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BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by former lawmaker Raid al-Malki challenging the appointment of Ali Faleh al-Zaydi as prime minister, ruโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falah al-Zaydi visited the Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad on Wednesday for an inspection tour, according to a writtenโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education announced that results of the third-grade intermediate examinations will be released later on Thursday, with the announcementโฆ
SaladinDAMASCUS, Syria โ Syria's new People's Assembly will serve a 30-month term that may be extended, the head of the country's Higher Election Committee said at a press confeโฆ
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria โ Syria's Interior Ministry said a man and his wife have been detained on suspicion of stealing from the Damascus home of artist Muna Wassef. The ministryโฆ
IraqDOHA, Qatar โ Indirect technical negotiations between the United States and Iran began Wednesday in Doha, mediated jointly by Qatar and Pakistan, according to Reuters. Thโฆ
MosulMOSUL, Iraq โ Ninveh Provincial Council member Mohammed Arif al-Shubki has warned that the Mosul municipality is preparing to demolish more than 150 homes belonging to Shโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ LONDON โ London-based Zaha Hadid Architects has renamed itself ZHA, ten years after the death of its founder, the Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. The โฆ
IraqISTANBUL, Tรผrkiye โ FIFA has awarded the 2026 World Cup group-stage Goal of the Tournament to Uzbekistan striker Eldor Shomurodov. The 31-year-old forward received 36 perโฆ
IraqSpain recorded at least 1,028 deaths linked to a heat wave in June, marking the countryโs hottest June on record, the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid said. The figuโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The 2026 World Cup round of 32 continues Tuesday with three matches across venues in the United States, according to the tournament schedule. At 19:00 locโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's commission tasked with overhauling the public salary scale has prepared multiple scenarios aimed at restoring balance between wages and allowances,โฆ
DiyalaBAQUBAH, Iraq โ Two separate incidents were reported in Iraq's Diyala province on Wednesday. A 17-year-old drowned while swimming in Lake Hamrin, according to a local secโฆ
BaghdadANKARA, Turkey โ Tรผrkiye's National Intelligence Organization chief, Ibrahim Kalin, arrived in Kirkuk on July 1 following talks in Baghdad, state and local media reportedโฆ
IraqJERUSALEM โ The Israeli military said airstrikes in northern Gaza over the past week killed four members of Hamas's military wing and destroyed positions used by the grouโฆ
IraqFour adults were taken into custody after 16 children were found in a rural home in Hamden, a small village in southern Ohio, local and state investigators said. The chilโฆ
IraqCAIRO, Egypt โ CAIRO โ Iraqi lawmaker Hanan Fetlahi was elected fourth vice president of the Arab Parliament during a plenary session held at the Arab League headquartersโฆ
IraqTHE HAGUE โ Iraq's High Judicial Council signed a strategic working agreement with Eurojust, the European Union's criminal justice cooperation agency, in The Hague, the cโฆ
IraqMOSCOW โ Russia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that air defense systems intercepted 121 Ukrainian drones during a 14-hour overnight period, between 07:00 and 21:00 loโฆ
IraqKINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo โ The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has banned public gatherings in four regions, including the capital, Kโฆ
