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BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A government committee appointed by Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali Zaidi conducted its first field tour in years of the Jurf Nasr โฆ
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq โ A fire broke out at a fuel station inside a municipal building in Sulaymaniyah on the main road between Sulaymaniyah and Tasluja, according to a locaโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, discussed in a phone call the need to contain regional tensions tโฆ
IraqUS Treasury yields reached their highest level since early 2025 on Tuesday, driven by a continuing wave of global bond selling, according to market data. The yield on theโฆ
IraqA study titled "Beauty and the Labor Market" found that workers rated as less attractive earn 5 to 10 percent less than their colleagues, with the pay gap affecting both โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said a court has sentenced a defendant to three years of hard imprisonment for defrauding a citizen by impersonating aโฆ
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said a criminal court in Hilla sentenced a defendant to three years in prison for defrauding a citizen by falsely claiโฆ
IraqJERUSALEM โ The Israeli military said it targeted Hamas leaders gathered at a cafรฉ in Gaza City on Tuesday evening, saying the figures were planning an operation against โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Baghdad Operations Command said security authorities closed an unlicensed paint factory in the Abeydi area in eastern Baghdad and dismantled 47 unauthโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Interior said 32 people found to be in violation of the country's residency law have been deported through Baghdad and Basra internatioโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Interior said Tuesday that a reform and development plan for the regional police force has entered the impleโฆ
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq โ The Joint Coordination Committee conducted a field inspection in the Rashad subdistrict in southwestern Kirkuk to assess local needs and review services, tโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ An electricity plant in Basra went offline on Wednesday after a fault developed on two of its lines, the city's Electricity Distribution Directorate said inโฆ
IraqBARA, Germany โ A 34-year-old Iraqi woman living in Germany has drawn attention to the limited number of female train drivers in the country. Bara al-Eslu said people oftโฆ
BaghdadLONDON โ A bulk carrier transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified object off the coast of Oman, sustaining damage to its starboard side and leaving onโฆ
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Three matches were played on the third day of the 2025-2026 Iraqi Women's Basketball League season at the Northern Technical University gym in Mosul, withโฆ
IraqStudies released around World Marriage Day suggest that stable relationships can support physical and mental health. Research by the University of Colorado Boulder found โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met with UN Resident Coordinator for Iraq Peter Hawkins in Baghdad to discuss cooperation between Iraq and tโฆ
BabilBABYL, Iraq โ The Babylon Provincial Council said it has not received any official notice or correspondence from judicial or security authorities regarding council memberโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Former member of parliament and tribal leader Mansur al-Timimi has criticized a project to open the presidential palaces in Basra to investment, holding locโฆ
