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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Municipality announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Tangier, Morocco, covering mutual cooperation and the exchange of experti…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Customs Authority has activated an electronic invoice verification feature within the ASYCUDA customs system, the authority said in a June …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Senegal will be without goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for Friday's 2026 World Cup group-stage match against Iraq in Toronto after the Al-Ahli keeper suffered a…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf Governor Yusuf al-Kirnavi said the province is prepared to receive the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with all state, service …
BabilGold prices extended their decline on Monday, with spot gold falling below $4,000 an ounce for the first time since November 2025. As of 16:10 Moscow time, spot gold was …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq Football Association President Yonus Mahmud has dismissed reports that Australian head coach Graham Arnold is set to leave his post, saying the feder…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has decided to reattach the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residency to the ministry's financial and administrative s…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee's representative office in Kirkuk, Khalid, has resigned from his post, citing a lack of the support and cooperation…
BabilGold fell below $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday afternoon, recording its steepest drop since November 2025, according to Reuters data. Spot gold traded at $4,064.01 per ounc…
VasitWASIT, Iraq — The Wasit Provincial Council held an extraordinary session at the request of Governor Ali Salimon to address recurring power outages across the province. Co…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority has issued an operating license to Najaf International Airport after the facility completed the technical and regulatory r…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Rahim al-Diraci said he has presented documents and evidence to Industry Minister Khalid Battal alleging corruption in a chemical fe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said they have arrested a gang that stole personal belongings from passengers boarding public buses in the Mansour neig…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — LONDON — The United Nations International Maritime Organization said on Wednesday that a number of commercial vessels have begun transiting th…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 3 million Iranian visitors have reached the Iraqi city of Karbala to take part in Ashura commemorations set for Thursday, Iran's state broadcast…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Iraq's Director General of General Sewerage, Imad Tawfiq, said the city of Mosul continues to record one of the lowest sewerage service coverage rates in th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulgani called on foreign companies to participate in the development of the country's western gas fields at the Global Oil Co…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Intelligence and Investigation Directorate said 25 foreign nationals were detained in Karbala after a fight broke out among visitors from d…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has arrested more than 1,000 drug and stimulant dealers during the current cabinet term, the government's international re…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's domestic debt reached 95.7 trillion dinars by the end of April 2026, up from 90.5 trillion dinars at the end of 2025 and 83.05 trillion dinars at t…
