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.
BaghdadLONDON — 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 on…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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, with…
IraqStudies released around World Marriage Day suggest that stable relationships can support physical and mental health. Research by the University of Colorado Boulder found …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met with UN Resident Coordinator for Iraq Peter Hawkins in Baghdad to discuss cooperation between Iraq and t…
BabilBABYL, Iraq — The Babylon Provincial Council said it has not received any official notice or correspondence from judicial or security authorities regarding council member…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Former member of parliament and tribal leader Mansur al-Timimi has criticized a project to open the presidential palaces in Basra to investment, holding loc…
IraqOAKLAND, Calif. — A federal trial against Meta Platforms began this week in Oakland, California, with state attorneys alleging that Facebook and Instagram harm children's…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The head of Basra's provincial council Integrity Commission, Bidaa al-Nahi, said there are suspected irregularities and improper transactions in a project t…
IraqGENEVA — The World Health Organization said it has been unable to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the disease spreading faster than r…
BasraROME — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said only about 3 percent of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip remains accessible and undamaged, warning tha…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — The Israeli army launched a new ground operation on Tuesday toward the Tal al-Warda hill overlooking the town of Beit Jin in the western countryside of …
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi national team midfielder Ali Jasim has signed a two-year contract with Zakho Club on a permanent transfer from Italian Serie A side Como, the Iraqi …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump has published a map of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the post shared from his personal account. The strait connects the Per…
ErbilDOHA, Qatar — Qatar condemned attacks on the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of the head of the Parastin security…
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich has opened talks with England captain Harry Kane over a contract extension that would keep the striker at the club beyond 2027, the 33-yea…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The family of a soldier stationed at the Taji military camp in northern Baghdad said he was tortured to death after uncovering a theft at an arms depot. T…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has begun implementing President Donald Trump's decision to narrow the scope of joint military exe…
IraqKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — A 26-year-old Palestinian plastic artist has built a scale model of his family home, destroyed in the war, inside the tent where he now lives in south…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council released monthly court statistics for July 2026, reporting 167 human trafficking cases filed nationwide during the month. T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zidan, met with Iraqi Bar Association President Ahlam al-Lami to discuss cooperation between the judicia…
