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.
IraqISTANBUL, Türkiye — A public opinion survey conducted by the Istanbul Planning Agency, affiliated with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, found that 70% of Istanbul …
SaladinWASHINGTON, United States — Thomas Warrick, a former US State Department official responsible for Iraq political affairs, said Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Bar…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice activated an automated system on Tuesday at the Kadhimiya First Land Registry Directorate in Baghdad, moving property registrat…
DiyalaDAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian criminal court has sentenced Wassim Assad, a nephew of former President Bashar al-Assad, to death on charges of crimes against humanity and war…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Mosul Health Directorate confirmed a hemorrhagic fever case in a 45-year-old man from the Kayar district. The patient was initially admitted to Kayar Genera…
IraqPositive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity company, has warned Android users about a new spyware called DragonDoll that is targeting users in more than 26 countries, …
IraqMore than 1,300 users of the fitness tracking app Strava have been identified sharing workout data from inside US military bases, according to a Sky News analysis, despit…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian criminal court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a member of the ruling Assad family, to death after convicting him of forming armed groups respon…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi has appointed Ali Abd Rida al-Alewan as president of the Iraq Trade Bank and Bilal al-Hamdani as director general of the Iraq De…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Federal courts across 15 Iraqi cities recorded 18,351 marriage contracts in July, excluding the Kurdistan Region, according to data released Tuesday by th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said it dismantled a 21-person network that illegally collected payments near major oil refineries in the country. Accordin…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport said construction and operation work is continuing on a network of trade exchange hubs around Baghdad, designed to regulate t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar traded lower against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad on Tuesday morning, while moving higher in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Go…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Owners of asphalt factories gathered outside the Oil Ministry in Baghdad to protest delays in heavy fuel supply, saying their plants meet all required con…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked 10th worldwide in sunflower seed imports in 2025, with import value reaching $157.5 million, according to researcher and financial analyst Ali…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Finance has completed data entry for the closing accounts of fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025, according to a ministry announcement rep…
IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — KUALA LUMPUR — The draw for the 2026-2027 group stage of the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League Two was held on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hundreds of farmers gathered outside the Finance Ministry building in Baghdad, arriving from multiple cities to demand the immediate disbursement of delay…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said on Monday that temperatures will fall noticeably across the country on Wednesday, with clear skies and light to mod…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Five suspects linked to drug trafficking were arrested by Iraqi security forces in Basra province, the provincial police directorate said on Tuesday. One po…
