Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
IraqThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it has detected and seized more than 50 drones around stadiums hosting the 2026 World Cup since the tournament began. Secret…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Only 4% of patients who visit public health facilities in the Kurdistan Region can obtain the medication they need from the state, according to the s…
IraqATLANTA, United States — South Africa and the Czech Republic played to a 1-1 draw in the second week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage at Atlanta Stadium in Georgia …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said a comprehensive ceasefire is expected across all conflict fronts, including between Hezbollah an…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Vice President JD Vance said Washington's next moves on Cuba will depend on the Cuban government's actions in the coming days,…
IraqMojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said direct negotiations do not amount to accepting the adversary's position, according to rema…
SaladinDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A peace agreement between US President Donald Trump and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, is structured as a 60-day ceasefire requiring both sides…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The US Army announced it has lifted its maritime blockade on Iran, according to a military statement, ending the naval operation that had been…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military said on Tuesday it has lifted its naval blockade on Iran, ending the restriction that had been imposed on vessels traveling to and from …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting three individuals and five entities linked to Hezbollah. The list …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq's Faili Kurdish community, displaced and stripped of identity under the Baath regime in the 1980s, remains politically fragmented between B…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity dismissed the head of the Karkh electricity sector in Baghdad and removed three officials from the ministry's Abu Ghraib br…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district arrested a man who fired a gun into the air for display, the Karkh Police Command announced. The statement said the op…
KarbalaHALABJA, Iraq — A young girl from Karbala who disappeared during a visit to a waterfall in Halabja was found dead on Tuesday, nine days after she went missing, local auth…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Pharmacies in Baghdad and Anbar suspended operations for several hours on Monday after the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate called for a timed closure to press…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A statue of former French President Charles de Gaulle was unveiled in central Erbil on Thursday evening at a ceremony attended by a broad range of political…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The body of Ruqayye, a young girl whose remains were found on the Ahmed Awa plateau after a 10-day search, arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala accompanie…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falah Sari said integrating customs systems and procedures between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region represents a str…
AnbarTEL AVIV, Israel — The war in Gaza is slipping from the top of the international media agenda as the humanitarian toll continues, US-Iran tensions escalate and concerns g…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A nutrition expert says watermelon is about 92% water, helping with hydration, though there is no scientific evidence it replaces drinking water. One slice …
