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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates fell to approximately $24.98 million in 2025, according to International Tra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Cooking gas shortages have resurfaced in Baghdad as the Islamic month of Muharram begins and Husseini convoys expand across the capital ahead of commemora…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Sunni Endowments Authority has filed a criminal complaint against political commentator Issam Hussein, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife. T…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iran's national football team held a Husseini memorial ceremony during its training camp in Mexico, with the coaching staff, administrative personnel and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues on Monday with two matches that will decide which teams advance from the pool in the United States, Canada an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices fell in local markets in Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday, with traders reporting lower rates across wholesale and retail channels. On Baghdad's…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two young people died by hanging in separate incidents in Baghdad and Diyala province, security sources said, with investigations opened in both cases. In…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — An invasive water hyacinth is spreading rapidly through irrigation channels linked to the Euphrates River in Amiriyah subdistrict of Iraq’s Anbar province…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Medical staff at Mosul's Republican Teaching Hospital successfully removed a needle from the stomach of a 21-year-old patient, the hospital announced. The p…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — A family in Baquba, Diyala province, is mourning the death of a pet nightingale named Juri that had lived with them for nearly ten years. Family member Moh…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission announced sanctions against several media outlets and individuals. The regulator said it found that the Wilayat…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Antiquities and Heritage Authority chief Ali Obaid Shalgam announced the discovery of an inscription belonging to an Assyrian stele at the Bab Sham…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has nominated Krikor Der Hagopyan, a Christian and Armenian-origin adviser to Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi, as its next ambassador to the United State…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council has directed courts across the country to apply the country's counter-terrorism legislation to individuals involved in prod…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, said he was pleased that Kurdish footballers would represent Iraq at the 2026 FIF…
