Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A statue of former French President Charles de Gaulle was unveiled in central Erbil on Thursday evening at a ceremony attended by a broad range of political…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The body of Ruqayye, a young girl whose remains were found on the Ahmed Awa plateau after a 10-day search, arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala accompanie…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falah Sari said integrating customs systems and procedures between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region represents a str…
AnbarTEL AVIV, Israel — The war in Gaza is slipping from the top of the international media agenda as the humanitarian toll continues, US-Iran tensions escalate and concerns g…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A nutrition expert says watermelon is about 92% water, helping with hydration, though there is no scientific evidence it replaces drinking water. One slice …
BabilLOS ANGELES, California — Hunter Biden has been appointed as a consultant for the Peak Path Health foundation, an organization specializing in addiction and behavioral he…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A fire broke out on Thursday involving two electrical generators and a diesel fuel transport vehicle near the Elbager shopping center in the al-Amil neigh…
SulaymaniyahANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is broadening its political engagement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, holding its first formal contact with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PU…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Agriculture Directorate said 1.2 million dunums of land were planted with wheat in the 2024-2025 planting season, including 420,000 dunums under…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport has finalized transport arrangements for the upcoming Ashura and Arbaeen pilgrimages, the ministry's Directorate General of R…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Engineering students at Diyala University held an exhibition of their graduation projects, covering a range of fields including heavy water purification, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has appointed Basim al-Badri as national security adviser, succeeding Ahmed al-Sallak, according to local reports. The decision removes al-Sallak fro…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have reached a comprehensive agreement on the technical details of the ASYCUDA system, whi…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Research presented at the ENDO 2026 conference found that daytime naps longer than 30 minutes substantially raise the risk of fatty liver disease in adults …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A criminal court in Najaf has sentenced a drug trafficker to death after he was caught with roughly 2.5 kilograms of crystal narcotics, a judicial source sa…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — The body of a foreign national was found on the banks of the Khabur River in the Zakho district of Duhok province, a local government source said. The body …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has reversed an earlier leadership change at the Samarra Operations Command, returning Ali al-Akaili to the post …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A four-day field survey along the Euphrates River in Anbar province identified 54 violations and pollution points stretching from the Syrian border to Lak…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport has approved a 100% profit share distribution for employees of the General Company of Iraqi Ports, the ministry announced on …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Dozens of truck and cargo drivers staged a protest Thursday in the Wahda neighborhood of Mosul against restrictions on fuel distribution, saying the 300 lit…
