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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said 48 local and international human trafficking networks were dismantled in 2026 as part of nationwide operations carried out b…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Six matches will be played across Monday and Tuesday at the 2026 World Cup, with several Arab teams still in contention for the knockout rounds. On Monda…
IraqIraq's national football team faces France in its second group-stage match of the tournament, looking to pick up points after a defeat to Norway in the opening game. The …
IraqIran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X a message linking Iran’s performance at the 2026 World Cup to ongoing negotiations with the United States, saying every…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq will meet France on the 12th day of the 2026 World Cup in a Group C match that kicks off late Wednesday, the team’s second fixture after a 4-1 loss t…
IraqGold prices recovered on Monday from their lowest level in a week, supported by signals of progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran. Spot gold rose 0.9%…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Major General Adnan Hasan Hamid, head of Baghdad's Karkh Police Directorate, is carrying out a broad security and institutional reform drive across the we…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held separate meetings on the sidelines of the 165th extraordinary session of the Arab League Council of Foreign Minis…
IraqAlgeria will be without forward Mohamed El-Amin Ammura for Tuesday's World Cup group-stage match against Jordan after the player suffered a thigh injury, the Algerian Foo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team will take on France in a 2026 World Cup qualifier scheduled to kick off at midnight local time in Baghdad, with the match se…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 168 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period, in what appeared to…
IraqIraq's national football team head coach said his players are prepared for their upcoming match against France, acknowledging that they have not faced an opponent of Fran…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in Amman on Sunday evening to attend the Arab League Council's 165th ordinary session at the foreign minister …
IraqISMAILIA, Egypt — Iraqi sprinter Falah Hassan won the 100 metres at the Arab Under-23 Athletics Championship in Ismailia, Egypt, claiming Iraq's first gold medal of the c…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A new Iraqi requirement obliging traffic officers to record video evidence at the moment each traffic violation is issued has drawn mixed reactions from d…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 15-year-old boy who drowned in the Euphrates River in western Anbar has been recovered after a joint search by firefighter divers and river police, acco…
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Israel has failed to achieve its objectives through its attacks on Lebanon and has been unable to alter the situation on the …
IraqFamilies in many countries are marking Father's Day on Sunday against a backdrop of more hands-on fatherhood, with experts pointing to sleep deprivation as the most commo…
IraqGoalkeepers delivered standout performances during the opening round of the 2026 World Cup, securing critical results for their respective teams. Eloy Room of Curaçao ma…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Omar Adil al-Waili, head of Iraq's General Company for Border Crossings, has reiterated the authority's commitment to the government's economic policy, ac…
