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IraqWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Ministry has told Washington that those who design and implement new sanctions must bear the consequences, in a respon…
IraqADEN, Yemen — Yemen's Houthis said Thursday afternoon that they carried out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco facility near the airport in the Saudi city of Najran, alongs…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament's Security and Defense Committee said Thursday that key officials failed to appear for a second session convened to quest…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi has called on Iraq's National Investment Commission to contribute to a government project to provide one million housing…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament said on Wednesday that commissions ranging from 15% to 30% are being taken on state contracts, with some companies paying th…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The United Arab Emirates has announced it is suspending commercial ties with Iran. The decision comes as the United States moves to implement …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — MOSCOW — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Friday that Moscow is prepared to listen to new proposals aimed at resolving the …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sabit al-Abbasi, head of Iraq's National Resolve Alliance, met on Thursday with US Chargé d'Affaires Joshua Harris at his office in Baghdad, according to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected a request by Degle University and Police clubs to suspend upcoming supplementary elections at the Iraq Bas…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Galibaf met with Karbala Governor Nasif Jasim al-Hatibi in the Iraqi holy city, with Iran's Ambassador to Baghd…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A fire broke out on Thursday at an ice cream factory in the Aden neighborhood industrial zone in Najaf, according to local authorities. Firefighting teams w…
IraqBERLIN — Germany recorded roughly 14,000 deaths linked to extreme heat this summer, the highest heat-related toll in the country's history, authorities said. The fataliti…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has directed senior officials at the Oil Ministry to develop an integrated plan that ends Iraq's reliance on a sin…
IraqYemen's armed forces spokesman, Colonel Majdullah al-Nuzail, said the army conducted 81 military operations against Houthi positions and targets over the past 24 hours. T…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Social Protection Authority, affiliated with the Ministry of Labor, has temporarily suspended student grant payments because the 2026 budget has no…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — A photograph of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf standing in front of a map labeled "Persian Gulf" during a visit to Baghdad sparked an…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The debate over placing weapons under state control in Iraq is being framed as a process that directly affects the perceived power and political influence…
IraqUEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF are exploring a possible vote to withdraw confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to people familiar …
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran announced it has reached an agreement with Iraq to resolve long-standing banking obstacles that had prevented Tehran from accessing accumulat…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Interior Ministry has released the findings of an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old civil defense worker, Muhammad Gammire, while in…
