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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A diplomatic exchange between Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has spilled into a publi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee is reviewing the second amendment to the Internal Security Forces Service and Retirement Law, committe…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, who took office on May 14, 2026, faced a series of heavy policy files in his first 100 days, including oil exports, sal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Farhad Amin Atroushi called on Monday for permanent solutions to the displacement crisis in the country, saying the Kurdi…
IraqGermany, France and the United Nations on Thursday condemned remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in which he said 30 to 40 people should be kill…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had targeted Hamas commanders in the Nuseirat and al-Tuffah areas of the Gaza Strip. In a separate statement, t…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed Mohammed al-Attar, a senior commander of Hamas, in an operation carried out earlier in the day. The military sa…
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — Britain has added seven Iran-linked individuals and entities to its sanctions list, according to a notice published on the British government’s w…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Coalition, met with Sheikh Wissam al-Biyati, a representative of the Homeland Lo…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hafiz, said the council has approved the relocation of the al-Wasit waste transfer station f…
IraqNASA's Perseverance rover recorded a solar eclipse from the surface of Mars on August 13, 2026, one day after a total solar eclipse was observed in parts of Earth. Images…
IraqModerna and Merck said a late-stage clinical trial of their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine, Intismeran autogene, produced positive interim results when used alongside…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump said he has launched what he described as the toughest economic campaign in history against Iran, accusing Tehran of failing to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Karkh First Education Directorate has ordered schools and affiliated units to set air conditioners in classrooms and offices to a minimum of 23 …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's army chief, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has warned Gulf states not to provide any support or facilitation to U.S. forces against Iran, saying Tehra…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee said unidentified individuals detonated approximately 50,000 tank rounds at the Taji milit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani received Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his accompanying delegat…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The consultation units of Rizgari Teaching Hospital in Erbil reopened to the public on Wednesday following the completion of maintenance and renovation work…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework has established a special commission to open dialogue with armed factions refusing to hand over their weapons to the state, …
BaghdadOil prices climbed to their highest level in nearly three weeks on Friday amid continued uncertainty over shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude gaine…
