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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Hikmat National Stream, said the issue of restricting weapons does not target any side and reiterated his bloc's support for…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The gold-plated banners atop the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas in the Iraqi city of Karbala were lowered and replaced on Wednesday to mark…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of residents gathered in central Mosul to protest a more than 20-year ban preventing them from building on land near the city, holding up official …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation has announced a new promotion and relegation system for its Stars League, reducing the number of clubs to 18 starting from t…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq's Sadrist Movement, has warned against 21 "foreign" practices that have appeared at Husayni mourning ceremonies in Karbala…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has issued a directive to allocate land plots to citizens who do not own housing, reviving a promise that has remained u…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The Iraqi left, after failing to win seats in the November 2025 elections, faces pressure to reorganize into a durable political force, with commentators …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A columnist writing in the Turkish-language Iraqi press has argued that appointments based on personal connections and inheritance rather than competence ar…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, arrived in Karbala on Tuesday to review preparations for the security plan coverin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Nezar Amidi met with Baghdad Provincial Council Chairman Ammar al-Hamdani and council members in Baghdad on Tuesday, with both sides highl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into a traffic directorate officer and two personnel accused of assaulting a citizen in the city of N…
BaghdadDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dr. Neba El-Berzinci, a Baghdad-born physician and international entrepreneur, is preparing to complete a master’s degree in clinical nutrit…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities arrested two suspects, including a cleric aged 50 to 60, two days after they robbed a currency exchange in Najaf and stole 30 million di…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A man killed his wife at their home in Shukra village, Sharqat district, in Iraq's Salahuddin province, security sources said, adding that the motive has …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said two suspects were arrested within three hours following a fight in the Ghazaliya area that ended with a vehicle be…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi academic said the country's Health Insurance System represents a significant reform aimed at restructuring healthcare services, but warned its su…
BasraTEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSEMALEM — The United States has refused to share details of a planned memorandum of understanding with Iran with Israel, Israeli media reported. Ac…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — An open-field football championship for youth girls began in Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday, organized by the regional football federation. The opening cere…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service said on Tuesday that coordinated security operations across several provinces led to the arrest of three ISIS members and…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced that an internet fraud network covering more than 10,000 homes had been dismantled in a joint operation with t…
