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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Rashid Bank said on Tuesday it has enrolled more than 155,000 retirees in its "Aksat" installment service, expanding a program previously limited t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday that a US federal court issued a final and binding ruling in favor of Iraq, preserving $53 million in fund…
BabilIsrael's plan to encourage Palestinians to leave Gaza has stalled because no country has agreed to accept them, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, citing the Mossad inte…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Justice Minister Khalid Shwani met on Wednesday with Kazakh Ambassador Tolet Shaldynbay to discuss finalizing a memorandum of understanding on priso…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities have ordered a high-level investigation into a video circulating on social media that was filmed inside the official office of a company…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Iraq Oil Projects Company on Wednesday rejected social media allegations that its director general appeared in inappropriate video footage, calling the…
SulaymaniyahERBIL, Iraq — Two independent press freedom organizations called on Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani to issue a formal apology after he verball…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Authorities in Baghdad activated water-spraying systems across central districts on Tuesday as temperatures neared 50°C, disrupting daily activity in stre…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Ministry said Monday that the government stands in solidarity with Qatar following an explosion at the Ras Laffan industrial area. In a wri…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf authorities are preparing to host Ashura mourning ceremonies marking the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, with 870 mawkibs expected to take p…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — France recorded its highest nationwide average temperature on Monday since measurements began in 1947, according to the national meteorological agency Météo…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Najaf Provincial Council has declared Wednesday an official public holiday for all government institutions except security and service units, as well as…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has issued a ministerial order granting general directors and department heads expanded financial and technical authority t…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — President Abdul Latif Rashid received Sheikh Sami al-Masoudi, head of Iraq's High Hajj and Umrah Commission, and senior officials from the body at the Sal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's water reserves are projected to fall to around 2 billion cubic meters by the end of the year, raising serious concerns about drinking water supplie…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Najaf Governorate announced that Wednesday, June 24, 2026, will be an official holiday for all public institutions across the province, in order to allo…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Diyala Provincial Council issued a written statement rejecting accusations that security forces interfered with land allocations for wounded and marty…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Customs Authority has completed the transfer, dismissal and rotation of customs center directors and their deputies under a directive from …
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Iraq's southern Maysan province arrested a man wanted in 15 separate drug trafficking files and known by the nickname "Abu Shayha," the Maysan D…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Authorities in Maysan province announced the arrest of a man known by the alias "Abu Shayha," accused of running drug trafficking and distribution networks…
