Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
IraqAmerican singer Ariana Grande publicly objected after President Donald Trump's team shared a video online using her music without permission. The footage showed Trump wal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi said a process to bring firearms under state control will formally begin at the end of September, calling it …
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — French striker Karim Benjema has confirmed he will remain at Al-Hilal for the duration of his contract, putting to rest speculation about a possibl…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visited the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf on Friday with a delegation of Iranian lawmakers, saying the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi said all Iraqi political forces are in full agreement on consolidating weapons under state control, rejecting the possibility …
IraqA Russian internal medicine specialist, Dr. Ivan Yerimenko, has warned that frequent and excessive consumption of potato chips can contribute to a range of health problem…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the killing of numerous senior Iranian officials has become the main obstacle to negotiations between…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education on Friday announced the second-semester exam results for sixth-grade students in the Karkh Second District primary schools. A…
IraqSuheyla Tahiri, the wife of Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos, has rejected social media reports that the former player converted to Islam, calling the claims base…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — US President Donald Trump said the United States has largely weakened Iran's military capabilities, citing strikes on its armed forces and command structu…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Gold prices held steady on Friday and were on track for a third consecutive weekly advance, supported by a softer dollar and efforts by the U.S. Treasury to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Kalibaf did not secure a softer Iraqi position on integrating arms into the state during talks in Baghdad, polit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A dispute over who should hold the Interior Ministry portfolio has reopened internal political tensions inside Iraq's State of Law Coalition, led by forme…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — The Trump administration is preparing to expand U.S. sanctions on Iran by extending penalties to countries and entities that help Tehran circu…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — RIYADH — Iraqi Oil Minister Bassim al-Abadi said his country attaches importance to strengthening ties and joint cooperation with its regional envi…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said early Friday that no one knows who is running Iran, alleging that the country would destroy Isra…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi held a phone call with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani following a drone attack …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has begun its voyage back to the United States after completing its deployment in the Middle East, acco…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The governor of Kirkuk, Mohammed Seman Agha, said 49.28 billion Iraqi dinars owed to farmers from the previous season will be disbursed starting next week.…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the United States must secure greater energy flow through the Strait of Hormuz, arguing tha…
