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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education said the grading and review of middle school exam papers are continuing at centers affiliated with the Permanent Committee fo…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region Presidency said in a statem…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council on Wednesday rejected reports that a detained former deputy minister at the Oil Ministry's Petroleum Refining Directorate …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Defense has established a tactical trench training area within the Special Forces School to prepare troops for drone threats and trench…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced that students at public universities will be exempt from fees during their summer internships. The decision was…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Aram Mohammed Qadir, has called on universities and institutes in the region to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is working to bring its oil production back to pre-war levels within one to two months, according to oil sector officials cited in reports. The recov…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — France captain Kylian Mbappé described his team's World Cup match against Iraq as emotionally and mentally exhausting, citing a nearly two-hour delay in t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has begun distributing the June 2026 muin mutefarrik allowances for caregivers of people with disabilities, ac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament is set to begin the second legislative session on July 1 after its summer recess, lawmaker Dhia al-Siddiq of the Najaf parliamentary …
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Anti-Corruption Commission said 12 people were detained in four separate operations carried out in Dhi Qar province. A team from the commis…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A deputy head of the Baghdad provincial council's services committee said the Tigris River is 80% to 90% polluted and unfit for drinking, livestock wateri…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Green Environment Observatory said in a report published on Wednesday that the Euphrates River is undergoing serious environmental deterioration an…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisory detained former Saladin governor and former Saladin health director Raed al-Juburi on June 23, 2026, on charges of suppo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national team players attributed their 3-0 loss to France in the 2026 World Cup to individual mistakes. Forward Ali Al-Hamadi said Iraq performed w…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said it dismantled a corruption network made up of customs officers stationed at the Jamin checkpoint in northern Ki…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story office building on Palestine Street in Baghdad, prompting a response from Iraq's Civil Defense teams.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story commercial building on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate said. Cr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — PHILADELPHIA — France defeated Iraq 3-0 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup group stage at Lincoln Financial Field, with Kylian Mbappe scoring all t…
