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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An anesthetist known on social media as "Doctor Firuze" was seriously injured in a violent attack at her home in Baghdad on July 5, 2026, according to wid…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Diyala province has declared Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 and 9, 2026, as official public holidays, suspending work across government institution…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A $2.7 billion air defense agreement Iraq signed with South Korea is at risk of collapsing, the head of the Munsur Bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Faleh al-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament has published the agenda for its session scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, listing the questioning of the head of the Investment …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A former Iraqi lawmaker has called for reviving the country's industrial cities, saying the model could generate revenue comparable to oil if longstanding…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Factory owners and industrialists gathered outside the Nineveh Chamber of Commerce building in Mosul to protest obstacles they say threaten the continuity o…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Nineveh Provincial Council has voted to lift the security clearance requirement for national ID card applicants, but citizens say state offices are st…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Ministry has begun drafting the 2027 federal general budget, the prime minister's financial adviser, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, said. The work …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi environmental specialist, Murtaza al-Gunaidi, has warned that continued pollution in the Tigris River and the absence of urgent government action…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Communications, Mustafa Sanad, said on Wednesday that the country is seeking to become a regional hub for data exchange and communicati…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Erbil Governorate announced a series of new appointments within the provincial Directorate of Education, the governorate said in a statement on Monday. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research issued binding directives to all private universities on Monday, based on correspondence from …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Graduates in engineering, petroleum specialties, and science continued a sit-in protest in front of the Basra Oil Company on Monday, marking the second day …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A grassroots movement in Basra opposed to the Khor Abdullah agreement has called on the Iraqi government to investigate reports that Kuwaiti coast guard ves…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has restored crude oil production to pre-war levels at three major fields following the easing of maritime restrictions in the Gulf under a U.S.-Iran…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk's health directorate confirmed a case of hemorrhagic fever in a 35-year-old woman in Hawija district, marking the first recorded case in the area. T…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday urged New York City residents to stay indoors as the city braces for sudden flash flooding and heavy rainfall foll…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar traded near its lowest level in two weeks on Monday as expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike at the June meeting weakened. The euro…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Monday after the OPEC+ alliance approved an increase of 188,000 barrels per day to its production targets starting in …
SaladinEAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Brazilian forward Neymar Junior has announced his retirement from the national team following Brazil's exit from the 2026 World Cup. The dec…
