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 — Gold prices fell Monday after stronger-than-expected US employment data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates. Spot go…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker on a highway between Najaf and Basra in Dhi Qar province, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others. All the dead…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Baha al-Araji, a leader of the Construction and Development Coalition, has claimed that allegations surrounding the arrest of former Petroleum Ministry Un…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government has allocated approximately 6 billion Iraqi dinars for the rehabilitation of Mansur Theatre, located at Celebrations Square in the ca…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — A drone fell near a historic minaret in Karbala Province on Monday, officials said, though no injuries or damage were reported. Ain et-Tamer District Gov…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Constitution Article 140, designed to address disputed territories with significant Kurdish populations outside the Kurdistan Regional Government, …
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — An armed attack in Nasiriyah killed one person and wounded two others Sunday night into Monday, according to security sources in Dhi Qar province. The ass…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transportation on Monday denied reports that a passenger aircraft had crashed in Iraqi airspace, saying all incoming and outgoing fligh…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq temporarily closed its airspace to all civilian flights on Sunday following Iran's three-wave missile attacks on Israel, officials said. Mudhar Tham…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's civil aviation authority ordered the temporary closure of the country's airspace for 72 hours starting Sunday, suspending all commercial flights in…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The governor of Karbala denied reports that a passenger aircraft crashed in the desert within city limits, saying the claims were unfounded. The Civil Avi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hashd al-Shabi beat Sufiya 2-0 in the first leg of their Iraq Premier League play-off on Monday. Goals from Haydar Hamid in the 13th minute and Selam Moh…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Court of Cassation has cancelled a contract for operating a traffic monitoring system, ruling that it improperly authorized the collection …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has announced new conditions and application criteria for facilitated loans intended to support income-generat…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi National Security Agency announced Tuesday that operations in Mosul and Diyala resulted in the detention of foreign irregular migrants and two suspe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission has imposed a 45-day ban on political commentator Sajad al-Kureishi, preventing him from appearing on any local…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — NEW YORK — Norway's national team will face Morocco in a friendly match Sunday evening in New Jersey, the first of several preparations ahead of the 2026 …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A photo exhibition documenting life in Iraq's Ehvar region concluded in Baghdad after three days. The exhibition was organized by the Babylon Film Institu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former Iraqi parliamentarian said Sunday that recurring fuel shortages in several cities appear to stem partly from deliberate efforts to create interna…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A debate over establishing state monopoly over weapons in Iraq has renewed attention on the Peshmerga's legal standing. Discussions held in Baghdad, Erbil…
