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BabilBABIL, Iraq — Former members of the board of Kism Sports Club in Babil province staged a sit-in on Saturday to protest the Iraqi Olympic Committee's decision to install a…
IraqThe US military said its forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels since imposing a naval blockade on Iran, according to US Central Command. Sailors aboard the guided-…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Three convicts sentenced in connection with a 2023 attack on civilians in Diyala province have been arrested following a four-year manhunt, a Diyala polic…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's border crossings generated approximately 560 billion dinars in revenue in July, the head of the Iraqi Border Crossings Authority, Omar al-Waili, sa…
IraqLeaks about Sony's planned handheld gaming device have pointed to high-end internals, raising doubts over whether it can be priced below $600. According to leaker KeplerL…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Security sources in the Zakho Independent Administration in the Kurdistan Region said a man in his 20s drowned on Sunday evening in the Khabur River after e…
IraqBERLIN — Gasoline prices in Germany have climbed close to a record level as tensions in the Middle East continue to push up global crude oil costs. According to data from…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Basra seized 3 kilograms of narcotics and arrested one suspect in a preventive operation, the city's Directorate for Narcotics Affairs sa…
IraqSyrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with Israeli intelligence service Mossad director Roman Gofman in Jordan in an extraordinary meeting, according to Turkish-ba…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Sheikh Mohsen Kumey, the representative of Iran's Supreme Leader, said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered a message of greeting and appreciation to the Ir…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will attend an international natural gas and liquefied natural gas expo scheduled for next month in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a source at Iraq'…
IraqGeorgina Rodríguez, the wife of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, has legally adopted the footballer's three eldest children, Cristiano Junior and twins Eva Maria …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Police in Basra have arrested a suspect in the killing of a child in the Abu al-Khasib district after more than five months of surveillance, the provincial …
IraqSyria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shiyani met with Israeli intelligence service Mossad chief Roman Gofman in an effort to reduce tensions, Reuters reported. The meeting t…
IraqTUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities said eight bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying 15 migrants capsized off the southeast coast near the city of Ben Gardan…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district arrested an elderly suspect accused of stealing bicycles from multiple homes in the city's University area, the Karkh P…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi received Libyan Foreign Minister Tahir Salim al-Bagur, who is serving in an acting capacity, and an accompanying d…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Finance Committee said public-sector salaries for June will be distributed on schedule, with no delays expected. Committee Vice Chair…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Shiite leaders within Iraq's Coordination Framework have agreed to send a service and retirement law for members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) …
IraqLONDON — Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Aston Villa 4-0 in the first half of their Premier League match on Saturday, with all four goals coming inside the opening 31 min…
