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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Health has recorded 145 confirmed hemorrhagic fever cases and 9 deaths nationwide since the start of the year through June 8, 2026. Min…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hundreds of journalists gathered in Baghdad on Saturday to attend the funeral of Kurdish journalist Helkut Aziz, who died in a traffic accident while trav…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Karbela claimed a 1-0 away victory over Amana Baghdad on Monday, earning a crucial advantage in the first leg of their Stars League promotion play-off. Ah…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Health officials in Dhi Qar province reported 11 new cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever on Tuesday, along with one additional death from the disease…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A legal expert said Iraq's human rights framework is stronger on paper than in practice. Ali Habib, speaking June 8, 2026, identified the gap between lega…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Security sources in Iraq said a young man born in 2003 died by suicide in Mandali district, Diyala province. The incident occurred in a village in the east…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Al-Shorta, the Baghdad-based Iraqi League champions, have begun restructuring their squad for the upcoming season. Omani head coach Rashid Jabir stepped d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in the Karkh district of Baghdad have arrested a suspect accused of using specialized keys to break into vehicles and steal their contents. The man…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A young man born in 1998 drowned while swimming in the Diyala River in northeastern Diyala province on Tuesday evening, according to Diyale Police Director…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Al-Waeli, acting as Iraq's interior minister, inspected the Cimen and Darman checkpoints in Kirkuk on Wednesday. The visit reviewed security personnel wor…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Border Ports Authority conducted a field inspection of two control points near Kirkuk on routes toward Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, directin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A senior Iraqi military officer has been detained on accusations of espionage and corruption, according to security sources. Lt. Gen. Ahmed al-Tayyar was …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister dismissed the head of the Central Region General Electricity Production Company in Baghdad, according to a ministry statement.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Media and Communications Authority ordered media outlets nationwide to immediately cease producing and broadcasting crime programs, citing concer…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communication and Media Authority issued a circular to satellite channels Tuesday banning all broadcasts of crime-related programs, including the a…
SaladinTUZHURMATU, Iraq — A fire broke out in a wheat field in the eastern rural area of Tuzhurmatu district, in Salahuddin province, destroying more than 20 dunams of crop, acc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Environment Minister Serev Abdul Wahid announced Monday that the ministry has issued a decision requiring all private and public generators to inst…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The International Monetary Fund projects Iraq will face greater fiscal difficulties in 2026 as energy subsidy costs rise, public debt increases and borrow…
Dhi QarDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two patients with severe burns remained hospitalized in Nasiriyah on Tuesday, a day after a passenger bus caught fire on the highway between…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's civil aviation authority announced Monday that the country's airspace has reopened to flights, approximately 24 hours after it was closed for 72 ho…
