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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices in Baghdad's local market eased slightly on Thursday, June 18, with 21-karat imported Gulf gold quoted at 935,000–945,000 Iraqi dinars for sal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, who also serves as acting Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Wor…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met in Erbil with a presidential delegation from the Syrian Kurdish National Congress (ENKS) to discuss recent …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district arrested two suspects in separate incidents involving threatening writing on a house wall and insulting language writte…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Members of the French national football team watched a replay of Iraq's recent match against Norway during lunch at their training camp, according to foot…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament from Dhi Qar province, Ali al-Kinani, accused provincial governor Haytham al-Hamdani of allocating privileged residential …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Falah al-Fayyadh, signed an administrative order removing Ali Jahife Lutff al-Shammari as commander …
ErbilWASHINGTON, United States — KOYSIJNCK (KOYE), Kurdistan Region — A refugee camp in the Koysijnck (Koye) area north of Erbil was struck by a drone on Tuesday at 22:05 loca…
ErbilERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, held its weekly meeting in Erbil and reviewed ou…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Health authorities in Erbil, in northern Iraq, have identified two new cases of hemorrhagic fever and placed both patients under treatment. The Erbil Health…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that two people in the Kurdistan Region have tested positive for Crimean-Congo …
VasitTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — The Mehran border crossing, one of Iran's main land gateways to Iraq, recorded an unprecedented increase in cargo handling during the first two mo…
BabilTEHRAN, Iran — Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Wednesday described the Iran-United States agreement as a "turning point," saying it opens a new process toward …
BaghdadKIRKUK, Iraq — Journalists and media professionals in Kirkuk warned that social media platforms and some media outlets are being used to violate personal privacy and defa…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in the Kurdistan Region’s Kermian Administration and Iraq’s Babylon province carried out separate operations targeting drug possession and…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Premier League clubs have accelerated squad preparations for the 2026-27 season, announcing new signings and contract renewals during the summer tra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Search teams have located the body of a 13-year-old girl from Karbala who drowned in a stream at a tourist area in the Kurdistan Region, but recovery effo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Special Presidential Envoy Tom Barrack has pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zidani to establish a clear timeline for consolidating weapons under state …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Kataib Hezbollah's secretary-general, Abu Hussein al-Humaydawi, said in a written statement on Friday that the fighting has not ended and that a more dang…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, concluded its weekly meeting with a decision to strengt…
