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 — Iraq's Meteorological Organization said temperatures across the country will remain high through the weekend, with Basra expected to reach 47°C on Saturda…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Joint Operations Command said an air strike on Thursday killed two militants in the Diyala operational area. The operation in the southern Bihriz a…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Disabled Sports Club has completed its first goalball training camp for visually impaired and partially sighted women, ending the program with a c…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Besim al-Garrabi said on Thursday that he had met with the Education Minister to discuss measures aimed at safeguarding exam transparency a…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization held an information seminar in Najaf to introduce mechanical rice seedling transplanting techniques, wi…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two people, including one foreign national, were arrested in Diwaniya with two kilograms of crystal narcotics, Iraq's Directorate for Narcotics and Psycho…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh Police Command said it has arrested a suspect who fired a gun into the air at a wedding after video of the incident circulated on social m…
KirkukWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Iraq and Syria have moved into the strategic planning phase to revive the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, with a target of pumping 1…
NajafTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a condolence message following the death of Muhammad Ishaq Fayyadh, a well-known Shia jurist based in the…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Defense teams responded to two separate fires on Friday, one at a sports facility in Baghdad and another affecting agricultural land in Ninev…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out at a sports facility belonging to the Ministry of Youth and Sports near Rusafa in eastern Baghdad and was brought under control, the Civi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's consul general in Kermanshah, Sa'dun al-Saidi, said on Thursday that Baghdad is working to establish direct communication channels with technology …
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets carried out two airstrikes against militants in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, the country's military said. The …
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Iraq's Kurdish Faili community, a Shia Muslim group that historically settled east of the Tigris, in the Zagros mountains and across Diyala, Wasit, Baghdad…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A Kurdish Book Fair in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, closed on Thursday after eight days, drawing more than 78,000 visitors and selling roughl…
DuhokZAHO, Iraq — The fourth edition of the "Shal and Shepik" cultural festival continued into its second day in Zakho, in northern Iraq, with participants performing traditio…
KirkukWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Iraq is among the participating countries in the "Four Seas Initiative," launched in Washington by the New Lines Institute, a str…
DuhokERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Riiber Ahmed said security conditions in Amadiya district and surrounding border areas have improved, citing the end of c…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Mosul Governor Hişam al-Hashimi announced on Thursday that a new fleet of vehicles has been introduced to the city to replace aging Kia minibuses used for p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned attacks targeting Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, warning that the escalation risks pulling the region into a bro…
