Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament is scheduled to convene on Monday for the first session of the second half of its current legislative year, with the first reading of…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics, part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has warned that a strong magnetic storm could hit Earth within the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A draft cybercrime bill in Iraq would impose fines of up to 35 million dinars and allow sentences of up to life in prison, the Iraq-based Ecoo Iraq Observ…
IraqBEIRUT, Lebanon — BEIRUT — The lawyer for Lebanese artist Fadl Shakir said Wednesday that social media reports claiming a military court had agreed to release his client …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Official data from the Basra Directorate of Water Resources shows a significant year-on-year decline in salinity levels at monitoring stations across the ci…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A state funeral was held in the Iranian capital on Saturday for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on February 28. His body and the …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran has begun negotiations with Japanese companies on crude oil exports, according to three Iranian and Western sources who spoke to Reuters.…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States has pulled most of its military personnel out of Nigeria following a recent joint operation against ISIS in the…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A source close to the matter said reports that Iraqi businessman Nuh Zuhur was detained in Dubai do not reflect the truth. The source told j…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's health minister has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of a young woman at Al-Zahra Hospital in Baghdad, the Health Ministry said. The …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A man in his twenties drowned after his boat capsized while fishing at a water facility in Leylan, east of Kirkuk, a security source said. The source ident…
IraqJulian Nagelsmann has resigned as head coach of Germany's national football team following the side's elimination from the World Cup by Paraguay. Germany lost the round-o…
IraqThe German Football Association (DFB) confirmed on Friday that it is in talks with Jürgen Klopp over the vacant Germany head coach position following Julian Nagelsmann's …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Questions over whether Wednesday will be declared a public holiday in Iraq have circulated among workers and residents as the body of Iran's Supreme Leader …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani met with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran, the Kurdistan Region Pre…
IraqPARIS, France — French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said 2,025 people died during the country's most recent heatwave, which ran from June 22 to 28. Rist announced the f…
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — More than 50 British lawmakers have signed a parliamentary petition calling for the Russian animated children's series Masha and the Bear to be r…
IraqThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 145 people aboard the cruise ship Ruby Princess, docked in San Francisco, were sickened by a norovirus outbreak. …
IraqOSLO, Norway — Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo pushed back against reports suggesting he plans to leave the national team after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by t…
IraqFIFA said a goal disallowed in favor of Croatia during Portugal's 2-1 win in the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup was ruled out after data from the Connected Ball Techno…
