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BasraBASRA, Iraq — A member of parliament from Basra, Abu Turab al-Tamimi, has submitted a request to the prime minister calling for the cancellation of an investment project …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Protests against Iraq's Shia Islamist ruling establishment and its affiliated militias have continued across Iraqi cities, reaching 297 demonstrations wit…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran wants to reach an agreement but is not ready to accept an acceptable one. Spea…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf described the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq as a "very important and fundamental step"…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A forest fire broke out on Mount Azmer in the Diwi Sitk area near Sulaymaniyah on Monday, with strong winds helping drive the flames across difficult…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Al-Zawraa Sports Club's board of directors issued a statement Friday criticizing the performance of the referees during its match against Karbala. The Bag…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, who also leads the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, met in Baghdad with a group of technocrats to review…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament has revised the agenda for its session scheduled for Sunday, removing one of five items originally listed, the Council of Representat…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Karbala played out a 1-1 draw with visiting Al-Zawraa on Friday in the Iraqi Stars League, the result decided by an own goal deep into stoppage time. The …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra's provincial police directorate said it has identified the suspect in a fatal shooting of a man near the Mowadeh Hospital junction following a persona…
IraqForeign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Israel's…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Two people were killed in an armed attack at the Kout Al-Hajjaj intersection in central Basra, local security sources said. Gunfire was opened from a vehicl…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has approved the passage of Iraqi oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz following a request from the Iraqi government, the Iranian state n…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — LONDON — Brent crude traded near $94 a barrel on Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate stood at $86.90, extending sharp weekly gains driv…
IraqSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Several people were injured on Thursday when a sword-wielding attacker entered a high school in central Sweden, according to local officials. The assa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Numan Hospital in Baghdad and was brought under control, according to security sources. The blaze …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's government is preparing a comprehensive reform package aimed at reducing the economy's vulnerability to oil price swings, the prime minister's econ…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Representative Harriet Hageman has asked the Trump administration to take additional measures against foreign nationals using …
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his country faces internal divisions and that officials must accept responsibility to…
IraqGlobal stock markets traded cautiously on Friday as investors assessed the US Treasury's move to reshape longer-dated debt issuance and ease long-term borrowing costs. Tr…
