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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…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — The Babil Provincial Council has declared Thursday, June 11, 2026, an official public holiday for government institutions in the province to mark the annive…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A truck driver was detained after a speeding truck rammed a security checkpoint on one of the main roads in Kirkuk, a security source said. The source repo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — A delegation of Iraqi banking sector representatives completed a two-day visit to London on Tuesday, returning to Baghdad, according to Wadi al-H…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Arif al-Hummami has called for an institutionally led, transparent anti-corruption effort backed by sustained follow-through, warnin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi football clubs have moved early in the summer transfer window ahead of the 2026-27 season, completing a series of signings, renewals and d…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Hajj and Umrah Commission said on Wednesday that all Iraqi pilgrims have been safely brought back to the country, completing a comprehensiv…
BabilKARBALA, Iraq — Ahead of Muharram, the historic Nalbur Market in Hilla, the capital of Iraq's Babil province, has entered its busiest period of the year, with workshops a…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi courts in Dhi Qar and Najaf provinces announced separate verdicts in two criminal cases, security sources said Wednesday. In Nasiriya, the capital …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 10-year-old child from the Ba'shiqah subdistrict in Nineveh province has tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, a medical source at the Ni…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Tuesday that the Iraqi federal government had responded positively to its proposal to establish a permanent …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Beauty salons catering to women in Baghdad, once among the city's most profitable businesses, are facing a sharp downturn driven by rising import costs, h…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi government spokesperson Haydar Abboudi announced Tuesday that the Council of Ministers has approved the establishment of a $150 billion development …
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — A search operation was underway in Halabja, in the Kurdistan Region, for an 11-year-old boy who fell into a waterfall at a popular recreational site, loca…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Elderly people are more vulnerable to heat waves than other age groups, according to a report from Michigan Medicine, which said the body's ability to regul…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official said the party had hoped all political parties in the Kurdistan Region would respond positively to a reco…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Health Insurance Fund plans to extend coverage to nine provinces, including Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, Babil, Kirkuk, Karbala, Anbar, Najaf and Nineve…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament has unanimously approved a bill establishing a Sustainable Health Development Fund to finance the employment of medical and health gradu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad's free market on Wednesday, while the rate in Erbil remained unchanged. In the ca…
