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MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two teenagers drowned in separate incidents on the Tigris River in the Mosul area, according to officials from the Qayyarah district police. A 16-year-ol…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi national basketball team has started its home camp in Baghdad ahead of the World Cup qualifiers, with 18 players called up for training. The sq…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — FIFA announced June 5 that it has allocated $250 million for a club support program ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Under the program, clubs will receive app…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Growing numbers of Iraqi migrants are returning from European countries to Iraq, many after years of residence abroad, according to a report by Deutsche W…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The World Bank has approved $900 million in financing to improve road infrastructure across Iraq, according to a statement from the institution. The proje…
DuhokZAKHO, Iraq — Rescue teams recovered the body of an 18-year-old in Zakho on Friday, 48 days after the young person disappeared while falling into the Habur River, accordi…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. forces have allegedly prevented a group of Iraqi oil tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources cited by Arab media. The asser…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Israel and Hezbollah clashed again along the border Friday despite ongoing ceasefire discussions. Hezbollah said its forces targeted an Israeli Merkava ta…
KirkukRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Kirkuk's grain silos have accepted approximately 60,000 tons of wheat in the first four days of the marketing season, according to Kirkuk Silo Dire…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region Electricity Ministry announced Tuesday that technical faults and maintenance work at gas power plants have reduced electricity producti…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — President Nizar Amidi stated on Saturday, June 6, 2026, that building a strong nation is only possible through a healthy and sustainable environment. In …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former member of Iraq's Parliament Services Commission says the government's program to distribute residential land to families will only succeed if thr…
BabilANBAR, Iraq — Water levels in the Euphrates River have risen significantly in Kefal district, south of Babil province, after years of severe drought that began in 2020. T…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk's silos have received approximately 60,000 tons of wheat within four days of the start of the marketing season, according to Hassan Hamdi, director …
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The local government of Muthanna province said Friday that a fuel shortage affecting the region stems from a drop in fuel allocations from the central gov…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former member of the Iraqi Parliament's Security and Defense Committee said ISIS cells are experiencing their final phase in the country. Abbas es-Sarut…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Anti-Corruption Commission carried out surprise inspections of fuel stations across Baghdad on Friday, examining whether fuel dispatched fr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Federal Integrity Commission has launched field inspections at fuel stations across Baghdad as the capital grapples with a gasoline shortage tha…
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Fuel shortages have persisted in Baghdad and several Iraqi provinces for about 10 days, with long queues forming at gas stations, according to the local g…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — An Iraqi economist has estimated that 12,480 personnel work for the Iraqi parliament and affiliated institutions at an annual cost of 551 billion dinars to …
