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IraqThe International Monetary Fund has warned European Union finance ministers that the bloc faces steep rises in defense, energy and pension spending over the next 15 years…
BaghdadKurdistan Region Council of Ministers Diwan head Umid Sabah said talks in Baghdad produced progress on the region’s financial and oil files, including steps toward regula…
MüsennaIraq's Agriculture Ministry has set this year's summer farming plan at 1.8 million donums, while also moving to expand exports of vegetables and agricultural products. Th…
BaghdadIraq’s ministries of water resources and agriculture have approved the 2026 summer agriculture plan, setting out planting targets for rice, summer vegetables and corn acr…
IraqJudicial authorities in Iran’s western Ilam province have frozen and confiscated the assets of seven people accused of spying for Israel, in a case officials say was hand…
IraqIraq’s Health Ministry will begin paying the salaries of 2024 graduate contract doctors after Eid al-Adha, following a government move to resolve the payment delay. The d…
BasraU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 100 commercial ships have been diverted under the naval blockade launched against Iran on 13 April 2026, as the operation in the Persi…
BaghdadIranian sheep have become a growing presence in livestock markets across northern Iraq in recent years, as higher red meat demand, drought and rising feed prices have red…
IraqFrance has barred entry to Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and called on the European Union to impose sanctions on him, in a diplomatic rebuke tied to his con…
SaladinThe global water crisis entered a new phase of “hydraulic geopolitics” in 2026, turning dams into cross-border strategic tools and elevating water to the top national sec…
IraqIraq’s government, under newly appointed Prime Minister Ali ez-Zidi, has banned the free distribution of plastic bags in a move tied to the country’s efforts to meet its …
IraqThe Zidi government is facing criticism for its reluctance to communicate openly with the public regarding Iraq’s ongoing financial and electricity infrastructure challen…
IraqVoting has begun in the Iraq Football Federation to choose a new board, with the 61-member General Assembly electing the federation president, two vice presidents and boa…
IraqIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran would respond “in the strongest and most destructive way” if US President Donald Trump returns to war, sharpen…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Zeydi received Kurdistan Regional Government President Masrur Barzani and his delegation on Monday to discuss border crossi…
DiyalaSerious subsidence has been detected in the earth approaches to Hamrin Bridge, Iraq’s longest bridge, in Diyala province after lake levels rose because of heavy rainfall.…
IraqWorld Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the health ministries of Congo and Uganda have declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibu…
BaghdadIraq will become part of the $700 million WorldLink international cable project, a privately financed system designed to connect the Gulf region with Europe through Iraq …
BaghdadIraqi Health Minister Abdulhussein Moussawi has urged citizens to avoid using fireworks during the Eid al-Adha holiday to protect public safety and reduce the risk of acc…
IraqIraq and 26 other countries have activated emergency financing mechanisms as the war against Iran begins, turning to the Bank for rapid liquidity support at a moment of m…
