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BaghdadIraq is expected to see periods of cloud cover and light showers in some areas during the Eid al-Adha holiday, with the north and west set for increasing cloudiness towarโฆ
BaghdadIraqi lawmaker Mohammed Jasim al-Khafaci said the transfer of traffic department offices to investment arrangements during the previous government has imposed an additionโฆ
BabilJordan is marking the 80th anniversary of its independence while maintaining political resilience amid regional crises and geopolitical shifts. Over eight decades, the kiโฆ
SaladinKurdistan Islamic Union Secretary-General Salahaddin Bahaeddin has begun a round of visits to Kurdish parties aimed at breaking the political deadlock in the region, restโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji said federal and Kurdistan Region authorities have reached broad agreement to resolve outstanding disputes, following talkโฆ
BaghdadZaydi said the Interior Ministryโs files will be reorganized within 30 days, in a move aimed at closing long-pending attendance, disciplinary and duty-violation cases. Thโฆ
SulaymaniyahAn eight-year-old child died in Kalar on Saturday after an accident involving his fatherโs agricultural harvester, police said. The incident underscores the dangers posedโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs government is in talks with foreign oil companies operating in the country to restart work at closed oil fields, as Baghdad seeks to boost export revenue and keep โฆ
AnbarKurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in a symbolic encounter between the regionโs leadership and the Catholic Church.โฆ
MรผsennaA suspect linked to a theft of 1 billion dinars has been detained in Samawah, and officials said the full amount stolen was recovered. The case centers on a significant fโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad Municipality has put its service and staffing teams on alert for a broad public-cleanliness campaign ahead of Eid al-Adha, including a ban on random slaughter in โฆ
MaysanNaft Maysan defeated Najaf 2-1 in one of two postponed Iraqi League matches, while Zakho and Al-Mina played out a 2-2 draw. The results kept both fixtures tightly contestโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad and Erbil have reached an agreement on the May salaries of civil servants in the Kurdistan Region, ending the latest payment dispute. The Federal Ministry of Finaโฆ
BaghdadHealth authorities and aid groups in East and Southern Africa have tightened screening at major crossing points and expanded preparedness plans as concern grows over the โฆ
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Naim Kassem said he hopes a full ceasefire will be secured and that Lebanon will be included in the agreement between the United States and Irโฆ
BaghdadYoung workers in Baghdad are spending long hours in markets, commercial complexes and private companies, with shifts in some automotive, electronics, hotel, entertainmentโฆ
AnbarFatty liver disease substantially elevates the risk of heart attack and stroke by promoting the development of unstable arterial plaques, according to a new study. Reseaโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Veterinarians Union said a letter issued by the Livestock Department restricts veterinariansโ rights and seeks to weaken the unionโs legal and professional role. Tโฆ
BaghdadIraq has approved its 2026 summer agriculture plan, setting out planting areas for more than 1 million dunums under surface irrigation and 362,277 dunums reliant on well โฆ
BaghdadSome political groups and armed elements in Iraq are taking a more flexible approach to placing weapons under state control, opening the way for a possible new implementaโฆ
