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DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — More than 20 men and women were taken into custody after a brawl erupted inside a hospital in Duhok province, security sources said. The incident began as a…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi presided over a handover ceremony at the Central Bank where Nizar Nasser Hussein took over as governor from Ali Mo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two separate fires broke out in different parts of Baghdad on the same day and were brought under control by Civil Defense teams, with no casualties repor…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Fire crews in Nineveh province are working to contain three separate blazes that broke out in agricultural areas on the outskirts of Mosul, a Civil Defens…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Louis Raphaël I Sako, said urban renewal and the reconstruction of the social fabric are under way in areas…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Provincial Council's Services Committee said drinking water has run out in villages of the Rashad subdistrict in the southwestern part of the pr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Minister Faleh Sari issued a written directive on Sunday to all ministries, non-ministerial institutions and city administrations instructi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Muthana al-Tamimi attended a meeting of parliamentary committee No. 63 on June 21, 2026, to review the file on river po…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Dhi Qar Provincial Council has declared Tuesday an official holiday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, council spokesman …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Joint Operations Command said it carried out two airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the Anbar desert, aimed at the group's rural movements…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Qasim al-Araji announced on Monday that he has stepped down from his position as Iraq's National Security Advisor. In a statement, he expressed gratitude …
DuhokWASHINGTON, United States — Duhok, Iraq — A historic Assyrian church in the village of Sharansh, near Zakho in Duhok province, has suffered extensive damage, according to…
ErbilKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Germany beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup Group E match, with forward Deniz Ondav coming off the bench to score twice and secure Germany's pl…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk International Airport operated its first direct flight to Dubai on Sunday, the airport's media official Herdi Salihi said. The new route is part of …
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani said the Peshmerga weapon is not ordinary military equipment but part of the long struggle waged by the Kurdish pe…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Umm al-Qura University in Babil province hosted an awareness conference marking World Drug Day, drawing representatives of local government, security agenci…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A lawmaker from the Azim Alliance in Iraq's parliament said progress on completing Kirkuk's local government could be made once the new legislative term b…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Energy expert Ahmed Asker said Iraq's power sector has been the state's largest spending item since 2003, with cumulative expenditure exceeding $100 billi…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The University of Sulaymaniyah has launched a formal investigation into Abdullatif Ahmed Mustafa, a faculty member at the College of Islamic Sciences…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Volleyball Federation announced that the men's national team will compete in the West Asian Volleyball Championship, scheduled for July 11–21, 2…
