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BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Republican Party has welcomed decisions by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zidi to place weapons under state monopoly, saying Washington …
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…
IraqIsrael announced Tuesday that its forces killed several senior Hamas security officials in airstrikes across Gaza, including the deputy head of the group's General Securi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Transport Ministry in Baghdad has issued a statement explaining a decision to assign personnel from the Electricity Ministry as drivers to some …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia and the United States have reached consensus on conditions for p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will begin implementing the Development Road project in the coming months, according to the head of the Iraqi State Ports Company. Farhan al-Fartusi…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iran wants half of its frozen assets in the United States released immediately upon signing any memorandum of understanding with Wash…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's decision-making on Iraq has shifted to a military council under new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, departing from the structure established by hi…
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan — BAGHDAD — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein spoke by phone with his Irish counterpart Helen McEntee, proposing that the European Union initiate a politi…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's government is facing mounting criticism over its housing policies as experts warn that the country's shelter shortage stems less from a lack of sup…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's daily oil production has fallen to 1.4 million barrels, a figure that includes output from domestic refineries as well as exports through Ceyhan Port…
SaladinAMMAN, Jordan — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called on the European Union to launch a political initiative aimed at ending the ongoing war, his ministry said Tuesd…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi has begun his tenure navigating the competing pressures of Washington and Tehran, according to an analysis by the Soufan I…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Kataib Hezbollah security official said the group and allied resistance factions have no intention of laying down their weapons until all objectives are…
