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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…
DiyalaKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out on Friday at a cluster of fruit and vegetable shops in the Askeri neighborhood of central Kirkuk, according to a source at the provincial …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kerkük Governor Mohammed Sem'an Agha ordered uninterrupted electricity supply to exam halls across the province ahead of high school final-year ministry ex…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested a suspect linked to a string of robberies targeting delivery couriers, the Karkh Police Command said. Ac…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — A deal between the United States and Iran will be structured around an "action for result" principle, with commitments tied to concrete steps …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A large fire broke out Friday in the village of Al-Merra in Hawija district, southwestern Kirkuk, burning more than 100 acres of harvested farmland, a loca…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Rice farming is returning to Iraq's Diyala province after a six-year suspension caused by drought and water shortages, the provincial directorate of agricu…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The 2014 Speicher massacre, in which Islamic State fighters killed thousands of captured Iraqi Air Force cadets and soldiers after seizing Tikrit, remains…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — The Friday imam of Najaf, Sadr al-Din Kubaysi, called in his June 5, 2026 sermon for the legal pursuit of those responsible for the 2014 Speicher massacre t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Samsung has opened its largest smartphone store in the Egypt region, known as the Mashriq, in Baghdad, the company said. The outlet was inaugurated in the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Baghdad brought a fire at a six-story residential and commercial building in the central Hillani district under control on Friday, …
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Fire crews brought a fire at a six-story commercial-residential building in the capital under control on Sunday, Baghdad's Civil Defense Directorate said.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has filed 440 lawsuits against individuals accused of making unauthorized direct connections to the national power grid, th…
HALABJA, Iraq — Search operations entered their fourth day on Friday for an 11-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters at the Zalm recreation…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it has formed a working team to investigate an attempt to smuggle 61 exam papers out of the country. In a stateme…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has directed the Ministry of Finance to disburse administrative expenses and salaries on their scheduled dates, hi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Health Ministry said it has identified individuals and groups exerting pressure on doctors in several emergency rooms and hospital units, and th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi President Barham Salih held a symbolic meeting in Baghdad with national team footballer Ali al-Hamadi, who grew up as a refugee child before …
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Trade Ministry plans to export surplus wheat to foreign markets, Trade Minister Mustafa Nizar al-Ani said on Friday, citing higher domestic product…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team has opened its final training camp before the 2026 FIFA World Cup at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Vi…
