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IraqSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden approved citizenship for just 98 people in July 2026, the country's Migration Agency said, in a sharp drop from earlier months. The agency proc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Erbil has signed Mustafa Walid from Air Force as Iraqi clubs continue preparations for the new Iraq Stars League season. Karkh, meanwhile, terminated the …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A child died on Wednesday at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Iraq's Anbar province, prompting the family to call for an investigation into possible…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Construction, Housing and Municipalities said residential loans under the Housing Fund will open to applicants on Sunday, with 500 bill…
IraqAmerican astrophysicist Dr. Eric W. Davis said he has reviewed classified records and documents indicating that the United States government has stored the remains of wha…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced updates to the first-grade reading curriculum and the fourth-grade high school mathematics curriculum, accordin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation announced that an all-Iraqi referee team has been assigned to officiate matches at the Gulf Cup 27 tournament in Jeddah, Sau…
IraqPARIS, France — President Emmanuel Macron signed France's assisted dying legislation after it was published in the country's official gazette, bringing the law into force…
IraqIraq's Meteorological Authority said on Saturday that spring conditions would persist across the country through the beginning of next week. It forecast generally clear s…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed the 2026-2027 Asian Champions League Elite and Asian Champions League Two schedules for Iraq's Air Force an…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he has postponed a 50% tariff on Canadian imports by three days, postponing the duties with hour…
IraqBayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala said doctors diagnosed him with episodes of short-term loss of consciousness, a treatable neurological dysfunction, after he fell t…
IraqWorld Photography Day, observed annually on August 19, marks another year of reflection on photographs that left a lasting mark on public memory. Among them, Nick Ut's 19…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Medium crude oil prices climbed in the latest session, tracking gains across OPEC member grades and a broader increase in glo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said during a joint press conference in Baghdad that Iraq's resistance has become a central element of …
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Six vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from nine the previous day and below the ten-day average of eleven, according to…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A US court has sentenced Riley English to six years and one month in prison for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scot…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammad Bagher Kalibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday morning with a senior delegation, according to a …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A Palestinian American man hung a US flag on the roof of his home, which is surrounded by Israeli settlers, drawing attention to the pressure …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices advanced on Wednesday as US Treasury yields declined, with investors awaiting the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's July meeting. Spot gol…
