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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Special Presidential Envoy Tom Barrack has pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zidani to establish a clear timeline for consolidating weapons under state …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Kataib Hezbollah's secretary-general, Abu Hussein al-Humaydawi, said in a written statement on Friday that the fighting has not ended and that a more dang…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, concluded its weekly meeting with a decision to strengt…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The South Korean Football Association has reported to FIFA that a drone spotted over its training session in Zapopan, Mexico, was intercepted by a Mexican…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Central Bank has rejected as fake a document circulating on social media that purported to show a planned change to the dinar's exchange rate. In a…
IraqRussia's quality watchdog Roskachestvo has issued dietary recommendations aimed at reducing the strain that above-normal temperatures place on the cardiovascular, endocri…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has proposed separating the air defense and air force budget from the Defense Ministry's g…
IraqRussia's quality oversight body, Roskachestvo, has outlined dietary recommendations aimed at reducing the strain that extreme heat places on the cardiovascular, endocrine…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — The body of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will be farewelled in Baghdad on July 8, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said, according to Ira…
IraqEVIAN, France — U.S. President Donald Trump greeted other leaders with "I am the leader" as he entered the morning session on the final day of the G7 summit in France, ac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament has called on the country’s media and communications regulator to require mobile operators to set monthly plan validity a…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Mosul district governor's office has launched an inspection campaign to bring the city's quarries into compliance with existing regulations, Governor Hi…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Chief of General Staff has issued new directives under the July 2026 promotion calendar, setting out the terms under which officers between the ran…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar al-Hamdani, head of the Baghdad Provincial Council, met with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid in the capital, according to a statement from al-Ham…
IraqThe International Energy Agency has significantly lowered its 2026 global oil demand forecast compared with previous projections, according to a report released on Wednes…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said at the Jewish Heritage Conference in Tel Aviv that the United States could not exist without Israel and the J…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Nineveh Provincial Council approved on Tuesday a decision lifting the security clearance requirement for ID cardholders in the province, during its 59th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Wednesday ordered a reduction in administrative service fees charged by Iraq's General Company for Grain Trade,…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — The governor of Diwaniyah, Abbas Zamili, said all ongoing projects in the city have been brought to a halt because of a financial crisis, warning that the…
IraqANKARA, Turkey — Turkish intelligence said it captured a senior Islamic State media operative in a cross-border operation after tracking him as he attempted to return to …
