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 Israeli military said Friday that a Hamas battalion commander was killed in an airstrike on Deir el-Belah in central Gaza. The army said the commander had been active…
IraqApple is cutting more than 200 jobs from its Siri and Vision Pro development teams as part of a restructuring, according to a Bloomberg report. Roughly 100 of the affecte…
MüsennaMAYSAN, Iraq — A man was taken into custody after his wife was thrown from the balcony of an apartment in the city, the Maysan Police Command said in a statement. Officer…
IraqANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said laboratory tests detected horse and donkey meat in a range of processed meat products and ready meals …
IraqJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former world boxing champion Zolani Tete was killed in a shooting outside his home in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Police and Sports…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Kirkuk extinguished a fire that broke out in an oxidized asphalt tank at a private factory and prevented it from spreading to surrou…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Kurdish Book Fair in Sulaymaniyah has been extended by three days in response to high visitor interest, the organizers announced on Sunday. Fair …
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Border Crossings Authority said four refrigerated trucks carrying red meat from Ukraine were seized at the Rabia border crossing in Nineveh province…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates has suspended all commercial and financial transactions with Iran indefinitely, citing Gulf conflict and escalating…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament will invite Finance Minister Falih al-Sari to appear before the general assembly in the coming days to present details of the country's …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Agriculture Minister Abbas Ali al-Zaydi said the government is working to strengthen local agricultural production and reduce the country's relianc…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi on Saturday opened the 17th Agriculture Week, announcing a series of government initiatives aimed at supporting th…
IraqA Turkish-flagged cargo vessel, the Ural, was attacked in the Black Sea off the Russian port of Novorossiysk, leaving one crew member dead and eight others wounded, the s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Transport Minister Mustafa Jabbar Sanad said the government has not signed a direct operational agreement with Starlink for satellite internet serv…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament First Deputy Speaker Adnan Fehan said a retirement bill covering the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has been withdrawn from Parliament…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education announced on Saturday that admission results for the country's gifted schools and the Baghdad College High School will be rel…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — President Abdul Latif Rashid said at a panel during the eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference that the concentration of weapons in the hands of the state is …
IraqBEIJING, China — A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds during preliminary tests for the Humanoid Robot…
LONDON — Arsenal have opened talks with Galatasaray over the transfer of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, according to British press reports. The discussions surfaced du…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked 76th among the world's poorest countries in 2026, according to data from Global Finance magazine, with a purchasing-power-parity-adjusted gros…
