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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Municipality has launched a new field operation targeting fixed and unauthorized encroachments in the central Müridi Çarşısı (Mureedi market),…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, held its regular eighth session on Tuesday, approving a one-million housing-plo…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said anti-corruption operations underway in the country represent only the first stage of a broader campaign…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education said on Monday that results of this year's middle school examinations will be announced within two days, once verification an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi economist Ra’d al-Masoudi said the political and economic transformation in Iraq after 2003 produced a new class of wealthy individuals, particularl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Communications has signed an agreement with Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI) to commercialize cross-border internet transit …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — Gold prices fell 0.7% on Monday, with spot gold dropping to $4,061.35 an ounce. U.S. gold futures for August delivery lost 0.5% to $4,076.40, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's federal state structure has been under construction since the 2005 Constitution was adopted, but years later many of the regulatory laws it envisag…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Discussions circulating on LinkedIn and other social media platforms suggest that management practices in Iraq's private-sector companies reflect a structur…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A child drowned in a water project canal in the village of Saadiye in the Khalis district of northwestern Diyala after a slab reportedly fell on his head w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Debate over the misuse of public funds and corruption allegations in Iraq has resurfaced, with recent reports pointing to billions of dinars reportedly lo…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A child drowned in a stream in the Dakuk district south of Kirkuk, local authorities said. The body was recovered on Friday evening following an extended s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Agency said several suspects were arrested in Baghdad and Karbala on charges of spreading extremist ideology and disturbing publi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Iraq’s Basra province arrested a man and his wife on Friday after two young girls were reportedly found tortured at a family home in the …
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Traffic Directorate said 198,047 vehicles entered the holy city of Karbala during this year's Ashura pilgrimage, with no traffic accidents,…
KarbalaKERBALA, Iraq — The Media Monitoring Cell in Kerbala said its media plan for the 10th of Muharram Ashura pilgrimage was carried out successfully, with live coverage of th…
MüsennaHAMBURG, Germany — Two men went on trial in Hamburg on Friday on charges of spying on pro-Israel individuals and Jewish communities in Germany on behalf of Iranian intell…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport said transportation fares for pilgrims visiting during Ashura have remained unchanged, with no new pricing adjustments introd…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's growing vehicle numbers and limited public transport infrastructure have turned traffic congestion into a serious economic and social problem, with…
AnbarABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE's National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said a technical fault in its early warning system caused false m…
