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AnbarA train struck a school minibus in Buggenhout in northern Belgium, killing four people, including two children, officials said. The crash drew emergency crews to the scen…
DiyalaDiyala Provincial Council said the security plan prepared for Eid al-Adha has gone into effect. The plan is based on six priorities and focuses on protecting places of wo…
BaghdadThe American University in Baghdad has awarded an honorary doctorate to Judge Faik Zidan, head of the Supreme Judicial Council. The university said the decision was made…
BaghdadIraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaydi visited Mar Youssef Church in Baghdad’s Mansour district and met with Chaldean Church Patriarch Yunanis III Nona. Zaydi congratulated Nona…
BaghdadThe Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Finance and Economy said it deposited 50 billion dinars with Baghdad as part of half of May’s non-oil revenues. The minis…
BaghdadThe Interior Ministry’s lower content commission said today it has launched legal action against Ala Hussein Alwan and his wife, Zehra Talip Hadi. The case is being handl…
NajafFarmers in the Mashhab district of Najaf have begun preparing fields again for shahlab cultivation after more than three years of water shortages. This year, about 100 du…
BaghdadLegal proceedings have been initiated in Iraq against Alaa and his wife over allegations that they shared indecent content. The move came after the “Bint el Sebil” incide…
BaghdadMazer Mohammed Saleh, financial adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, said diversifying the country’s foreign currency reserves within a balanced investment portfolio is a…
BaghdadIraq’s Trade Ministry said it has completed the third food basket distribution ahead of Eid al-Adha. An official said nationwide delivery had reached 95 percent and was e…
BaghdadIraqi President Nizar Amidi received an official invitation to Tehran during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two leaders discussed bilateral re…
BaghdadIraqi politician and former lawmaker Hidayet Molla was released after all cases against him were concluded, following two and a half months in prison. Molla said the step…
KarbalaKarbala was shared through aerial images taken on Arefe Day. The footage reflected the city’s heavy turnout and religious atmosphere. The images highlighted Karbala’s wi…
AnbarDuring fasting, the body first uses the energy it has already taken from food. As insulin levels fall, fat burning begins, and blood sugar balance changes in the first fe…
BaghdadBaghdad Municipality has launched a wide inspection campaign to monitor and prevent the random slaughter of sheep and livestock as Eid al-Adha approaches. The municipal s…
BaghdadLocal markets in Baghdad announced today the prices of domestic and foreign gold. The selling price of one mithqal of 21-karat Iraqi gold was 935,000 dinars, while the b…
BaghdadPre-Eid shopping activity in Baghdad’s markets has fallen noticeably this year. Rising prices and regional tensions have had a negative effect on commercial activity in t…
ErbilKurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazlum Abdi in Erbil on Tuesday morning. The meeting took place in the Kurdistan…
BaghdadThe Interior Ministry said action will be taken against anyone using fireworks, explosive toys or iron pellets during Eid holidays. A ministry spokesman said security tea…
BaghdadThe dollar was steady in Baghdad during morning trading ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, while it rose slightly in Erbil. At the Kifah and Harithiya exchanges in Baghda…
