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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…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Iraq's medical staff have confirmed that forward Aymen Hussein is carrying a groin injury sustained during his team's match against France. A source within …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi court has ordered a freeze on the movable and immovable assets of Ala Semir, director general of the Central Electricity Distribution Company, ju…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced the criteria for selecting principals and vice principals at distinguished and high-performing schools. Accordi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company, under the Ministry of Oil, has temporarily suspended its electronic household cooking gas distribution system to…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A panel titled "Social Environmental Awareness and Protection from Unwanted Accidents" was held in Sulaymaniyah by the Kurdistan Environment and Cons…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A heat wave affecting Iraq for days will end on Wednesday, weather observer Ali Jaber Ziyadi said, with temperatures in southern cities reaching as high a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi parliament member Ala al-Haidari announced that the director general of Iraqi Airways has been detained on allegations of embezzling more than 115 b…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) accused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Friday of deliberately delaying the formation of the Kurdistan Region…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked among the three countries that flared the most natural gas in 2025, alongside Russia and Iran, according to World Bank data. Together, the thr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call to review cooperation on oil, water and the Dev…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council has taken up the file of regulating construction on agricultural lands in the capital, council head Ammar al-Hamadani said,…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — An elderly woman in Karbala distributes water to pilgrims in the area between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas, a service she has performed for years…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States has reiterated that it will not partner with an Iraqi government that includes armed groups within its structur…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — LONDON — A British court found a 35-year-old Iranian asylum seeker guilty of attempted rape after he followed a woman returning from a Christmas party for a…
