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 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 …
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani hosted US Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack in Erbil, with US Deputy Chief of Mission Joshua Harris …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has changed the weekly schedule for contracted teachers hired under its 2024 contracts in the General Secondary, Private and …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zidi has ordered the General Company for Grain Trade to cap its administrative service fees at no more than 6% from the curren…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's state oil products distribution company released its sales figures for May 2026, reporting 1.061 billion liters of gasoline sold during the month. …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding ending hostilities between the two countries and re…
IraqOSLO — Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 in a Group Stage match of the 2026 tournament on Saturday. The Manchester City striker w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's consul general in Iran's Kermanshah province, Saadoun al-Saadi, said his country is preparing special arrangements at border crossings to facilitat…
IraqThe International Energy Agency expects a large global oil supply surplus to build by 2027 as the market recovers from the disruption caused by the closure of the Strait …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq recorded 11,948 traffic accidents in 2025 outside the Kurdistan Region, a 1.6% increase from 11,763 in 2024, according to the Central Statistical Org…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falah al-Sari has ordered the release of first-tranche payments owed to contractors in Basra, Diwaniyah, Najaf, Babylon and Maysan,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Baghdad court has ruled that fines running into millions of dinars imposed on homeowners by municipal units exceeded legal limits, ordering the excess a…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Iraq scored its first World Cup goal in 40 years but lost 2-1 to Norway in Boston on Saturday, conceding a late own goal from forward Ayman Hussein. In the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Operations Command said security forces shut down a flour factory in the Fudhailiyah area in eastern Baghdad after determining it had replaced flo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Czech ambassador to Iraq, Jan Snaidauf, said economic ties between his country and Iraq remain well below their potential, with annual Czech exports t…
