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AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's constitution lays out a series of formal procedures governing how laws are drafted, passed and enacted by parliament. Article 59 requires that parl…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — BERLIN — Germany has tightened its migration and asylum rules in recent years, citing labor shortages, rising living costs and international protection obli…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The University of Sulaymaniyah announced on Monday that it has received ISO certification in standardization and business management, becoming the fi…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Authorities in Mosul have arrested a grandmother and an uncle of two children after footage circulated on social media showing the siblings living in what i…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — A man in his twenties died after shooting himself with a Kalashnikov rifle at his home in the Al-Mafrak neighborhood of Baquba, the capital of Diyala provi…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — A senior official at the Duhok Directorate of Awqaf said a recent regulation on mosque loudspeakers was not aimed at the call to prayer, but at addressing l…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Sunni Endowments Office announced that Tuesday will mark the first day of Muharram, the opening month of the Islamic year 1448 AH. The office said …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Border Ports Authority, Lt. Gen. Omar al-Waili, said the agency is providing full support and all necessary facilities for inspection b…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — Residents of Iraq’s Diwaniya province blocked roads with burning tires to protest chronic electricity shortages, according to local reporting. Demonstrati…
AnbarRAMADI, Iraq — A fire broke out on a motorcycle at a fuel station in the center of Ramadi, in Iraq's Anbar province, while it was being refueled. The blaze started when t…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Local authorities in the Derker subdistrict of Duhok's Zakho independent administration have lifted a nearly 10-year ban on daily civilian visits to border …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education issued a ministerial order on June 15, 2026, revising how retirement age is calculated for its personnel. Under the new rule,…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A fire broke out at a market in the Shakhlawa district of Erbil on Monday, with security sources reporting flames rising in the bazaar. Firefighting teams w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources, Mohsen al-Tamimi, chaired a meeting to assess the outcomes of his recent visit to Basra, the ministry said in a statem…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Education Minister Abdulkarim Abtan issued a ministerial order on Monday changing how retirement age is calculated for ministry staff, setting 31 D…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad police have arrested a gang accused of carrying out motorcycle thefts in the Sha'la district following a targeted operation, the Karkh Crime Comba…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Maysan Police Directorate announced the formation of an investigation committee to look into an engineer protest held outside the Maysan Oil Company, accor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice announced that an international arbitration tribunal ruled in Iraq's favor in a case brought by the telecommunications company …
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — An electrical engineer in Iraq's Diyala province has died from injuries sustained when an electrical panel exploded at a power station last week, accordin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sulaymaniyah finished first in Iraq's Chess Championship, the annual Provincial Olympiad, ahead of Baghdad in second and Maysan in third, according to the…
