Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Judge Faiq Zidan received the country's new National Security Adviser Qasim al-Badri at his office, congratulati…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — The US Embassy in Baghdad said it wants to deepen economic partnership with Iraq following an official visit to Basra, where the US chargé d'affaires met wi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra Governor Asaad al-Eydani has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based engineering and technology firm KBR aimed at upgrading the…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry undersecretary for gas affairs, Izzat Sabir Ismail, said the ministry's Artawi field project is a key part of its strategic plans and is…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy said revenues from taxes and state-owned real estate reached 5 trillion 415 billion 30 million dinars…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Badminton Doubles Cup began on Monday in Baghdad, drawing athletes from clubs and sports organizations across the country. Matches are being held…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar Hakim, head of the Iraqi National Congress (formerly the Supreme Islamic Council), said the 1920 Iraqi revolution was a national achievement indepen…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A security source in Anbar province denied reports that security forces had surrounded the home of former Industry Minister Khalid Batil. The source said …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi anti-corruption and security forces seized a large cache of weapons and 23 horses during a joint operation in the Arab Jubur area south of Baghdad, …
VasitBAGHDAD, Iraq — Arrests of residents in Wasit province who protested power cuts and deteriorating public services have renewed debate in Iraq over how authorities treat m…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two suicide deaths, involving a woman and a girl, were recorded in separate Baghdad neighborhoods on Monday evening, a security source said. Both individu…
VasitBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Kut fired tear gas and water cannons and used firearms against civilians protesting power outages, leaving several people wounded and l…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi counter-terrorism units detained 47 lawmakers, senior officials and former provincial administrators in a large-scale operation carried out on the m…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's livestock sector is facing mounting pressure from rising feed costs, shrinking water resources, deteriorating pastures and recurrent disease outbre…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the United States will continue its efforts to protect religious freedom in Iraq, following a meeting between the U.S. Ch…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Tribal leaders in Diwaniyah and Karbala declared support for the Iraqi government's campaign against financial corruption, backing Prime Minister Mohammed…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister Ali Saadi Wahib has signed a ministerial order removing Ghays Najib Obaid, director general of the Southern Electricity Distri…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources said Monday it is pressing ahead with a campaign to protect strategic groundwater reserves, acting on instructions from…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Al-Budawi will visit Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a statement from the body. The visit…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — The head of Dhi Qar provincial council's Health and Environment Committee, Ahmed al-Haffaj, said on Monday that the southern Iraqi province had recorded 1…
