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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Hikmat National Stream, said the issue of restricting weapons does not target any side and reiterated his bloc's support for…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The gold-plated banners atop the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas in the Iraqi city of Karbala were lowered and replaced on Wednesday to mark…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of residents gathered in central Mosul to protest a more than 20-year ban preventing them from building on land near the city, holding up official …
IraqLONDON — Global oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday, with Brent crude slipping below $79 a barrel for the first time since early March on expectations of a revival in oil …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation has announced a new promotion and relegation system for its Stars League, reducing the number of clubs to 18 starting from t…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A California man has been identified as one of the organizers of an alleged plot to target a mixed martial arts event planned at the White Hou…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq's Sadrist Movement, has warned against 21 "foreign" practices that have appeared at Husayni mourning ceremonies in Karbala…
IraqÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Leaders of the Group of Seven committed at a summit in the French town of Évian-les-Bains to strengthening international efforts to address risi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has issued a directive to allocate land plots to citizens who do not own housing, reviving a promise that has remained u…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — The Iraqi left, after failing to win seats in the November 2025 elections, faces pressure to reorganize into a durable political force, with commentators …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A columnist writing in the Turkish-language Iraqi press has argued that appointments based on personal connections and inheritance rather than competence ar…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, arrived in Karbala on Tuesday to review preparations for the security plan coverin…
IraqIsraeli media reported that US military refueling aircraft began departing Ben Gurion Airport, where they had been parked for an extended period. The aircraft had occupie…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Nezar Amidi met with Baghdad Provincial Council Chairman Ammar al-Hamdani and council members in Baghdad on Tuesday, with both sides highl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into a traffic directorate officer and two personnel accused of assaulting a citizen in the city of N…
BaghdadDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dr. Neba El-Berzinci, a Baghdad-born physician and international entrepreneur, is preparing to complete a master’s degree in clinical nutrit…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities arrested two suspects, including a cleric aged 50 to 60, two days after they robbed a currency exchange in Najaf and stole 30 million di…
IraqSEOUL, South Korea — Starbucks Korea will temporarily close all of its more than 2,000 stores on June 22 to provide mandatory history training for employees, following a …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A man killed his wife at their home in Shukra village, Sharqat district, in Iraq's Salahuddin province, security sources said, adding that the motive has …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said two suspects were arrested within three hours following a fight in the Ghazaliya area that ended with a vehicle be…
