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.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sales of artificial flowers and trees have risen noticeably in Baghdad's markets, with vendors reporting growing demand for the products in homes, restaur…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar opened the new week with a modest gain against the Iraqi dinar in the free markets of Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday morning. On the Kifac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Armed Forces launched a wide-ranging security operation on May 18, 2026, covering the desert areas of Anbar, Najaf, Karbala and western Nineveh.…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said its forces captured a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure responsible for the group's financial operations in…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said on June 13, 2026, that it had captured a senior ISIS figure operating in the Al-Qaim district of Anbar provi…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority said temperatures will edge down slightly starting Sunday, with generally clear weather expected across the country. In it…
AnbarResearchers at the University of Toronto have found that even moderate air pollution is associated with a measurable rise in coronary artery disease, based on data from 1…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A rights group said Iraq's practice of shutting down the internet during nationwide exams constitutes a digital rights violation and is causing substantia…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude grades recorded sharp weekly declines, tracking a broader downturn in global oil markets. Basra He…
SaladinTIKRIT, Iraq — Allegations of corruption and illicit wealth have been raised against former Iraqi lawmaker Adnan al-Jumayli, with claims that luxury vehicles and real est…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A young man was killed in an armed attack in the Imam Sadiq district of Basra, Iraq, on June 12, 2026, according to security sources. The incident occurred …
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina played to a 1-1 draw in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup group stage at Toronto Stadium on Friday evening. Bosn…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Two inmates died in a prison in Basra from health complications, local security sources said. One had been held on human trafficking charges; the other, det…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister, Mustafa Jabbar Sind, has directed the state-owned General Telecommunications and Information Company to regulate pricing a…
DiyalaBAQOUBAH, Iraq — The director of Baqoubah's municipal environment department, Bassam al-Hadithi, said the city collects roughly 600 tons of waste each day but is operatin…
BabilBABYLON, Iraq — Police in Iraq's Babil province have detained several suspects accused of acting as medical brokers in the provincial capital Hilla, according to a statem…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A health source in Nineveh province said laboratory tests have confirmed a case of hemorrhagic fever in a resident of Mosul's right bank, the area covering …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi economist Nipil al-Marsumi announced on Friday that he is stepping back from media work after the Iraqi Parliament publicly disputed his figures on …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — One young man drowned and three others were rescued after the group became stranded while swimming in the Euphrates River near the Martyr Wahid Bridge in …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has entered a budgetless fiscal period for the fourth time since 2003 after parliament failed to approve the 2026 federal budget, leaving the governm…
