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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…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Kubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, called on the region to diversify its income sources to achieve economic …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq remained among the world's largest importers of meat and edible offal in 2025, with purchases totaling $1.042 billion, according to trade data from T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi met with Japan's Ambassador to Iraq, Akira Endo, in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss strengthening economic ties between the…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Environment Ministry issued a written warning Monday regarding the practice of releasing animals into the Tigris River within Baghdad, stating that…
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's industrial exports to Iraq declined 13 percent in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the Jordan Chamber of Industry. Exports to I…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices fell in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, with jewelers announcing new rates as local market prices retreated from recent levels. The market price…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A court in Baghdad has asked parliament to lift the immunity of a sitting lawmaker so that legal proceedings can begin against him. The Central Anti-Corr…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nuri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, met Sunday in Baghdad with Joshua Harris, the United States Chargé d'affaires in Iraq. The two discu…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Residents of Nebi Yunus village near Mosul gathered Sunday to protest a years-long ban on repairing or rebuilding their homes, which sit in the vicinity o…
BaghdadRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's official message of condolence following the death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad was received positively in Iraq, with…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Authorities in Baghdad removed flags and banners belonging to armed groups from two bridges in the Dora district and replaced them with the Iraqi national…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Zikar Provincial Council decided to suspend work at all official institutions in the province on Thursday, June 11, 2026, to mark the anniversary of t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, issued a statement Sunday warning that it would target U.S. bases in Iraq should Washington intervene i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament has called on the government to implement a comprehensive strategy to rehabilitate and develop water treatment facilities ac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Justice announced Sunday that 149 children were released in May as part of procedures carried out by the Child Rehabilitation Depart…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — An unidentified drone struck a military base in Erbil on Thursday, according to a local source. The attack targeted the Chamshar base, which belongs to the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council is coordinating with the Ministry of Environment to incorporate a green belt project into future planning as part of effort…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falih Sari met with a World Bank delegation in Baghdad to discuss technical and institutional cooperation ahead of the next general…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire that broke out in a commercial building in central Baghdad on Sunday morning was extinguished by civil defense teams, officials said. The blaze or…
