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AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament unanimously approved a proposal to establish a Sustainable Health Development Fund aimed at employing graduates of health and medical…
BaghdadBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Iraq's national team fell 2-0 to Venezuela in its last friendly match before the 2026 World Cup, played at Seat Geek Stadium in Illinois early Saturday…
IraqAsian markets were lower on Wednesday, with technology shares leading the declines as investors pulled back on concerns over elevated valuations and the possibility of fu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — MEXICO CITY — Mexico has deployed roughly 100,000 army, police and private security personnel across the capital ahead of Thursday's FIFA World Cup openin…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that strikes on Iranian air defense systems, ground control stations and surveillance radars near the Strait o…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — A US official told the New York Times that American forces intercepted all Iranian attacks on US bases in the region, reporting no casualties …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers approved a security and law enforcement cooperation agreement with Spain during its fifth regular session of the year, chaired…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. military launched a second wave of airstrikes against Iranian territory on Wednesday in retaliation for the downing of an Apache heli…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Washington to withdraw its forces from the region following US strikes near the Strait of Horm…
IraqIran's national football team will travel to Los Angeles one day before its opening match at the 2026 World Cup, the Iranian Football Federation has announced. The squad …
IraqThe United States military has conducted strikes on targets inside Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. The operation, ordered by President Donald Trump, was launched…
IraqU.S. military forces carried out defensive strikes in Iran on Monday, according to U.S. Central Command, in response to the downing of an American Apache helicopter near …
IraqU.S. Vice President James David Vance said details of a potential nuclear agreement with Iran could be finalized before the midterm elections. Speaking with CBS News, Van…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A short film competition organized in Baghdad has drawn attention to environmental challenges facing Iraq's Ahwar regions, organizers said. The "Young Ey…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iranian military officials said Tuesday they did not carry out any attack operation in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, denying in…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A bus fire on a major highway in southern Iraq killed 21 people and injured 19 others on Wednesday, according to officials. The bus was carrying pilgrims …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A teenager drowned in the Tigris River in Nineveh Province on Friday, authorities said, while a separate traffic collision in Kirkuk injured four people the…
BabilYoung players in El Kasım district south of Babylon continue competing on traditional dirt pitches, with matches at venues including El Bu Şama and Al Nayef fields drawin…
IraqSerena Williams returned to professional tennis on Wednesday, competing in doubles for the first time since the 2022 US Open. The 44-year-old American partnered with Cana…
IraqANTALYA, Turkey — The Iraq Olympic football team lost 1-0 to Russia in a friendly match on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, as part of the team's training camp in Antalya. Russia …
