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AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A cultural center project in Fallujah, Anbar province, has remained idle for years despite reaching 70% completion since 2014, a local source said, raisin…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The Netherlands meet Sweden in the second round of 2026 World Cup group-stage play on Wednesday, looking to recover from a 2-2 opening draw. The Group F m…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Five Iraqi cities ranked among the 15 highest temperature readings recorded worldwide in the past 24 hours, according to global meteorological obser…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Railways announced the launch of the first joint rail transit shipment from Iraq to Afghanistan, routed through Kermanshah in western Iran. The car…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than a decade after Iraqi forces recaptured Jurf al-Sakhr in northern Babil province from the Islamic State group, the return of roughly 100,000 disp…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Writer Jalal al-Hasanawi has reexamined the position of Imam Hussein at Karbala in an essay titled "The Hussein Revolution: From the Preservation of the M…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — A US-based report says Iraq's effort to attract major American companies and investment is being held back by the continued presence of armed …
Dhi QarNAJAF, Iraq — The mayor of Najaf, Mohammed Jabbar, was injured on Tuesday during an operation to demolish illegal structures in central Nasiriya, a city in Iraq's souther…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — SEATTLE — The United States men's national team defeated Australia 2-0 on Friday in its second group-stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reaching six …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — The Washington-based Defense Democracies Foundation has questioned the Iraqi government's ability to balance guarantees for U.S. energy compan…
Dhi QarNASIRIYA, Iraq — The mayor of Nasiriya, Mohammed Jabbar, was injured on Tuesday while trying to separate a fight between municipal employees and citizens on Hububi Street…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority has announced that the summer solstice will occur on Sunday, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year in the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A US official said on Friday that Iraq has agreed to cooperate with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and has begun taking steps in that direction. T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's U19 futsal national team is holding an internal training camp in Baghdad to prepare for upcoming competitions. Sessions are led by the coaching sta…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A government commission appointed by Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi has begun work in Kirkuk to address problems in the local wheat market, the provinc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi novelist Samira al-Munin has died at the age of 91, according to reports of her death published in Iraqi cultural outlets this week. She was born in…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Customs has begun a staff rotation program and taken delivery of sonar devices in line with directives from Prime Minister a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's youth unemployment rate has reached between 28% and 32%, among the highest in the region, despite the country's large oil revenues and broad fiscal…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A fresco uncovered during restoration work at a historic church in Rome has drawn public attention after observers said the angel figure in the artwork rese…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire that broke out Friday evening in wheat fields in the village of Alakane, in Nineveh province’s Rabia district, was brought under control by civil d…
