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.
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…
SaladinWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran has agreed to admit nuclear inspectors and that the monitors will take par…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Health Minister Abdulhussein al-Musawi has ordered the suspension of all health guarantee contract signings and renewals until the contract system approve…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy crude dropped 4.09% to $45.78 a barrel in Wednesday trading, slipping under the $50 mark. Basra Medium also declined, fal…
BaghdadPARIS, France — Iraq is reviewing alternative export routes for its oil because of its continued reliance on the Strait of Hormez and uncertainty over sea-land transit co…
SaladinGUADALAJARA, Mexico — Colombia secured a place in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, beating the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1-0 in a Group 11 match d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out inside a Hashd al-Shaabi military headquarters in the Bueyse area of Baghdad's southern Devle district and was extinguished by Civil Defe…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Saladin province found the bodies of two women in a house in the Buecayl area east of Tikrit on Wednesday morning, according to local s…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup group stage, with captain Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice. Ronaldo, 40, became…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's High Judicial Council has directed security agencies to apply the country's counterterrorism law against individuals and groups using armed drones,…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin told graduates of Russian military academies at a Kremlin ceremony on Tuesday that the West, led by NATO, is prepa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that 77 people had been arrested on suspicion of speculating against the dinar and manipulating the foreign excha…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — The Dhi Qar Provincial Council has approved a one-day suspension of official administrative duties on Wednesday to allow public participation in Ashura co…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring said temperatures will drop by a few degrees across most of the country over the weekend,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq striker Aymen Hussein could miss Iraq's final Group I match against Senegal after picking up a hamstring injury during his team's game against France…
BaghdadKARBALA, Iraq — The Imam Hussein Shrine issued a written statement after videos circulated on social media showing an attack targeting Indian visitors in Karbala. The shr…
