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IraqOpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said it will unveil its most powerful artificial intelligence model series to date on Thursday. The company said the new model is expect…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Iraqi crude grades led losses among major OPEC producers even as global oil futures rose more than 2.6%, according to pricing data reviewed from reg…
IraqNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said new strikes against Iran were "absolutely necessary," citing Iran's posture in the region and its impact on international security.…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — More than 2.3 million people attended a funeral ceremony held in Najaf for Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a statement release…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Najaf at dawn on Wednesday and traveled to Tehran, concluding his visit to Iraq, according to Iran's official IRNA …
IraqDOHA, Qatar — The 2022 FIFA World Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage after the completion of the group phase and round-of-16 matches in Qatar. Eight teams advanced: t…
IraqPARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Damascus this week in the first visit by a French head of state to the Syrian capital in years, a step that o…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry said recent US strikes have voided a war-ending agreement, declaring Tehran's right to respond is reserved. In a statement, the min…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring Greenland under American control, declarin…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said the US Treasury Department’s decision to revoke a general license permitting the sale of Iranian oil …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has promoted more than 178,000 personnel and approved their annual salary increase under an administrative order issued by Deputy…
IraqVICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian province of British Columbia is preparing to sue OpenAI, alleging that the company failed to report violent messages a ChatGPT u…
BaghdadGENEVA, Switzerland — Iraqi Communications Minister Mustafa Casbar Sanad met Deemah AlYahya, secretary-general of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), on the sidel…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Hiyam al-Yasiri has requested that parliament's Transport and Communications Committee summon officials and company representatives to exam…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources, Maitham al-Sudani, met on Sunday with Clemens Seiter, the European Union's ambassador to Iraq, and an accompanying del…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa said French President Emmanuel Macron chose to continue his visit to Damascus when explosions rocked the capital during th…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in the strongest terms bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus that injured a large number of civilians. …
AnbarRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has expanded its role in Sudan beyond military support, conditioning continued assistance on a reordering of power inside the country,…
IraqFormer England forward Wayne Rooney said Portuguese players have not rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo in the way Argentine players have stood behind Lionel Messi, describ…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A symposium titled "Kurdistan Geopolitics and the Situation of Women" began on Friday, bringing together politicians, activists, academics and repres…
