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BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Oil on Monday denied media reports alleging that normal gasoline was being mixed with improved gasoline and sold at higher prices. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq moved up to 56th place in the latest FIFA global rankings, becoming the highest-ranked Arab national team in Asia. The shift followed Qatar's draw w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Tuesday the government has printed 25 trillion dinars to address financial pressures, a move that raises Iraq's n…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A political activist was detained at Baghdad International Airport on publication-related charges, according to a rights and press freedom center. The arr…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Iraq's imports dropped to $51.1 billion in 2025, down more than $36 billion from the $87.4 billion recorded in 2024, according to international trad…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced plans to establish an integrated information system to regulate the labor market, covering all provi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Cycling Federation announced that national team Olympian Hussein Ihab Abdulhidir is participating in a track racing preparation camp in Shanghai…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Some intelligence agencies are moving away from recruiting and training long-term professional agents, instead opting to recruit ordinary individuals for si…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament and leader of the Azm Coalition has left the country, according to sources. Muthenna es-Sameri's departure coincides with…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kazimi acknowledged that some of his government's decisions were based on information not definitively supported by evi…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — A staff member in the purchasing department at the Baji Refinery has made allegations concerning sales, commissions and contracts at the facility. The emp…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — A federal court in Washington ruled that the Trump administration's policies blocking immigration applications from citizens of 39 countries w…
BasraDAMASCUS, Syria — The 17 April Movement called for a peaceful sit-in Saturday in front of the People's Assembly building in the capital, Damascus, under the theme "Law an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An 18-year-old was injured in Baghdad's Ciyad district after falling into an uncovered drainage hole, local officials said. Ali Mohammed told reporters he…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad El-Aaraji has rejected allegations that Iraq pays transit fees to use the Strait of Hormuz. El-Aaraji said the claims circula…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Reports circulating in Israeli media this week claimed that Israeli forces struck a Hashd al-Shabi headquarters in a southern suburb of Baghdad on Septemb…
BabilBitcoin fell below the $60,000 mark for the first time since October 2024, pressured by reduced market risk appetite and institutional selling. The cryptocurrency was tra…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — One person died and another was rescued in separate drowning incidents at a water project south of Kirkuk, according to a security source. A 28-year-old m…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — BAGHDAD — The Nujaba Movement has rejected proposals to place weapons under exclusive state control, with an official saying the move effectively targets re…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Education Minister Abdelkarim Abdelnaby observed third-grade middle school exams at Al-Mansour Primary School in the Karkh district of Baghdad, his …
