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IraqLONDON — Hackers linked to Iran breached an electricity generation plant in the United Kingdom and took the facility offline for four days, according to the Telegraph. T…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces' 63rd Brigade Command said it foiled an armed attack by ISIS militants on a security point in Tuz Khurmatu district in eas…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A source close to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance said Sunday that funding for state employees' salaries this month has not yet been released and that the p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A draft law regulating the service and retirement conditions of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) will reach parliament this week, lawmaker Dia al-…
IraqPortuguese amateur footballer Kevin Castro has died at the age of 25 after collapsing during a friendly match, Portuguese media reported. The incident occurred at the sta…
IraqOn 23 August 1514, Ottoman and Safavid forces clashed on the Chaldiran plain in northwestern Iran in a decisive battle led by Sultan Selim I and Shah Ismail I. The Ottoma…
IraqEric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, rejected social media claims that his family is preparing to issue a new digital token, calling the allegations fraudulent…
IraqLegal consultation is regarded as one of the core elements of a lawyer's professional activity, requiring careful review of texts, impartial analysis of facts and correct…
AnbarDORTMUND, Germany — Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday to win the German Super Cup. The first half ended goalless despite Bayer…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, said the country could target other oil export routes in the Persian Gulf if neighboring states …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A war with Iran has undercut the United States' energy advantage and weighed on its economy, the Financial Times reported. Although the US remains the world…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 250 Ukrainian drones during a 12-hour period ending at 8:00 p.m. Moscow time. The mi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A claim that Nouri al-Maliki had stepped back from the Interior Ministry portfolio in Iraq’s ongoing coalition talks was rejected on Tuesday by Hisham al-…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Serchinari Grand Mosque, founded in 1959 in Sulaymaniyah, hosted a Mawlid al-Nabi program attended by 1,500 people, including an iftar meal, mosque i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hammam al-Hamudi, head of the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council, warned at a session of the Eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference on Saturday that there is an at…
IraqBERLIN — Germany's geosciences research center reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast on Saturday, with the tremor recorded at a depth …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — President Masoud Pezeshkian met with the heads of Iran's parliament and judiciary on Saturday to coordinate action on the country's cost-of-living crisis, …
AnbarFALLUJAH, Iraq — A fire that broke out in the roof of a restaurant in the city of Fallujah in Anbar province was brought under control on Saturday evening, a local source…
IraqIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that a Palestinian state under Iranian control would not be established for as long as he remains in office. "Neit…
BaghdadNASIRIYAH, Iraq — Al-Garaf defeated visiting Noruz 1-0 in the second week of the Iraqi Stars League, securing three points at Nasiriyah Olympic Stadium. The match kicked …
