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.
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi has begun his tenure navigating the competing pressures of Washington and Tehran, according to an analysis by the Soufan I…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Kataib Hezbollah security official said the group and allied resistance factions have no intention of laying down their weapons until all objectives are…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday that a security plan implemented in Najaf for the Ghadir Khum religious observance concluded successfully…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out in an agricultural area in the Kirkuk province, damaging roughly 10 dunams of farmland before firefighters brought it under control. The K…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Millions of visitors traveled to Najaf from across Iraq and Arab and Islamic countries to celebrate Eid al-Ghadir, the municipality said Thursday. Ahmed Du…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre sent a message to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh ez-al-Ali ez-al-Zeydi expressing Norway's desire to strengthen …
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qasim on Thursday rejected ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, describing the talks as "humiliating" and any agreement based on d…
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qasim called on Thursday for the immediate suspension of direct negotiations involving Israel, describing the talks as a "disgrace…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's Transport Minister Razzag Mahibes es-Sa'dawi and Basra Governor Asa'd el-Eidani visited the Shalamcheh border gate on the Iran border to inspect proj…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's security apparatus began distributing more than 700 residential plots to its personnel in Baghdad on Tuesday, marking the fourth phase of a housing…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani met with Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq Anıl Bora İnan in Erbil on Monday to discuss bilateral relation…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi officials say electrical faults account for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual fire incidents, which cause billions of dinars in damage each…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Kurdistan Region — Approximately 15 percent of Sulaymaniyah's population lacks access to drinking water networks, according to Bektiyar Tahir, director of t…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 215 to 208 on Wednesday to approve legislation restricting military operation authority against Iran. The bill wou…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Feras al-Jubouri, Chairman of the Energy Commission of the Diyala Provincial Council, announced plans to expand a fuel coupon system across the province to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The International Monetary Fund has sharply revised down its growth forecast for Iraq, projecting the country's economy will contract 6.8 percent in 2026,…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, a senior member of Najaf's religious scholarly community, has died, the Al-Irada Alliance said in a Thursday state…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Large crowds gathered in Najaf on Thursday as pilgrims from across Iraq and several Arab and Islamic countries began arriving for Ghadir Khom celebrations…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Court of Cassation announced that the National Judicial Coordination Center chaired an international dialogue on terrorism held in The Hague on J…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry has designated the ongoing gasoline shortage as its highest priority, according to the ministry's newly appointed spokesman Selim er-R…
