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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will meet France on the 12th day of the 2026 World Cup in a Group C match that kicks off late Wednesday, the team’s second fixture after a 4-1 loss t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities said on Wednesday that the number of tourists entering the country has exceeded 2 million, citing figu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Major General Adnan Hasan Hamid, head of Baghdad's Karkh Police Directorate, is carrying out a broad security and institutional reform drive across the we…
VasitBAGHDAD, Iraq — The political rivalry surrounding the Wasit governorate's leadership is being examined within the framework of Iraq's 2005 Constitution and the 2008 Provi…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held separate meetings on the sidelines of the 165th extraordinary session of the Arab League Council of Foreign Minis…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Shell Baker has resumed work this week on the development of the Akaz gas field in Anbar province after withdrawing earlier due to U.S.-Iran military oper…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team will take on France in a 2026 World Cup qualifier scheduled to kick off at midnight local time in Baghdad, with the match se…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — An Iranian religious delegation was hosted in Babil province at a large tribal gathering held at the Tufail Emarah guesthouse, with the participation of Bab…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Nineveh province brought simultaneous fires under control on Sunday after blazes broke out across seven areas, the provincial directo…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said a political agreement with the New Generation Movement will be signed in early July, according to a state…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 15-year-old boy who drowned in the Euphrates River in western Anbar has been recovered after a joint search by firefighter divers and river police, acco…
SulaymaniyahSULEYMANIYAH, Iraq — Women's and civil society organizations held a memorial in Sulaymaniyah on the third month since the killing of Iraqi women's rights activist Yenar M…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Finance specialist Walid Aidi said recent gains in the U.S. dollar exchange rate on Iraq's local markets reflect psychological pressure and uncertainty ra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry announced that drilling has officially begun on an exploration well in the country's north, marking the first such operation in the re…
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Israel has failed to achieve its objectives through its attacks on Lebanon and has been unable to alter the situation on the …
BaghdadLONDON, United Kingdom — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as head of government and leader of the Labour Party on Friday, ending months of sp…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi has issued a formal letter of appreciation and gratitude to Rebi Nader, the former director of the Prime Minister's media offi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of tobacco and nicotine products fell to $292.1 million in 2025, down sharply from $1.56 billion the previous year, according to Internatio…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Nineveh's provincial council said agricultural fires reported across the northern Iraqi governorate were started by farmers burning post-harve…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Nineveh extinguished a fire that broke out in agricultural land near a large chicken farm in the town of Bartle, east of Mosul, accor…
