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ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said comments about the Peshmerga Forces’ weapons in Erbil were being judged wrongly because of recent unusual political condi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed preparations for the sixth Arab-Europe…
AnbarERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Ghadir al-Khum a public holiday, following an instruction from President Nechirvan Barzani. The decision was…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday evening that any attack on Beirut would have serious consequences and would lead to a full resum…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli police are trying to recruit religious Jews for units that operate at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a report in Haaretz. The paper said officer Daniyal…
IraqCNN reported that numerous female employees in the U.S. Congress were sexually harassed over the years by members and senior staff. The report said many victims did not f…
IraqBRUSSELS, Belgium — European Union institutions have agreed on new return rules aimed at speeding up the removal of irregular migrants, with member states set to be allow…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq will resume rice cultivation in Diyala province, according to the Ministry of Water Resources announcement on Monday. Minister Muthenna al-…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said in Washington that negotiations with Iran were progressing very well and that an agreement could…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Wastewater pipes were seen discharging directly into the Tigris River in Baghdad’s Charsh al-Ahrar area, according to images recorded on Wednesday. The fo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Spain described the formation of a new government in Iraq as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the two countries, according to Iraq’s Fo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq aims to increase oil exports through pipelines from 220,000 barrels a day to 770,000 barrels a day within 75 days, as part of a plan to redirect ship…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The Brookings Institution in Washington held a panel on political, social and economic changes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The session wa…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani and Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai met in Erbil to discuss political developments in Iraq, according to a statement …
IraqMADRID, Spain — Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has been named the winner of Spain’s 2026 Princess of Asturias Sports Award, selected by a jury meeting in Madrid for hi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Health Minister Abdulhussein Al-Musaawi said administrative and financial procedures have been completed for the salaries of doctors in specialty t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Britain-based report by Amwaj said Fayli Kurds have made gains in representation in Iraq’s parliament, but remain under the influence of major political…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Health Minister Abdullhussein al-Musewi said procedures have been completed for the salaries of contracted doctors whose pay has been delayed for th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Economist Nabil El-Mersumi and the Iraqi Parliament’s media office were involved in a legal dispute in Baghdad on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after remarks m…
IraqLJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia did not allow an Israeli passenger aircraft to land at Ljubljana airport, forcing the plane to divert to Zagreb airport in Croatia, accordi…
