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BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister’s proposal to allocate a housing plot to every family has brought the country’s housing crisis back into focus. The article says the …
MosulDUHOK, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region Health Ministry said on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, that a 47-year-old man from Nineveh has been confirmed with hemorrhagic fever in Duhok…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The International Monetary Fund said Iraq will be among the economies most affected by regional shocks in 2026, warning that the impact would be felt in i…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — The Duhok Health Directorate said it has recorded the city’s first confirmed hemorrhagic fever case of the year. The patient is a 47-year-old man from Sunun…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communication and Media Commission has cancelled a reconciliation agreement with Korek Telecom and suspended the company's activities following fai…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires and delivered a protest note over what it described as Iranian attacks, the ministry sai…
MosulNINEVEH, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces said Tuesday evening that three ISIS members were killed in a security operation in the Nineveh desert. The force said the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Economist Manar al-Ubaydi said trade between Iraq and Jordan fell by 30% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. He said tot…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Activities for the 15th International Ghadir Week began Tuesday evening in Najaf, as the city marked Ghadir Day. The events are being held alongside commemo…
BabilGENEVA — The World Meteorological Organization said the chance of an El Nino forming in the summer of 2026 has risen to 80 percent. The United Nations agency said the eve…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The disputed areas in Iraq are no longer viewed only as a border or administrative question under Article 140 of the constitution, according to the article…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — As temperatures rise in Erbil, Iskan Street has become a popular gathering place at night, with families and young people heading there to cool off and spen…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces arrested multiple suspects and seized weapons following an armed clash in Baghdad that left one person dead and another injured, the…
BaghdadNINOVA, Iraq — A source in Nineveh said new power lines have been brought into service on Iraq’s electricity grid through Turkey and the Kurdistan Region, adding about 1,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falah al-Ali ez-al-Zeydi ordered oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region to restart operations beginning Wednesday. The d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Ali ez-al-Zeydi chaired the Iraqi Cabinet’s fourth regular meeting on Tuesday, where ministers decided to reassess the heads o…
BaghdadNEW YORK, United States — The United Nations General Assembly elected Iraq as a vice president for its 81st session at its headquarters in New York. In the same meeting, …
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Babylon Provincial Council announced Wednesday private generator tariffs and operating schedules for June, establishing three-tier pricing based on se…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad has set the amper fee for generator services for this month, according to a document issued by the provincial council. The decision was based on C…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An investigative judge at Baghdad’s Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court said money and real estate were seized in a case involving the deputy oil minis…
