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KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A large oil leak from a pipeline in Kirkuk spread onto the main road between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday evening, affecting traffic near the city’…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed preparations for the sixth Arab-Europe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hashdi Shabi and Defa al-Jawi secured their spots in the Iraqi Basketball Super League play-offs after winning their quarterfinal matches. Hashdi Shabi de…
AnbarERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Ghadir al-Khum a public holiday, following an instruction from President Nechirvan Barzani. The decision was…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq will resume rice cultivation in Diyala province, according to the Ministry of Water Resources announcement on Monday. Minister Muthenna al-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Wastewater pipes were seen discharging directly into the Tigris River in Baghdad’s Charsh al-Ahrar area, according to images recorded on Wednesday. The fo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Abdul Emir Rashid Yarallah, met on Monday in Baghdad with Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Boulos III Nona, the Defense Ministr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Spain described the formation of a new government in Iraq as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the two countries, according to Iraq’s Fo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq aims to increase oil exports through pipelines from 220,000 barrels a day to 770,000 barrels a day within 75 days, as part of a plan to redirect ship…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces arrested 13 people in Diwaniya on Wednesday during an operation against an electronic fraud network, the National Security Service s…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani and Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai met in Erbil to discuss political developments in Iraq, according to a statement …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A fire in farmland in Tel Jamal village in the Tal Afar district of Nineveh burned more than 15 dunams of crops, a security source said. The blaze was cause…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Health Minister Abdulhussein Al-Musaawi said administrative and financial procedures have been completed for the salaries of doctors in specialty t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Britain-based report by Amwaj said Fayli Kurds have made gains in representation in Iraq’s parliament, but remain under the influence of major political…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Health Minister Abdullhussein al-Musewi said procedures have been completed for the salaries of contracted doctors whose pay has been delayed for th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Economist Nabil El-Mersumi and the Iraqi Parliament’s media office were involved in a legal dispute in Baghdad on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after remarks m…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Education Ministry announced changes to exam cheating penalties for university students on June 3, 2026. The new regulations establish a gra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Islamic Resistance Movement Nujaba said on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, that its position on keeping its weapons has not changed. In a statement issued in…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A new study says mental disorders have become the leading cause of disability worldwide. The research estimated that about 1.2 billion people are living wit…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state media said Wednesday evening that a U.S. military vessel was targeted in the Gulf of Oman as it approached Iranian territorial waters. The re…
