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IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense systems downed or intercepted 316 Ukrainian drones between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on August 17. The ministry said the d…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — More than 90 Iraqi members of parliament have signed a request for an extraordinary parliamentary session to show support for the Kurdistan Region following…
IraqBERLIN — Government networks in Berlin were hit by a cyberattack, prompting authorities to launch an investigation and isolate affected departments from the city's admini…
SulaymaniyahDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A rapporteur with the Kurdistan National Congress has warned that Sulaymaniyah could face a serious drug shortage within a month, accusing t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A high-level Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Galibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Wedne…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — Brent crude futures rose above $91 a barrel for the first time since July 31, with the October contract climbing 2.86% to $91.05 in Asian trading.…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Shia National Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iran's Revolutionary Guards to stop using Iraqi territory as a target, responding to an Iranian dr…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, said on Saturday that strikes on Iraqi territory launched from Iran with drones were regrettable, while sim…
IraqTweaking a single setting in Google Maps' navigation options can cut unnecessary detours and shave time off some trips, according to a review of the app's route preferenc…
IraqThe U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve dropped to its lowest level since December 1982 after crude inventories fell by roughly 5.3 million barrels last week to 293.4 millio…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command (CENTCOM) said 64 commercial vessels have changed course and three have been neutralized since the maritime blockade against Iran was r…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in the Kurdistan Region's Körmiyan administration have arrested a suspect accused of blackmailing and insulting residents through fake social media…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has ordered an investigation into a drone attack that targeted the private office of Kurdistan Regional Gove…
IraqThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 350 aid workers were killed in 2025, with 186 deaths recorded in Gaza and 71 in Sudan. …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran's state television said on Monday evening that an oil tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz for moving in violation of established ru…
IraqJERUSEM — Israel's military has sent warnings to hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers against inflating reimbursement claims or submitting fraudulent expense reports…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's parliament is reviewing draft legislation that would impose prison sentences on Iranians who share information about developments inside th…
IraqThe US Supreme Court has rejected for a second time Donald Trump's request to review the verdict in which he was ordered to pay $5 million in damages over sexual assault …
IraqClimate scientists have warned that the planet is approaching critical environmental thresholds, beyond which rapid changes could destabilize natural systems. According t…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The United Kingdom and the United States on Monday condemned an attack on the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Er…
