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BabilBABIL, Iraq — The Babil Provincial Council has voted to rename al-Jurf al-Nasr, an agricultural area about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, as Nasir City. The council …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to raise the tariff on automobiles, trucks, auto parts and steel products import…
IraqUNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that attacks and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are severely restricti…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Sand announced the dismantling of one of the largest networks involved in unauthorized bundled and satellite int…
IraqA study conducted at Heidelberg University Hospital has found that boredom and low arousal levels may play a significant role in hair-pulling disorder, alongside negative…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers approved a one-time supplementary examination for third-year middle school and sixth-year preparatory school students who did …
IraqGold prices rose to a three-month high on Monday, driven by a weaker dollar and fresh signals over U.S. monetary policy. Spot gold gained 0.9 percent to $4,643.63 per oun…
IraqSINGAPORE — The government announced a support package worth more than US$55,000 per child in an effort to counter a record-low birth rate, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong s…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday it targeted a Saudi oil tanker with a ballistic missile off the Saudi port of Yanbu in the eastern Re…
IraqPARIS, France — The French government announced that a ban on mobile phone use in secondary schools will take effect at the start of the next academic year. Government sp…
IraqThe US Secret Service has launched an investigation into a roughly three-minute segment aired on Iranian state television that is believed to target Barron Trump, the you…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nineveh’s members of Iraq’s parliament said they opposed recent administrative changes in the province, arguing that the appointments were based on politi…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc announced on Wednesday its support for a proposed amendment to the Teachers' Union Law, saying the o…
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Water buffalo herds have returned to Shatt al-Hillah in Babil province after a severe drought between 2020 and 2024 caused river levels in the Tigris and …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Representatives convened a new session on Tuesday under the chairmanship of First Deputy Speaker Adnan Finjan, who opened the sitting an…
IraqMADRID — Atletico Madrid is willing to consider offers of around 150 million euros for Argentina forward Julian Alvarez following a breakdown in relations with the 26-yea…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said efforts would continue to secure international recognition of the Anfal operations as genocide. In a state…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has requested that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government allocate funds in the federal …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji met with US Chargé d'Affaires Joshua Harris in Baghdad to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Samarra State Company for Drugs and Medical Supplies, affiliated with Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun producing moxifloxacin, the firs…
