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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological and Seismological Organization has begun publishing a weekly climate map that compares current temperatures with historical averages…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Iraq's national football team is continuing preparations at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for its 2026 World Cup Group F match against France, sc…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed new details about the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, saying Israel withdrew from …
MüsennaThe Algerian Football Federation has submitted an official complaint to FIFA over the refereeing in its 3-0 friendly loss to Argentina, the federation said. The match was…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — An 18-year-old female high school student died by suicide in the center of Nasiriya, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, a security source said on Saturd…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — A man has been arrested for fatally shooting his nephew at Duhok Emergency Hospital after initially bringing the 24-year-old in for treatment for a broken l…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said on Sunday that its "Transparency and Public Property Protection" program has been implemented across all state…
BabilBABYLON, Iraq — A worker died on Friday in Babylon province when an iron bundle fell on him while being unloaded from a truck, a medical source at the Babylon Health Dire…
BabilBEIRUT, Lebanon — BEIRUT — Hezbollah said on Thursday that Israel has never complied with the ceasefire reached on November 27, 2024, accusing it of repeated violations s…
BabilBEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah said on Tuesday that Israel has continued to violate the ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024, accusing the Israeli military of repeat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee said the country has overhauled its security approach, with security breaches falling to z…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Drivers in Baghdad are struggling to find legal parking spaces, with the capital's vehicle count nearing 4 million and official lots failing to keep pace,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi dismissed Sami al-Sudani from his role as border crossings and customs adviser on Friday and appointed Hassan al-Aqaili …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Three children drowned in a water canal in Tuvim village, located in the Hamaydat subdistrict of northern Nineveh province, according to a security source…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Two separate incidents in Zakho, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, left one person dead and 11 others injured, local security and administrative sources said. A 2…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said six people were detained in two separate operations in Basra over irregularities and forgery in property records.…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A senior Israeli intelligence official said Israeli aircraft dropped 83 bombs during the operation that killed Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General Hassan N…
SaladinTUZKHURMATU, Iraq — A 14-year-old boy drowned in an irrigation canal in Tuzkhurmatu district, Saladin province, while swimming with friends, local authorities said. The b…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Fayli Kurds in Kirkuk held the first traditional Karbala remembrance ceremony marking the start of Muharram at the local Fayli Kurds Union building, attend…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian economist said Turkish goods are outcompeting Syrian products in the Iraqi market through lower prices, wider distribution networks and stronge…
