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IraqSwitzerland's national football team has advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time, President Guy Parmelin said, calling the result a historic achievemen…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A field study prepared by the Ruya Strategic Studies Foundation found that roughly 50,000 people have received training through vocational education …
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation has set the matchups for the 2026-2027 Super Cup, pitting Air Force against Zewa and Police against Erbil in the two opening…
IraqOpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said it will unveil its most powerful artificial intelligence model series to date on Thursday. The company said the new model is expect…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — The 2022 FIFA World Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage after the completion of the group phase and round-of-16 matches in Qatar. Eight teams advanced: t…
IraqPlay concluded on the ninth day of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club as players gave their assessments of the tournament's progress. Athletes addressed …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — CENTCOM said Wednesday it launched heavy airstrikes against targets in Iran following attacks on three commercial ships transiting the Strait …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has promoted more than 178,000 personnel and approved their annual salary increase under an administrative order issued by Deputy…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Kurdistan Region security forces arrested three people in Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk on suspicion of links to ISIS, the Kurdistan Region Security Counci…
IraqVICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian province of British Columbia is preparing to sue OpenAI, alleging that the company failed to report violent messages a ChatGPT u…
BaghdadGENEVA, Switzerland — Iraqi Communications Minister Mustafa Casbar Sanad met Deemah AlYahya, secretary-general of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), on the sidel…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Hiyam al-Yasiri has requested that parliament's Transport and Communications Committee summon officials and company representatives to exam…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israel's military said two senior Hamas figures were killed in separate airstrikes in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. According to the army, the first s…
AnbarRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has expanded its role in Sudan beyond military support, conditioning continued assistance on a reordering of power inside the country,…
IraqFormer England forward Wayne Rooney said Portuguese players have not rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo in the way Argentine players have stood behind Lionel Messi, describ…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Association has begun formal procedures to include young goalkeeper Zekekriya Hadi, who plays for Bradford City in England, in its Olym…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Saladin Provincial Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to name a street in Tikrit "Asudu'r-Rafideyn," according to the council's press office. The de…
IraqResearchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa in Canada say the widely used sports supplement creatine may help reduce depression symptoms. Crea…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate of Meteorology said on Monday that the country will see its characteristic sunny and hot summer weather in the coming days, wit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices retreated from a two-week high on Tuesday as investors positioned for the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes, which ar…
