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.
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan — Iraq national team head coach Graham Arnold has described the country's 2026 FIFA World Cup group, which includes Norway, France and Senegal, as an "excit…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Interior is preparing plans to take over the internal security file in Mosul, the ministry's undersecretary, Hussein al-Awadi, said at …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar provincial government announced that the province's largest gas extraction and development investment project will be launched soon. Governor Om…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it detained five people in two operations in the Karbala governorate on charges of damaging public property. The …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Four armed groups in Iraq have formally joined a government program to consolidate weapons under state control and unify security authority under the prim…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, welcomed the announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, calling on all side…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Wreckage from an unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered in the cargo zone of Baghdad International Airport, a security source said, with no immediate clai…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — The US-Iran confrontation, shaped since the 1979 Iranian Revolution by disputes over Tehran's nuclear program and regional influence, has defi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government is preparing to submit its 2050 national development plan to parliament as a draft law, Prime M…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices rose more than 2% on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement aimed at ending their war, lifting the metal to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar governorate has awarded a contract to develop the Halise gas field to CAR under a licensing round, describing the project as the province's larg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi writer has explored the historical pattern of political compromise between broad sections of Iraqi society and those in power, noting that indivi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Leaked information and published reports allege that roughly 38,000 tons of chemical fertilizer allocated for distribution to farmers have gone missing fr…
AnbarBABIL, Iraq — The Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in Iraq's Babil province has launched a motorized awareness tour and field activities across the ci…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A man in Kirkuk was contacted by a sweet and donut shop about an order he had placed roughly two years earlier, local media reported. The customer, Abdulra…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a "great deal" with Iran has been completed and that the Strait of Hormuz has been reo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's total revenues reached 31.163 trillion dinar through the end of April 2026, while expenditures hit 37.835 trillion dinar, according to federal budg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Saddawi has proposed raising fixed broadband internet speeds by 20% while keeping subscription prices unchanged,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has published new rules governing student admissions, transfers and guest enrollments for the 2026-2027 academic year, issued…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Investment Commission outlined the legal steps surrounding customs exemption applications for the "Moul El-Irak" project underway in the c…
