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IraqEuropean stock markets closed mixed on the day as rising tensions between the United States and Iran, along with sharp swings in oil prices, unsettled investors. The Stoxโฆ
IraqIraqโs Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reviewed regional developments in a phone call today, while also stressing the need to strengthโฆ
IraqThe rapidly popular air fryer offers faster cooking with less oil, but experts say it does not deliver good results for every food. They caution that some items are betteโฆ
VasitLive chicken sales have intensified in Sulaymaniyah provinceโs markets ahead of Eid al-Adha, driven by stronger purchasing power and the distribution of monthly salaries โฆ
IraqIraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani has marked Eid al-Adha with a message ะฟะพะทะดัะฐะฒulating Muslims in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and around the world, and wiโฆ
ErbilErbil received more than 70,000 tourists in recent days as the Eid al-Adha holiday drew visitors from central and southern Iraq, Erbil Governor Umid Hoลnav said. He said โฆ
ErbilPresident of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani extended his greetings for Eid al-Adha to the people of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and the global Muslim community. โฆ
IraqIran has restored full and unrestricted access to the international internet across the country, ending an interruption that lasted about 90 days after the US-Israel war.โฆ
IraqSyriaโs permanent representative in The Hague said the transitional administration has identified remnants of a secret chemical weapons program from the era of former Preโฆ
IraqBayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane has won the European Golden Shoe, awarded to the top scorer across Europeโs leagues, German sports magazine Kicker announced.โฆ
IraqFormer senior security officials testified in favor of Fadl Shaker in the case over the 2013 Abra events in Lebanon, saying there is no evidence that the artist took partโฆ
BaghdadThe Kurdistan Regional Governmentโs Ministry of Finance and Economy said the Iraqi federal government sent an incomplete amount for May salaries, leaving a funding gap ofโฆ
BaghdadA group of original landowners gathered in Tigrit Mahallesi in Dura, south of Baghdad, after unidentified people interfered with their plots. The protesters called on offโฆ
IraqSaudi Arabiaโs General Authority for Statistics said the total number of pilgrims for the 1447 Hicri calendar and 2026 Gregorian year reached 1,707,301, underscoring the โฆ
IraqIraqi Environment Minister Surev Abdulwahid said the government will launch a national campaign to reduce plastic use and replace it with environmentally friendly alternaโฆ
IraqSaudi Arabia said the total number of pilgrims in the 1447 Hajj season reached 1,707,301, underscoring the scale of this yearโs pilgrimage operations. Of the total, 1,546โฆ
IraqThe United States has reactivated Freedom Operation, a mission designed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to assist 12 vessels in the coming โฆ
ErbilKurdistan Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani has called on the political forces in the Kurdistan Region to meet after Eid al-Adha to help end the current political deโฆ
ErbilIraqi Airways has announced the launch of a direct flight route between Erbil and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with weekly service set to begin next Thursday. The newโฆ
BaghdadThe dollar strengthened against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad and Erbil markets in evening trading, with the main Baghdad currency market quoting 100 dollars at 153450 dinarโฆ