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BasraIndirect talks between Iran and the United States are centering on the release of about $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, one of the main issues in the ongoing negoti…
NajafNajaf Governor Yusuf Kenavi announced that preparations are underway to launch oil production at the Garneyn oil field, with commercial extraction expected to begin withi…
BaghdadFinance Minister Falih es-Sari has ordered new job grades to be created under Iraq’s 2026 budget for master’s degree holders, doctoral graduates and top-ranked students, …
BaghdadHajj pilgrim convoys began arriving in Arafat early Tuesday, with officials ensuring that pilgrims were within Arafat’s boundaries for the standing, one of the central ri…
BaghdadIraq is facing a severe water crisis driven by climate change and upstream water policies in neighboring countries, with national reserves reportedly falling from 18 bill…
BaghdadSadiqun Bloc lawmaker and Basra MP Kayser el-Curani said provincial councils have lost their purpose if they cannot resolve citizens’ service problems, arguing that their…
BaghdadIraq’s Ministry of Water Resources said no sudden or exceptional rise has been recorded in the Euphrates River, while confirming that water levels are under continuous mo…
BaghdadIraq’s Communications Ministry has reopened the Iraqi Post Office in the historic Qashla building in central Baghdad, reviving an old postal system at a time of artificia…
ErbilErbil Traffic Directorate said drivers who throw trash from vehicles onto roads will be identified through security cameras and fined, in a new enforcement measure aimed …
MosulMosul Municipality has begun removing officials’ photographs from streets and public spaces in line with official government directives, following instructions aimed at e…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Justice Minister Khalid Shwani met with Britain’s ambassador to Baghdad, Ifran Siddiq, to discuss the status of British ISIS members held in Iraqi p…
NajafWater hyacinth buildup in the Saudi River in Mishhab district, Najaf, is threatening agricultural activity and the irrigation supply for more than 15,000 dunams of farmla…
Dhi QarAhmed Gani al-Hafaci, head of the Health and Environment Committee in the Dhi Qar Provincial Council, has called on the central government for urgent assistance as hemorr…
SulaymaniyahDokan Dam in Sulaymaniyah is expected to reach full capacity for the third time in its history within the next 10 days, raising expectations of a major holiday influx dur…
BaghdadIraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi has called on Prime Minister Ali Fayyad Ali al-Zeydi to submit a draft law on state employee and public sector salaries to p…
BaghdadHundreds of citizens applying to buy apartments in the Besmaya housing complex, southeast of Baghdad, have complained about delays in the Investment Authority’s allocatio…
BaghdadBaghdad has removed 1,236 environmental violations in operations launched to combat pollution, while officials said air quality has improved by up to 50%. The campaign co…
BaghdadAzm Alliance lawmaker Iyad al-Jubouri said thousands of dunams around Baghdad International Airport were improperly transferred to an investment company, in what he descr…
SaladinArab football is poised to reach its highest-ever representation at the 2026 World Cup, with eight teams qualified for the tournament hosted jointly by the United States,…
KarbalaUnauthorized employment by foreign nationals who enter Karbala as religious visitors has become an economic and social crisis in the city, where thousands are believed to…
