A broad anti-corruption operation launched by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi has drawn attention from political and security circles in Washingto…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Ninawa Provincial Council has approved recommendations lifting the building ban on areas surrounding Mosul, a decision the head of its land commission c…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Basra province detained a man wanted on charges of document forgery, a local security official said. The arrest took place in the distric…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A large security force under Basra's Provincial Security Directorate raided the Nar Shamsa housing complex in the city to arrest a suspect wanted on forgery…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Football Federation convened an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to assess the national team's performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Unit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council signed a strategic working agreement with Eurojust, the European Union's criminal judicial cooperation agency, during a cer…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Ninawa Provincial Council unanimously approved resolutions requiring municipalities to grant construction permits to citizens holding official land titl…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's National Farewell and Funeral Ceremony Committee said official, religious and public delegations from 30 countries will attend the funeral of Suprem…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 32-year-old woman was found dead at her home in the Bueyse area of Dawra district, south of Baghdad, after hanging herself from the ceiling, security so…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A restaurant in the Karame district of Anbar province has been shut down after 41 people suffered food poisoning, local health authorities said. The closu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Trade announced coordinated inspection operations targeting the illegal trade of flour allocated to the food rations system, according …
