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IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait โ International energy analysts said the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz represents an important step toward restoring oil flows from the Middle Easโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw said Thursday that relations between Iraqi cities should be strengthened, as he hosted Baghdad Governor Atwan al-Atwani for talโฆ
BAGHDAD, Iraq โ The head of Iraq's Border Crossings Authority, Lt. Gen. Omar Adnan al-Waili, met with a delegation of lawmakers at the agency's headquarters to brief themโฆ
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Two young men were killed in separate incidents in southern Iraq, security sources said. In the eastern part of Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar provinceโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education has opened master's degree applications for the 2026-2027 academic year exclusively to contract teachers working in night schโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ A large oil tanker has begun unloading its cargo of imported gasoline at the Khor al-Zubair port in Basra, according to an official with Iraq's General Compโฆ
IraqPARIS, France โ PARIS โ Vivatech, one of Europe's largest technology and start-up fairs, opened in Paris on Wednesday with around 15,000 start-ups and technology companieโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Gold prices fell across Iraq's main wholesale and retail markets on Thursday, with the move coinciding with a slight pullback in the U.S. dollar against tโฆ
IraqA 55-minute audio recording released by the U.S. Defense Department on June 12 as part of 71 newly declassified files captures a closed-door NASA meeting held after the 1โฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Transport Ministry said the number of cross-border truck and overland transit trips passing through Iraqi territory is expected to exceed 2,000 nexโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after shooting herself with her husband's firearm during a family dispute in the al-Shu'la neigโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's General Traffic Directorate said compliance with traffic rules has risen notably among motorcycle drivers since the completion of vehicle registratโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ BERLIN โ Germany has dispatched two navy vessels toward the Red Sea for a possible military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A 22-year-old woman was seriously wounded after shooting herself with her husband's weapon following an argument in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood, an Iraqโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ A special ceremony was held Thursday in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, to observe the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, the fโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Higher Judicial Council released marriage and divorce statistics for May 2026, reporting 29,419 marriage contracts and 5,829 divorce rulings registโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq registered 30,000 marriage contracts in May, while more than 5,800 divorce cases were recorded during the same period, according to official data. Thโฆ
IraqGENEVA, Switzerland โ The Swiss Foreign Ministry said preliminary talks between the United States and Iran will be held Saturday at the Bรผrgenstock mountain resort. The mโฆ
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's national football team will take on France on Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in their second group-stage match of the 2026 Worโฆ
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq โ The second round of group-stage matches at the 2026 World Cup gets underway on Thursday with four fixtures across Groups A and B. The tournament, hosted aโฆ
