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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has reduced its holdings of US Treasury bonds significantly over the past six years, according to financial experts and officials cited in Iraqi medi…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on nine individuals and companies based in China and Hong Kong for facilitating weap…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday inaugurated the Kurdistan Youth Center in Erbil, describing the facility as one of the largest …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority has outlined three main reasons for the delayed opening of Mosul International Airport. In a statement, the authority cite…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Border Security Command said border units seized 30 kilograms of captagon pills in western Anbar province, foiling an attempt to smuggle the drugs …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Ali al-Zeydi sent a message to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa calling for expanded economic and security cooperation b…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Residents in the central al-Hussein neighborhood of Basra staged a protest on Wednesday over repeated power outages, blocking roads and burning tires. The d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Operations Command said three suspects were caught preparing a tribal armed raid on a residential home in the capital's eastern neighborhood of Bo…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Wounded members of the Iraqi army gathered in front of Mosul’s municipal building in Nineveh province to demand the distribution of residential land plots t…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Authorities in Maysan province have ordered public institutions to suspend operations on Thursday to avoid disrupting ongoing student examinations. Educat…
AnbarRAMADI, Iraq — Anbar Governor Omar Mishan Dabous said a drainage water treatment project launched in the Zinkura area of Ramadi will strengthen water security and help ad…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A legal activist said Iraq cannot declare its internal displacement file closed merely because camps have shut and fewer families remain displaced. Ömer F…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Researchers in Australia have found that experiencing insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea together significantly raises the risk of developing type 2 diabe…
SaladinMOSUL, Iraq — Nineveh's health directorate has confirmed two new cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the province, bringing the total reported in recent we…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has authorized Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi to complete his government cabinet, a political source said. Under the arrangemen…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Minister Faleh Sari has ordered the third phase of the ASYCUDA customs system to be launched next month, according to a ministry statement.…
BaghdadSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Pharmacy students at Kivan International University in Sulaymaniyah have developed and produced a line of cosmetic products, according to Sene Mohamm…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team coach Graham Arnold is set to finalize his 2026 World Cup squad on Saturday, an Iraqi Football Federation member said. Galib…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi met with Iraqi Football Federation President Younes Mahmoud and federation officials in Baghdad on Wednesday to di…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said a suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a police officer in Basra. The ministry said the operation was…
