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IraqA viral video claiming to show snipers deployed at stadiums for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States has been debunked. Verification of the footage showed it has …
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Security forces intervened on Wednesday against engineers staging a sit-in in front of the Maysan Oil Company building to demand jobs and appointments in I…
IraqLONDON — A container ship came under fire from a small craft 14 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The smal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Special Envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack arrived in Baghdad on Monday and met with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to discuss bilateral partnership issues. …
IraqLONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the government will ban children under 16 from using social media platforms and will impose restrictions o…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Police in Babylon province arrested two suspects caught in the act of attempting another theft of three-wheeled motorcycles known locally as "taktik," the p…
IraqGlobal capital markets are facing a wave of borrowing and share sales by artificial intelligence companies in 2026, led by Alphabet's announcement of an $85 billion capit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Azim Coalition extended congratulations to journalists across the country on the 157th Iraqi Press Day, praising the profession's role in conveying…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Police in Iraq's Babil province have arrested two members of a gang that used weapons to steal three-wheeled motorcycles known locally as tuk-tuks, accordin…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Football Federation has launched formal talks to extend the contract of Australian head coach Graham Arnold, a federation official said. The new …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Pearl Petroleum is planning a $10.2 billion investment to develop the Khor Mor and Chemchemal gas fields in Iraq's Kurdistan Region between 2026 and 2035,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has postponed a French-language exam for third-intermediate students to Wednesday, June 17, after the originally scheduled Tu…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has postponed a French language exam for third-year middle school students by one day, ministry spokesman Karim al-Sayyid sai…
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan — Iraq national team head coach Graham Arnold has described the country's 2026 FIFA World Cup group, which includes Norway, France and Senegal, as an "excit…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Interior is preparing plans to take over the internal security file in Mosul, the ministry's undersecretary, Hussein al-Awadi, said at …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar provincial government announced that the province's largest gas extraction and development investment project will be launched soon. Governor Om…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it detained five people in two operations in the Karbala governorate on charges of damaging public property. The …
IraqArgentina captain Lionel Messi posted a collage of his World Cup photographs on Instagram ahead of his sixth appearance in the tournament, captioned "2006 to 2026." The 3…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has declared Tuesday an official public holiday across all ministries and government institutions. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Four armed groups in Iraq have formally joined a government program to consolidate weapons under state control and unify security authority under the prim…
