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SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill said Kylian Mbappé did not return his handshake after Paraguay's 1-0 loss to France in the World Cup round of 16. Gill to…
IraqMEXICO CITY — Mexican fans descended on the hotel where the England team is staying ahead of Sunday's World Cup round-of-16 match, attempting to disrupt the squad's sleep…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Premier League side Al-Shorta has appointed Tunisian coach Samir Trabelsi on a contract running through the 2026-27 season, the Baghdad-based club a…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Security Media Cell said F-16 warplanes carried out a new air operation on Monday against ISIS hideouts and command posts in the Dibis district of …
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala's health directorate said on Sunday that approximately 390,000 smuggled medicines were seized in the Kenaan subdistrict during a joint operation wi…
BabilBABYL, Iraq — Official institutions in the southern Iraqi city of Babyl declared Wednesday and Thursday public holidays to receive the remains of Iranian Supreme Leader A…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, has called on authorities to sustain the country's anti-corruption campaign and turn it…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Residents of a housing complex operated by Nûzad Company in the Sarce neighborhood of Sulaymaniyah held a protest on Sunday over recurring summer wat…
IraqFrance manager Didier Deschamps became the first coach in World Cup history to record 10 victories in knockout-stage matches, statistics network Squawka reported. France …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A large-scale detention campaign titled "Operation Dawn," launched to combat corruption in Baghdad, has caused tension within the Coordination Framework t…
IraqMorocco midfielder Azzedine Onahi scored twice in a 3-0 win over Canada that sent the Atlas Lions into the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted by the United …
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Morocco advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Canada in the round of 16. After a goalless first half, Eziddin Onahi …
IraqJürgen Klopp said the German Football Association (DFB) has contacted him about taking over as head coach of the national team following Julian Nagelsmann's departure. Sp…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Interior Minister Mustafa Sunn said two suspects wanted in the "refinery contracts" case fled to France carrying roughly half a billion US dollars, …
IraqA video circulating widely on social media shows a humanoid robot appearing to lose control during a test and kicking out repeatedly at people nearby, prompting workers t…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights has told the Prime Minister's Office that a group of Iraqi women, many of them originally from Basra, have been le…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources has authorized gasoline imports to address a supply shortfall and curb rising fuel prices …
IraqA British surgeon, Karan Rajan, said in a social media video that some frozen and canned fruits and vegetables can retain higher levels of certain nutrients than fresh pr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi military intelligence said security forces arrested a drug dealer in possession of 14,000 Captagon pills during an operation in the capital, Baghdad…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The Sun reported that England’s national football team players may take medication containing sildenafil to help their bodies adjust to playing at the Azt…
