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AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Harvard University researchers have found that certain major surgeries may be linked to cognitive decline, particularly accelerated memory loss, in older pa…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Gold prices fell slightly on Friday and are on track for a weekly loss as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran negotiations and broader geopolitical ten…
IraqThe International Atomic Energy Agency said it lacks the capacity to verify whether Iran has halted uranium enrichment or reprocessing activities, citing recent military …
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — A security officer was seriously injured when a weapon accidentally discharged during routine cleaning at a police center in the Diwaniyah district of Naj…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Japan signaled potential intervention in currency markets as the yen tested the 160 level against the dollar for the third consecutive day, Finance Minister…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Gold prices headed for a weekly decline as Middle East tensions persisted and inflation concerns mounted. Spot gold slipped 0.3 percent to $4,462.22 per oun…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ali Falh al-Zidi formed Iraq's new government this week, a development that has surfaced familiar patterns in political and media circles. Commentators an…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered remarks Friday at an investment forum in Saint Petersburg, a gathering taking place amid economic strain linked t…
SaladinWASHINGTON, United States — Republican circles in Washington have expressed support for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zidi's efforts to bring armed groups under state control,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has called on the European Union to assume a more active role in ending the ongoing war. Hussein announced that Iraq w…
IraqThousands of Albanian citizens gathered in Tirana on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day of protests against a coastal tourism complex linked to Jared Kushner, former…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of public view …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump said at the White House that Hezbollah has contacted the United States about halting the fighting, and that Iranian nuclear fa…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Mohsin Rızai, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, said the draft agreement being negotiated between Iran and the United …
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Dhi Qar Provincial Council alleged that oil companies have spent billions of dollars from social benefit funds on routine municipal expenses t…
IraqRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said economic relations with the United States have entered a new tense period, according to remarks made at a side event of the St…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Missan Petroleum advanced to the semi-finals of Iraq's Elite Basketball League after defeating Nineveh Workers 102-63 at the Armenian Club arena near the …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A US official said approximately 1,000 ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz since a ceasefire with Iran took effect on April 8. The official told Al J…
IraqRussian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's acceptance of terms discussed in Anchorage would bring an end to the fighting, according to comments made during a meeting…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned Iran's attacks on Kuwait as unacceptable during a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart in Washin…
