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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…
BabilBABYLON, Iraq — Two unidentified drones were observed flying at low altitude over southern Babylon province during the morning hours, local sources reported on Tuesday. T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority has forecast a countrywide temperature swing over the coming days, with Thursday bringing partly cloudy conditions in the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Health Minister Abdulhussein al-Mansouri ordered an urgent investigation into a fire that broke out on a floor of the ministry building in Baghdad o…
BaghdadGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the Cuban government during a visit to the Guantanamo Bay military base, saying the U.S. military is pre…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of contract workers gathered outside the Leather Company in Baghdad's central Karkh district on Friday to demand payment of wages they say have bee…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said it detained eight people, including a government employee, during five separate operations carried out on Mond…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iraq's prime minister-designate Ali al-Zeydi is working to keep Iraq out of a regional war and bring armed groups under tighter state control, according to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said on Wednesday that weather across the country will be clear and sunny, with partly cloudy conditions expected in the…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The official selling prices of Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude fell for a second consecutive trading session, even as global oil benchmarks posted…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Justice Minister Khalid Shawani has instructed the Official Gazette department to establish a digital platform for the publication of official legislation…
BaghdadBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Iraq's national team fell 2-0 to Venezuela in its last friendly match before the 2026 World Cup, played at Seat Geek Stadium in Illinois early Saturday…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — MEXICO CITY — Mexico has deployed roughly 100,000 army, police and private security personnel across the capital ahead of Thursday's FIFA World Cup openin…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that strikes on Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations and surveillance radars near the Strait o…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — A US official told the New York Times that American forces intercepted all Iranian attacks on US bases in the region, reporting no casualties …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers approved a security and law enforcement cooperation agreement with Spain during its fifth regular session of the year, chaired…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. military launched a second wave of airstrikes against Iranian territory on Wednesday in retaliation for the downing of an Apache heli…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in Baghdad rescued a woman born in 2003 and her infant born in 2023 after the two jumped into the Tigris River from the Republic Bridge in…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A passport office officer was killed in an armed altercation in Abu al-Khasib district, south of Basra, a local security source said on Wednesday. The sour…
